Ingus Jakovičs
Ingus Jakovičs (born April 18, 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball guard for CSP Limoges of the LNB Pro A. He is also a member of the Latvian national basketball team.
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
League | LNB Pro A | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Madona, Latvia | April 18, 1993|||||||||||||
Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | BK Gulbenes Buki | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | BAA Rīga | |||||||||||||
2011–2014 | BK Liepājas Lauvas | |||||||||||||
2014–2016 | VEF Rīga | |||||||||||||
2016 | Nizhny Novgorod | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Ventspils | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Varese | |||||||||||||
2021 | Budivelnyk | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Valmiera Glass ViA | |||||||||||||
2022–present | CSP Limoges | |||||||||||||
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Professional career
Jakovičs started playing basketball for BK Gulbenes Buki in Latvian Basketball League 2nd division. In 2010, he spent a season with BAA Riga, which was a youth team that played in LBL D2. Year later he moved to BK Liepājas Lauvas where he played until end of the 2013 when his contract was bought out by VEF Rīga.
On January 3, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga until the end of 2015–16 season.[1]
On August 5, 2019, he has signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A.[2]
At the end of February 2021, Jakovičs received a more appealing offer from Budivelnyk and, on February 25, 2021, he signed and moved to Kyiv.[3] On November 30, 2021, Jakovičs signed with Valmiera Glass ViA of the LEBL.[4]
On February 1, 2022, he has signed with CSP Limoges of the LNB Pro A.[5]
International career
In July 2013, Jakovičs helped Latvian U20 team to reach U20 European Championship finals. During this tournament he averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.[6] On July 14, 2014, he made debut for senior Latvian National Team in win over Estonia.
References
- "Ingus Jakovičs signs a three year deal with VEF Riga - PRIME Athlete Management - PRIME Athlete Management". prime-athlete.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- "Ingus Jakovics joins Pallacanestro Varese". Sportando. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- "Ingus Jakovics says he is leaving Varese to sign with Budivelnyk Kyiv". sportando.basketball. 24 February 2021.
- Santistevan, Derrick (November 30, 2021). "Jakovičs becomes a player of Valmiera Glass / Vidzeme University College". World Weekly News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- "Ingus Jakovics signs with Limoges". Sportando. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- "Ingus Jakovics | U20 European Championship Men 2013 | FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.