The Spanish coach will replace Luca Banchi and lead Latvia into the 2027 World Cup qualifiers
Latvia
17/12/2024 07:29
Latvian basketball player Janis Timma found dead in Moscow
Latvian basketball player Janis Timma has been found dead in central Moscow
30/06/2024 17:45
Latvia, coach Luca Banchi’s 12: This is the roster for the Pre-Olympic
Latvia’s roster ahead of the Pre-Olympic in Riga: these are the 12 players called up by coach Banchi.
25/06/2024 22:08
Latvia: Kristaps Porzingis misses Pre-Olympic
Bad news for Latvia, who will have to do without Kristaps Porzingis, the star of their national team, at the Pre-Olympic in Riga.
25/02/2024 10:55
Latvia first in winning percentage since being coached by Luca Banchi
Luca Banchi’s Latvia is a battleship that is very difficult to beat: it has held the best record in the world since 2021.
14/09/2023 09:13
Banchi: I’m living an extraordinary moment but I don’t fell like a national hero at all
Luca Banchi was named Best Coach of the FIBA Basketball World Cup
11/09/2023 16:20
Arturs Zagars nearing deal with Fenerbahce, loaned to Wolves
Arturs Zagars, 23, is nearing a deal to sign with Fenerbahce and will be loaned to BC Wolves
29/08/2023 21:04
Luca Banchi: Three referees from America doesn’t sound fair
“The technical foul was part of the game,” said Banchi
10/08/2023 21:35
Latvian Federation denies Porzingis’ injury rumors
Latvia will play in its first FIBA World Cup later this month and Celtics forward is expected to star in the event
18/07/2023 22:20
Dairis Bertans returns to VEF Riga
Bertans spent two seasons with Coosur Real Betis
15/08/2022 21:09
VEF Riga signs Daniel Hamilton
Former NBA guard (Thunder, Hawks) moves to Latvia after a season spent between Turkey (Petkimspor) and Greece (Ionikos)
26/12/2021 10:48
VEF Riga tabs Frank Hassell
American forward joins Latvian side for BCL Play-in series against Dijon
30/08/2021 21:12
Latvian guard Janis Blums retires at 39
Blums has played in several European leagues and appeared for Latvia in 6 Eurobasket tournaments
26/08/2021 12:15
Vef Riga signs Rayshaun Hammonds
Former Georgia played with Forth Wayne in G League
04/08/2021 15:37
Davis and Dairis Bertans set to play for Latvia in 2023 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers
Latvia will play Romania and Belarus in Riga’s bubble in the upcoming weeks
12/07/2021 17:26
VEF Riga re-signs Alexander Madsen
The Finnish big spent the past two seasons with the Latvian team
17/03/2021 15:15
Latvian Federation considering Luca Banchi as NT coach
Latvia has failed to qualify for 2019 FIBA WC and 2022 Eurobasket.
24/02/2021 14:57
Ingus Jakovics says he is leaving Varese to sign with Budivelnyk Kyiv
Jakovics moving to Ukraine
20/02/2021 20:30
Bulgaria shocks Latvia in Riga to qualify for Eurobasket 2022
Dee Bost’s 3-pointer gives Bulgaria the ticket to Eurobasket 2022.
26/01/2021 16:05
Will Rayman leaves Goettingen, heads to BK Ventspils
Rayman is joining the Latvian team
25/10/2020 15:20
Cameron Rundles sets new Lat-Est Basketball League scoring record
Rundles scored 40 points for BK Ventspils on Saturday
10/09/2020 17:22
Dairis and Davis Bertans open basketball academy in Valmiera, Latvia
The academy will start around January
08/09/2020 20:11
Cameron Rundles joining BK Ventspils
Rundles returns to Latvia where he played in 2013-14
21/08/2020 11:07
BK Ventspils announces Chris Coffey
Former Georgetown Tigers inks his first professional contract