Ainars Bagatskis
 Bagatskis as the Budivelnyk Kiev head coach in October 2013. | |
| Darüşşafaka Doğuş | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League |
Turkish League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 29, 1967 Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1989 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1985–2006 |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1985–1987 | VEF Rīga |
| 1987–1991 | ASK Rīga |
| 1991–1992 | Princips |
| 1992–1993 | Bergen Gimle |
| 1993–1994 | BK Brocēni |
| 1994–1995 | Rīgas Laiks |
| 1995–1998 | BK Brocēni |
| 1998–1999 | Ericsson Bobry Bytom |
| 1999–2000 | Hoop Pekaes Pruszków |
| 2000–2001 | JDA Dijon |
| 2001–2003 | BK Ventspils |
| 2003–2004 | Evraz |
| 2004–2005 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2005–2006 | Barons Rīga |
| As coach: | |
| 2005–2006 | Barons Rīga |
| 2006 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2007–2009 | Valmiera |
| 2009–2010 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| 2010–present | Latvia (assistant) |
| 2011 | Sukhumi |
| 2011–2012 | Kryvbasbasket |
| 2012–2014 | Budivelnyk Kiev |
| 2014–2016 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2016–present | Darüşşafaka (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As a coach:
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Ainars Bagatskis (born March 29, 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach. He currently serve as an assistant coach of Darüşşafaka of the Turkish League. He also is a head coach of the Latvian national basketball team.
While playing, he was at the small forward position. He was a member of the Latvian national basketball team from 1992 to 2006 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments.
Coaching career
Bagatskis began his coaching career in 2005–06 season, while playing his last season of the professional basketball in Barons Rīga, where he stayed for one season. In 2006, he had a short stint as a head coach in one of the greatest Lithuanian teams Žalgiris Kaunas. Since 2007, he worked as a head coach in several teams, including Valmiera until 2009, Russian team Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in 2009–10 season, Sukhumi and Kryvbasbasket until 2012.
Following the departure of Kęstutis Kemzūra, in February 2010, he became a team selector for the Latvian national basketball team.[1] So far, his team made two Eurobasket appearances, at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania and at the EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia.
In June 2012, he became a head coach of the Ukrainian team Budivelnyk Kiev.[2] He stayed with them for two seasons, winning the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague two times, in 2013 and 2014. In 2013–14 season, his team made its first Euroleague appearance in history.
On July 1, 2014, he signed a one-year contract to become a head coach of the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod.[3] Nizhny Novgorod ended the competition in the VTB United League after being eliminated by CSKA Moscow with 3–0 in the semifinal series.
On June 18, 2016, he signed a two-year contract to become an assistant coach of David Blatt with Darüşşafaka.[4]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Žalgiris | 12 | 9 | 24.0 | .386 | .404 | .900 | 2.6 | .8 | .6 | .0 | 9.5 | 7.0 |
| 2004–05 | 17 | 0 | 12.5 | .424 | .426 | .882 | .9 | .4 | .4 | .0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | |
| Career | 29 | 9 | 17.5 | .406 | .414 | .894 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | .0 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
References
- ↑ Noviks, Māris (3 February 2010). "LBS valde apstiprina Bagatski, sieviešu izlasi vadīs ārzemnieks". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bagatskis stoja prie "Budivelnyk" vairo". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian) (6 June 2012). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod appoints Bagatskis as boss". euroleague.net (1 July 2014). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Darüşşafaka Doğuş's new assistant coach is Ainars Bagatskis". darussafakadogusbasketbol.com. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ainars Bagatskis. |
- Official website
- Ainars Bagatskis at eurobasket.com
- Ainars Bagatskis at euroleague.net (as a player)
- Ainars Bagatskis at euroleague.net (as a coach)
- Ainars Bagatskis at fiba.com