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 (6'2 ") tall, he was a point guard with excellent court vision.

College career

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.

Raimonds Miglinieks

Professional career

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.

Raimonds Miglinieks

National team career

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.

Raimonds Miglinieks

Professional career

Miglinieks' brother, Igors, was also a professional basketball player.

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

FIBA Europe Profile

1970 births

Living people

Basketball players from Riga

BK VEF Rīga players

Latvian expatriate basketball people in Russia

KK Włocławek players

Latvian expatriate basketball people in the United States

Latvian expatriate basketball people in Poland

Latvian men's basketball players

PBC CSKA Moscow players

Point guards

Riverside City Tigers men's basketball players

Śląsk Wrocław basketball players

UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players