Andrejs Šeļakovs

Andrejs Šeļakovs
BK Jēkabpils
Position Center
League LBL
Personal information
Born (1988-11-08) November 8, 1988
Dobele, Latvia
Nationality Latvian
Listed height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight 113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2007 ASK Rīga
2007–2011 VEF Rīga
2011–2012 CB Tarragona
2012 Barons Kvartāls
2012–2013 Club Melilla Baloncesto
2013–2014 BC Odessa
2014 Sigal Prishtina
2014–2015 BK Jēkabpils
2015–2016 BK Ventspils
2016–present BK Jēkabpils

Andrejs Šeļakovs (born November 8, 1988) is a Latvian basketball player, who plays the center position. He is currently playing for BK Jēkabpils of the Latvian Basketball League.

Pro career

Andrejs Šeļakovs started his pro career in 2006-2007 with ASK Rīga. Around that time he also was recruited by some major schools from NCAA Division 1, but he opted to stay in Europe. After one season with ASK he moved to VEF Rīga, where he spent four years. For the 2011–12 season he left Latvia for Spain, joining CB Tarragona[1] of LEB Oro, Spanish second league. In beginning of 2012–13 season he played for Barons Kvartāls, but after few games he moved back to Spain, signing with Club Melilla Baloncesto [2] on Christmas 2013.

On 25 September 2013, Šeļakovs signed with Ukrainian side BC Odessa.[3]

In March 2014, Andrejs Šeļakovs signed with Sigal Prishtina.[4]

Latvian national team

He has represented Latvia national team in EuroBasket 2011[5] and Eurobasket 2013.

References

  1. Nou fitxatge a les ordres de Berni Álvarez Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. CBTarragona.cat September 16, 2011 (Catalan)
  2. El Melilla Baloncesto cierra el fichaje del pívot Andrejs Selakovs Melilla Baloncesto, 24 December 2012
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. "Sigal Prishtina lands international duo". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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