Rolands Freimanis

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Rolands Freimanis
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Freimanis in action with Latvia
No. 23–Royal Halı Gaziantep
Position Power forward / center
LeagueTurkish Basketball Second League
Personal information
Born (1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 36)
Gulbene, Latvia, Soviet Union
NationalityLatvian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008 ASK Rīga
2008–2009 VEF Rīga
2009–2010Qalat Cajasol
2010–2011 Lobe Huesca
2011 Lagun Aro GBC
2011–2012 Girona
2012–2013 Sutor Montegranaro
2013–2014 Khimik
2014–2015 Kalev/Cramo
2015 UNICS Kazan
2015–2016 Kalev/Cramo
2016–2017 Uşak Sportif
2017 VEF Rīga
2017–2018 Gaziantep
2018–2019 Ifaistos Limnou
2019–2020 Anwil Włocławek
2020–2021 Stelmet Zielona Góra
2021–2022 Nizhny Novgorod
2022–2023 Trefl Sopot
2023-present Gaziantep
Career highlights and awards

Rolands Freimanis (born 21 January 1988) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for the Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball Second League. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

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Professional career

Born in Gulbene, Latvia, Freimanis started his career with ASK Rīga where he played until 2008. For the 2008–09 season he went to BK VEF Rīga. After one season there his contract was bought-out by CB Sevilla [1] as he spent next season playing for their farm-club Qalat Cajasol. Following two years from 2010 till 2012 he played in LEB Gold league with short stint in Spanish ACB League with Lagun Aro GBC.

Before the 2012–13 season, Freimanis joined Sutor Montegranaro of the Lega Basket Serie A. On 1 September 2013 he signed with Ukrainian team Khimik. [2] He had strong season with Khimik that included making Eurocup quarterfinals for the first time in club history as well as reaching Ukrainian League finals. Also, Freimanis showed loyalty to his club as he stayed with team despite difficult political situation in Ukraine. [3]

On 26 August 2014, right after completing summer with Latvian National Team Freimanis joined pre-season training camp of Spanish team Baskonia. [4] On 30 October 2014 Freimanis signed with Estonian champion BC Kalev/Cramo. [5] Freimanis played great basketball for Kalev/Cramo, averaging 18.9 points and 6.4 rebounds in the VTB United League when his contract was bought-out by Russian powerhouse UNICS Kazan. [6] On 23 January 2015 he officially signed with UNICS Kazan. [7] Next season he went back to Estonia, signing with Kalev/Cramo. At the end of the season he became Estonian champion and was named Finals MVP. [8]

Freimanis spent the 2017-18 season with Gaziantep of the Turkish league, averaging 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League on 10 August 2018. [9]

On 13 August 2019 he signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. [10]

On 28 September 2020 Freimanis signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra. [11]

On 2 August 2021 he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. [12]

On 4 July 2022 he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.

[13]

National team career

He made his Latvian national basketball team debut on 27 June 2007. [14]

On 4 September 2013 he set his career high with Latvia when he scored 24 points in a win over Bosnia and Hercegovina in EuroBasket 2013 opening game. [15]

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Kalev/Cramo
Anwil Włocławek
Stelmet Zielona Góra
Trefl Sopot

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Freimanis turpmāk spēlēs Spānijas klubā Seviļas "Cajasol"" [Freiman will play for a Spanish club Sevilla "Cajasol" soon] (in Latvian). September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Khimik signs Rolands Freimanis". January 9, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rolands Freimanis confirms he is staying in Ukraine with Khimik". February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Freimanis y Milisavljevic se suman a la pretemporada baskonista" [Freimanis and Milisavljevic join the preseason of Baskonia] (in Spanish). 26 August 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Läti koondislane liitus BC Kalev/Cramoga – BC Kalev Cramo". www.bckalev.ee. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Freimanis lahkub Kaasani Unicsisse" [Freiman leaves Kaasani UNICS Kazan] (in Estonian). BC Kalev. January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rolands Freimanis officially signs with Unics Kazan". January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Freimanis lahkub Kaasani Unicsisse" [The most effective player in Unics was "Shawn King", MVP Rolands Freimanis] (in Estonian). BC Kalev. January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rolands Freimanis signs with Limnos". Sportando. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rolands Freimanis signs with Anwil". Sportando. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Stelmet Zielona Gora announces Rolands Freimanis". Sportando. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod lands Rolands Freimanis". Sportando. August 2, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Freimanis znowu w EBL. Zagra w Treflu". plk.pl (in Polish). July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Latvia - Bosnia and Herzegovina | EuroBasket 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
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