Žanis Peiners

Žanis Peiners
No. 31 – Ventspils
Position Shooting guard / Point forward
League Latvian League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1990-08-02) August 2, 1990
Rēzekne, Latvia
Nationality Latvian
Listed height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 VEF Rīga
2010–2013 Latvijas Universitāte
2013–2014 MBC Mykolaiv
2014–present Ventspils
Career highlights and awards
  • LBL All Star Game (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • LBL Scoring Champion (2013)

Žanis Peiners (born August 2, 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Ventspils of the Latvian League and Eurocup.

Professional career

In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga.[1] After that season he went to Latvijas Universitāte, where he played next three seasons. Peiners helped his semi-pro team, which consisted of student athletes, to reach LBL playoffs twice. He was scoring champion of the LBL in 2013 averaging 21.1 ppg.[2]

In 2013, Žanis graduated from LU and attracted multiple clubs from abroad. He had strong interest from Union Olimpija, but ultimately decided to sign with MBC Mykolaiv.[3] He finished season in Ukrainian SuperLeague as the second best scorer (16.1ppg).[4]

On September 17, 2014, he joined Latvian champs Ventspils.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sportacentrs.com/basketbols/bbl/video/01092009-vef_riga_komanda_papildina_sastavu_ar_pei
  2. ↑ http://basket.lv/lbl1/show-stats-player
  3. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/basketbols/legionari/09122013-peiners_noteikti_esmu_izdarijis_pareizo_i
  4. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/basketbols/legionari/12092014-peiners_uz_parbaudes_laiko_pievienojies_k
  5. ↑ http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/134938/bk-ventspils-adds-zanis-peiners.html

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