Andris Misters

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Andris Misters
BK Ogre
Position Shooting guard
League Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32)
Dobele, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school St.Benedict's Prep
(Newark, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 VEF Rīga
2019–2021 Melilla Baloncesto
2021–2022 Pärnu Sadam
2022–2023 CSM Ploiești
2023-2024 M Basket Mažeikiai
2024-present BK Ogre
Career highlights and awards
  • LBL champion (2019)
  • KML champion (2022)
  • KML Finals MVP (2022)
  • NJCAA Academic All-American (2014)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Lithuania U-18 Team

Andris Misters (born April 8, 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for BK Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. [1] He plays as shooting guard.

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Background

Misters has represented the Latvian national team in four European youth championships. [2]

Misters was once considered one of the top Latvian prospects for players born in 1992 and was invited to Fiva-Star Camp in Serbia in 2007. Overcame two major knee injuries (ACLs), first right after highschool, second before the college senior year, to pursue a professional basketball career. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In August 2017, he went on a try-out for Latvian champions VEF Riga and later signed a contract. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Andris Misters Basketball Player Profile, VEF Riga, Jacksonville, News, LBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. ↑ "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. ↑ "College basketball injury report – Prime Sports Network". primesportsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. ↑ JU Athletics (2015-02-23), Long Road From Latvia , retrieved 2018-05-21
  5. ↑ "Andris Misters uz pārbaudes laiku pievienojas "VEF Rīga"". zz.lv. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Andris Misters' Jacksonville profile". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  7. ↑ "VEF Riga signs Andris Misters". www.vefriga.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  8. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.


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