Ingus Jakovičs
| No. 7 – Básquet Coruña | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | LEB Oro | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1993 Madona, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | BK Gulbenes Buki | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | BAA Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | BK Liepājas Lauvas | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Ventspils | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Varese | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Budivelnyk | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Valmiera Glass ViA | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | CSP Limoges | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Básquet Coruña | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Ingus Jakovičs (born 18 April 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball guard for Básquet Coruña of the LEB Oro. He is also a member of the Latvian national team.
Professional career[edit]
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 3 January 2014 he signed with VEF Rīga until the end of 2015–16 season.[1]
On 5 August 2019 he 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 25 February 2021 he signed and moved to Kyiv.[3] On 30 November 2021 Jakovičs signed with Valmiera Glass ViA of the LEBL.[4]
On 1 February 2022 he signed with CSP Limoges of the LNB Pro A.[5]
International career[edit]
In July 2013, Jakovičs helped the Latvian U20 team to reach the U20 European Championship finals. During this tournament he averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.[6] On 14 July 2014 he made his debut for the senior Latvian National Team in a win over Estonia.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ingus Jakovičs signs a three year deal with VEF Riga - PRIME Athlete Management - PRIME Athlete Management". prime-athlete.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 30, 2019). "Ingus Jakovics joins Pallacanestro Varese". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (24 February 2021). "Ingus Jakovics says he is leaving Varese to sign with Budivelnyk Kyiv". Sportando. sportando.basketball.
- ^ Santistevan, Derrick (November 30, 2021). "Jakovičs becomes a player of Valmiera Glass / Vidzeme University College". World Weekly News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (February 1, 2022). "Ingus Jakovics signs with Limoges". Sportando. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Ingus Jakovics | U20 European Championship Men 2013 | FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.