Ingus Jakovičs

Ingus Jakovičs (born April 18, 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball guard for Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. He is also a member of the Latvian national basketball team.

Ingus Jakovičs
Valmiera Glass ViA
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLEBL
Personal information
Born (1993-04-18) April 18, 1993
Madona, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010BK Gulbenes Buki
2010–2011BAA Rīga
2011–2014BK Liepājas Lauvas
2014–2016VEF Rīga
2016Nizhny Novgorod
2016–2019Ventspils
2019–2021Varese
2021Budivelnyk
2021–presentValmiera Glass ViA
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Latvia
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2013 Estonia National Team

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]

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.[4] On July 14, 2014, he made debut for senior Latvian National Team in win over Estonia.

References
  1. "Ingus Jakovičs signs a three year deal with VEF Riga - PRIME Athlete Management - PRIME Athlete Management". prime-athlete.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. "Ingus Jakovics joins Pallacanestro Varese". Sportando. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  3. "Ingus Jakovics says he is leaving Varese to sign with Budivelnyk Kyiv". sportando.basketball. 24 February 2021.
  4. "Ingus Jakovics | U20 European Championship Men 2013 | FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
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