Artūrs Žagars

Artūrs Žagars
Žagars with Fenerbahçe Beko in 2024
No. 32 – Fenerbahçe Beko
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)
Riga, Latvia
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2022Joventut Badalona
2018–2019→CB Prat
2021→Kalev/Cramo
2022→Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
2022–2023Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2023–presentFenerbahçe Beko
2023–2024→BC Wolves
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Latvia
FIBA U18 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Latvia National team
Žagars with Latvia men's national basketball team in 2023

Artūrs Mārtiņš Žagars (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague. Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), he primarily plays at the point guard position.

Early career

Žagars spent much of his early career playing for Latvian club BS DSN Riga.[1]

Professional career

Žagars with Joventut Badalona in 2018

In 2017, Žagars signed a long-term contract with Spanish club Joventut Badalona. On 11 March 2018, Žagars made his Liga ACB debut, scoring two points in seven minutes versus Baskonia.[1]

In November 2018, Žagars suffered a torn ligament in his ankle and was sidelined until early March 2019 after undergoing surgery.[2]

On 19 April 2019, Žagars declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[3][4]

On 16 February 2021, Žagars was loaned to Estonian powerhouse Kalev/Cramo.[5]

On 12 January 2022, he was loaned to Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6]

On 20 July 2022, Žagars signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7] In 22 league matches, he averaged 15.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest.

On 18 September 2023, Žagars signed a three-year contract with Turkish giants Fenerbahçe.[8] He was subsequently loaned to Lithuanian club BC Wolves for the 2023–24 season. On October 19, Žagars suffered a severe injury to the lateral ligament of his knee, missing 6 months.[9]

National team career

Žagars was named to the All-Star Five of the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Riga after averaging 18.9 points, 6.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game, while leading the Latvian national under-18 team to its first finals appearance and silver medal at the tournament.[10]

Žagars represented Latvia during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup which achieved 5th place during its debut.[11] Moreover, Žagars achieved the world cup's all-time record of assists by dishing out 17 assists in a game versus Lithuania.[11] In recognition of his individual play, Žagars was named to the All-FIBA World Cup Second Team.[12]

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

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Joventut Badalona 10 3 10.4 .385 .333 .750 .7 1.8 .5 .0 2.7 2.8
2020–21 7 0 4.6 .222 .200 .667 .1 .6 .1 .0 1.0 0.3
2021–22 3 0 15.0 .467 .286 .500 .3 2.0 .3 .0 5.7 3.7
2023–24 Vilnius Wolves 1 1 24.0 .383 .400 .1000 1.0 4.0 .0 .0 10.0 7.0
Career 21 4 10.1 .352 .310 .727 .5 1.5 .3 .0 2.9 1.5


References

  1. ^ a b Hein, David (30 March 2018). "Zagars inspired by former Joventut greats". EuroLeague. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "U19 World Cup an 'amazing opportunity' for Latvia to put name out there, Zagars says". FIBA. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ Askounis, John (20 April 2019). "Louis Olinde among latest Europeans entering NBA draft". EuroHoops. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Talantīgais Žagars pieteicies NBA draftam" (in Latvian). TV NET. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Arturs Žagars joins BC Kalev / Cramo". bckalev.ee (in Estonian). 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Europäisches Top-Talent Arturs Zagars verstärkt die Löwen". basketball-loewen.de (in German). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Kėdainių „Nevėžio-Optibet" atakoms diriguos latvis Artūras Martinas Žagaras". kknevezis.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Fenerbahce signs Arturs Zagars, will join Wolves on loan". EuroLeague. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. ^ Delfi (19 October 2023). "Oficiāli: Žagaram traumas dēļ būs jāizlaiž vismaz pieci mēneši, sliktākās prognozes nepiepildās". sports.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". FIBA. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Zagars' record-breaking assist tally caps Latvia's historic World Cup finish". BasketNews.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  12. ^ "World Cup 2023 All-Second Team, Best Coach and Best Defensive Player Awards revealed". FIBA. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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