Kaspars Cipruss

Kaspars Cipruss (born February 2, 1982) is a Latvian basketball player.

Kaspars Cipruss
Cipruss in the background with Kristaps Valters
No. 4 – BK Jēkabpils
PositionCenter
LeagueLBL2
Personal information
Born (1982-02-18) February 18, 1982
Rēzekne, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
Playing career1998–2016, 2019–present
Career history
1998–1999ASK/Brocēni/LMT
2000BK Gulbenes Buki
2000–2001Pallacanestro Trieste
2001–2002KK Union Olimpija
2001–2002KD Slovan
2002–2003BK Skonto
2003–2004Unia Tarnow
2003–2004CB Sevilla
2003–2004CB Ciudad de Huelva
2004–2006CB Sevilla
2006–2007CB Breogán
2007–2008BK Ventspils
2008BK Liepājas Lauvas
2008–2009BK Prostějov
2009Shabab Al Ahli
2009–2010BK Jelgava
2010Óbila CB
2010–2011BK Valmiera
2011–2012BC Rakvere Tarvas
2012BC Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2012–2013BC Odessa
2013BK Jēkabpils
2013–2014BC Rakvere Tarvas
2015Barons/LDz
2016BK Kekava
2019–presentBK Jēkabpils

Club career

Born in Rezekne, Latvia, Cipruss started his basketball career in Latvian powerhouse ASK/Brocēni/LMT in 1998. After extinction of the team he had a brief spell in Latvian team BK Gulbenes Buki.

In 2000, he drew interest from Rutgers, Wake Forest, North Carolina State, Georgia Tech, UNLV and Boston College.[1] Cipruss signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Rutgers, but he had letter-of-intent problem, so he decided instead to play professionally in Europe.[2]

Therefore, he moved to Italy, joining Lega Basket Serie A team Pallacanestro Trieste. Soon after he signed a 3-year contract with Slovenian Euroleague team KK Union Olimpija, but was loaned to KD Slovan. Since then he has played professional basketball in Poland, various levels in Spain, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Estonia and Lithuania.[3]

On 23 January 2015, he signed with Barons/LDz of the Latvian Basketball League.[4]

National team

Cipruss started his Latvia national basketball team career with the youngest, U16 team. Few years later, in 1998 he was part of the team which managed to achieve 9th place at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship and semi-final spot in the U19 EuroBasket. Three years later he was also part of the senior team, which reached the quarterfinals of EuroBasket 2001. Later on he has also been in the final tournaments in 2005 and 2007.[5]

Achievements

Individual

References
  1. Bill Hodge (June 21, 2000). "Star LB Elmore picks Georgia". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. "Finally, Good News for Rutgers!". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. October 16, 2000. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. Kaspars Cipruss Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. "Barons Riga land Kaspars Cipruss". January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. FIBAeurope.com Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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