Ainars Bagatskis
Bagatskis as the Budivelnyk Kiev head coach in October 2013.
|
|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League |
Israeli Premier 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 |
| 2011 | Sukhumi |
| 2011–2012 | Kryvbasbasket |
| 2012–2014 | Budivelnyk Kyiv |
| 2014–2016 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2016 | Darüşşafaka (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As a coach:
|
|
As a coach:
Ainars Bagatskis (born March 29, 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach. He currently serve as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super 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.
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. 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 Kyiv. 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.
...
Wikipedia