Valdis Valters is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in the 1980s. Considering his lengthy work and deep connection to the sport, Valters has been one of the most influential people in Latvian basketball history. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2017.
ASK Rīga is a former professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stood for "Armijas Sporta Klubs".
The Latvia men's national basketball team represents Latvia in international basketball. They are organized and run by the Latvian Basketball Association. Latvia has reached the European Basketball Championship 15 times, with their ultimate success occurring during the inter-war period, when they became the first team to win the tournament in 1935. Four years later, they had another impressive run to come away with the silver in 1939. Although after 1939, Latvia were forced to suspend their national team operations, due to the Occupation of the Baltic states during World War II. Latvia regained independence in 1991, with their national team taking part in international competition once again a year later.
Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gorkšs was also the captain of the Latvia national team. From 2018 to 2019 Gorkšs served as president of the Latvian Football Federation.
Kaspars Daugaviņš is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Daugaviņš has played professionally in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins. The Senators selected him in the third round, 91st overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Kaspars Kambala is a Latvian semi-professional basketball player, currently for BK Jūrmala, and a former professional boxer. Standing at 2.06 m, he plays at the position of forward-center.
The Latvia women's national basketball team is the national women's basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association. It has participated in EuroBasket Women three times and once in the Olympic Games.
VEF Rīga is a Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. VEF Rīga is a ten-time Latvian Basketball League champion.
Jānis Krūmiņš was a Soviet-Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height, he was the first giant center that dominated under European baskets, for years. As a player of the senior Soviet Union national basketball team, Krūmiņš won 3 gold medals at the 1959, 1961, and 1963 EuroBaskets, as well as 3 silver medals at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympic Games.
Roberts Štelmahers is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player who played the point guard position. Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005. He has played a total of 144 games for his national team. Currently, he serves as the head coach for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.
Kaspars Bērziņš is a Latvian professional basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. He has also represented the senior Latvian national team.
Kaspars Dubra is a Latvian professional football defender who plays for RFS. He plays as a centre-back and as a defensive midfielder.
Jānis Strēlnieks is a Latvian professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He also represents the senior Latvia national team. Standing at 1.91 m tall, he mainly plays at the shooting guard position.
Kaspars Cipruss is a Latvian basketball player.
Juris Umbraško is a Latvian professional basketball player. After retiring he became a coach, and is currently working as a head coach for RSK Tarvas Rakvere ProfessionalBasketball Team
Kaspars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate to the German name Kaspar and English name Casper and may refer to:
The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 9 to 21 July 2013. For the first time competition was increased to 20 participating teams from tournament scheme of 16 teams which was introduced in 2005.
Arnis Vecvagars is a Latvian former basketball player, and former coach of the Latvian national basketball team. He is the father of Latvian basketball player Kaspars Vecvagars.
Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis is a Latvian professional basketball coach, who is currently a head coach for BK Liepāja, and an assistant for Luca Banchi in Latvian National Team.
Edmunds Elksnis is a Latvian professional basketball player from Rūjiena, Latvia, who is currently playing for BK Ventspils. Priot joining BK Ventspils Elksnis represented Tartu Ülikool and Valmiera Glass ViA in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Elksnis is playing point guard position.
