Andrejs Gražulis

Andrejs Gražulis
	Gražulis with Latvia men's national basketball team in 2023
No. 24 – Virtus Bologna
Position	Power forward
League	LBA; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	21 July 1993 (age 31); Koknese, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Ventspils
2014	→Valmiera
2014–2017	Ventspils
2017–2018	Parma Basket
2018–2019	VEF Rīga
2019–2020	Derthona
2020–2022	Trieste
2022–2024	Dolomiti Energia Trento
2024–present	Virtus Bologna
Men's basketball
Representing Latvia
European U-20 Championship

Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

Early career

Gražulis started playing organized basketball at the age of 16. His main sport as a young teenager had been athletics, but in 2009 he was discovered during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils.^[1] He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team.

Professional career

On 14 July 2017 Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League for the 2017–18 season.^[2] He spent the 2019-20 season with Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2. Gražulis signed with Allianz Trieste on 19 June 2020.^[3] He averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. On 3 July 2021 Gražulis re-signed with the team.^[4]

On 17 June 2022 he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[5]

International career

In July 2013, Gražulis represented U20 Latvian National Team that won silver in U20 European Championship. Gražulis made key basket at the end of the game to secure Latvia's win over Spain and place in finals.^[6]

In the following year he received first call-up to Latvian National Team.^[7]

On September 7, 2023, Gražulis scored a game-high 28 points in a win against Italy in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 5th-8th place classification round, making 12/13 field goals 9/10 free throws, and 3/3 three-pointers.^[8]

References

^ "Basketbola talanti atkal satiksies Ventspilī – BK Ventspils". bkventspils.lv. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^ Basketbola izlases kandidāts Gražulis pievienojas Mazura trenētajam Krievijas klubam «Parma»
^ Carchia, Emiliano (June 19, 2020). "Trieste signs Andrejs Grazulis". Sportando. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 3, 2021). "Trieste keeps Andrejs Grazulis". Sportando. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 17, 2022). "Dolomiti Energia Trentino announced Andrejs Gražulis". Sportando. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
^ "Gražulis iestumj Latvijas U20 izlasi Eiropas finālā". sportacentrs.com. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^ "Vīriešu izlase: starp 18 kandidātiem Janičenoks, Blūms un 6 debitanti – Vīriešu izlase – Latvijas Basketbola savienība". basket.lv. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^ "Italy v Latvia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 - 7 September - FIBA.basketball". FIBA. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

External links

[bkventspils-1] "Basketbola talanti atkal satiksies Ventspilī – BK Ventspils". bkventspils.lv. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.

[2] Basketbola izlases kandidāts Gražulis pievienojas Mazura trenētajam Krievijas klubam «Parma»

[3] Carchia, Emiliano (June 19, 2020). "Trieste signs Andrejs Grazulis". Sportando. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[4] Carchia, Emiliano (July 3, 2021). "Trieste keeps Andrejs Grazulis". Sportando. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

[5] Maggi, Alessandro (June 17, 2022). "Dolomiti Energia Trentino announced Andrejs Gražulis". Sportando. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

[sportacentrs-6] "Gražulis iestumj Latvijas U20 izlasi Eiropas finālā". sportacentrs.com. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-26.

[basket-7] "Vīriešu izlase: starp 18 kandidātiem Janičenoks, Blūms un 6 debitanti – Vīriešu izlase – Latvijas Basketbola savienība". basket.lv. Retrieved 2014-08-26.

[8] "Italy v Latvia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 - 7 September - FIBA.basketball". FIBA. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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