Aigars Šķēle (born December 4, 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
 Šķēle with Latvia men's national basketball team in 2023 | |
| No. 21 – Rostock Seawolves | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 4, 1992 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Barons |
| 2013–2014 | Jūrmala/Fēnikss |
| 2014–2015 | VEF Rīga |
| 2015–2016 | Valmiera/ORDO |
| 2016–2018 | Ventspils |
| 2018–2019 | Antibes Sharks |
| 2019–2020 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2020–2021 | VEF Rīga |
| 2021–2022 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2022–2024 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| 2024–present | Rostock Seawolves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
editŠķēle spent couple of seasons in Spain, playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada youth teams,[1] before returning to his home country in 2012. He played one season for Barons, then joined Jūrmala for the 2013-14 season. Šķēle helped Jūrmala to reach Latvian League semifinals for the first time in club history.
On August 11, 2014, he moved to VEF Rīga.[2]
On January 7, 2015, he was loaned to BK Valmiera[3]
On June 11, 2021, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[4]
On August 11, 2022, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[5] Aigars became the leader of his new team and one of the best players in PLK, re-signing with the team for another season.[6]
On July 9, 2024, he has signed with Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]
National team career
editŠķēle made his debut with the senior Latvian national team in 2016. He represented Latvia at the EuroBasket 2017, where the team finished 5th overall.
Personal
editHis older brother, Armands, is also a professional basketball player.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Competiciones FEB".
- ^ "VEF Riga tabs point guard Skele". 3 October 2024.
- ^ "VEF Riga loans Aigars Skele to BK Valmiera". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "Vielseitiger Neuzugang aus dem Baltikum". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Skele dołącza do BM Stali". plk.pl (in Polish). August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Numer 21 nadal należeć będzie do Aigarsa Skele!". bmslamstal.pl. 2023-05-10. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "AIGARS ŠĶĒLE UNTERSCHREIBT IN ROSTOCK". seawolves.de (in German). July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Latvia's EuroBasket Core Returns | FIBA Europe".
External links
edit- Aigars Šķēle at FIBA (archive)
- Aigars Skele at FIBA Europe
- Aigars Šķēle at VEF Rīga (archived) (in Latvian)
- Aigars Skele at LNB Élite (in French)