Klāvs Čavars (born February 11, 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Sabah BC of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The 2.08 metres (6.8 ft) center played six seasons for VEF Rīga.
 Čavars in 2021 | |
| No. 15 – Sabah BC | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Azerbaijan Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 11, 1996 Ventspils, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | VEF Rīga |
| 2012–2014 | LMT Basketbola Akademija |
| 2015–2016 | BK Liepāja |
| 2016–2017 | İTÜ B.K. |
| 2017–2018 | VEF Rīga |
| 2019–2020 | BK Ventspils |
| 2020–2021 | BC Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2021–2022 | Astoria Bydgoszcz |
| 2022–2023 | Start Lublin |
| 2023–2024 | Yokohama Excellence |
| 2024–present | Sabah |
Professional career
editVEF Rīga
editČavars first joined the VEF Rīga and played in the 2012–13 season. Although loaned to other teams, Čavars played a total of six seasons for VEF Rīga. Čavars' career high was during the 2013–14 season, playing 4 games and averaging 9.0 points and 9.5 rebounds.[1] During the 2018–19 season, Cavars finished with 23 games played and averaged 2.5 points, 0.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds. This was his second career low with the team after the 2018–19 season finishing with an average of 6.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists.[2]
BK Liepājas Lauvas
editČavars played one season for the BK Liepājas Lauvas. During the 2015–16 season he played in both the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League, in a total of 54 combined games (42 in LBL, 12 in BBL).[3]
BK Ventspils
editČavars played for the BK Ventspils during the 2019–20 season. He played for 20 minutes in 20 games and averaged 11.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[4]
Tsmoki-Minsk
editOn June 10, 2020, he has signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League.[5]
Astoria Bydgoszcz
editOn July 23, 2021, he has signed with Astoria Bydgoszcz of the PLK.[6]
Start Lublin
editOn July 23, 2022, he has signed with Start Lublin of the PLK.[7]
Yokohama Excellence
editOn July 4, 2023, it was announced that Čavars had signed with Yokohama Excellence which at the time of the announcement was in the third division of the Japanese B.League.[8]
Sabah BC
editOn August 31, 2024, he signed with Sabah BC of the Azerbaijan Basketball League.[9]
On November 7, 2024, Čavars set a FIBA Europe Cup single-game record for most blocks in a game, when he had 8 blocks in a loss against Maroussi.[10]
National team career
editČavars represented the Latvia men's national basketball team in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Latvia finished the tournament in fifth place.[11]
References
edit- ^ ProBallers.com Profile
- ^ Profile on Proballers.com
- ^ Basketball.RealGM.com Profile
- ^ FIBA Europe profile
- ^ "BC Tsmoki-Minsk ink Klavs Cavars". Sportando. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Łotysz środkowym Enea Astorii". plk.pl (in Polish). July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Cavars zmienia klub, zagra w Lublinie". plk.pl (in Polish). July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "クラヴス・チャバルス選手、2023-24シーズン契約合意のお知らせ". yokohama-ex.jp (in Japanese). July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Sabah adds Cavars to their roster". hoopsagents.com. Eurobasket. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Cavars snaps FIBA Europe Cup single-game blocks record". www.fiba.basketball. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Latvia cruise to win over Lithuania in battle for fifth". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-02-29.