Personal information | |
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Born |
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Latvia) |
July 16, 1970
Nationality | Latvian |
Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
Riverside CC (1992–1994) UC Irvine (1994–1996) |
NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1996–2003 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1988–1992 | VEF Rīga |
1996–1997 | ASK/Brocēni/LMT |
1997–1999 | Śląsk Wrocław |
1999–2000 | WTK Anwil Włocławek |
2000–2001 | Śląsk Wrocław |
2001–2002 | CSKA Moscow |
2002–2003 | Idea Śląsk Wrocław |
As coach: | |
2005 | BK Riga |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Raimonds Miglinieks (born July 16, 1970, in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player and basketball coach. Standing at a height of 1.90 m (6'2¾") tall, he was a point guard with excellent court vision.
Miglinieks played college basketball in the United States, at the University of California, Irvine, with the Anteaters. He led the NCAA Division I in assists per game in the 1995–96 season, with an average of 8.5 assists per game. He was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 1996.
Miglinieks played in the EuroLeague with Śląsk Wrocław and CSKA Moscow. He led the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague in assists, with an average of 7.0 per game.
Miglinieks was a regular member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. He was a part of the Latvian squad that finished in 8th place at the 2001 EuroBasket.