Personal information | |
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Born |
Liepāja, Latvia |
13 July 1982
Nationality | Latvian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2000–2013 |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
2000–2001 | Ventspils |
2001–2002 | Liepājas Lauvas |
2002–2003 | Gulbenes Buki |
2003–2004 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
2004 | Kapfenberg Bulls |
2004–2005 | Norrköping Dolphins |
2005 | Scarlet Vilvoorde |
2005–2006 | Soproni Sordogok |
2006–2007 | Basket Livorno |
2007–2008 | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
2008 | New Basket Brindisi |
2008–2009 | Liepājas Lauvas |
2009–2010 | Roseto Sharks |
2010–2011 | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
2011–2012 | Liepājas Lauvas |
2012 | Valmiera |
2012 | Guerino Vanoli Basket |
2012 | Valmiera |
2012–2013 | Palencia Baloncesto |
2013 | Šibenik |
Jānis Porziņģis (born 13 July 1982) is a former Latvian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7½"), he played at the small forward position.
Porziņģis played for fifteen different teams, in multiple European national domestic leagues over a fourteen-year career. He officially retired from playing professional basketball in 2015, after last having played in 2013.
Porziņģis also made a few appearances with the Latvian national team.
After he retired from playing professional basketball, Porziņģis became an agent for his younger brother, Kristaps Porziņģis, who is also a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).