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Jānis Blūms
Blūms with Bilbao Basket
VEF Rīga
PositionChairman of the board
Personal information
Born (1982-04-20) 20 April 1982 (age 42)
Saldus, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career1999–2020
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
1999–2001BK Brocēni
2001–2003Skonto
2003–2004Anwil Włocławek
2004–2006Ventspils
2006–2007Lietuvos rytas
2007–2008Basket Napoli
2008–2012Bilbao Basket
2012–2013Lietuvos rytas
2013–2014Astana
2014–2015Panathinaikos
2015–2016Sidigas Avellino
2016–2017VEF Rīga
2017–2018Zaragoza
2018–2019Parma
2019–2020VEF Rīga
2020Pallacanestro Reggiana
2022BK Saldus
Career highlights and awards

Jānis Blūms (born 20 April 1982) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), Blūms played point guard and shooting guard positions. He also served as captain of the Latvia national team.

Professional career

Blūms started his career with Brocēni and later continued to play in their successor Skonto. In 2003, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek, where he spent one season before returning to Latvia, where he joined BK Ventspils. After two years in Ventspils, Blūms joined Lithuanian powerhouse BC Lietuvos rytas. In 2007, Blūms accepted an offer from the Italian side Eldo Napoli where he had a decent season.

In 2008, Blūms signed a two-year contract with Bilbao Basket of Spain's ACB League.[1] He spent four successful seasons in Bilbao. Some of the highlights with Bilbao include making Liga ACB finals, Euroleague quarterfinals and Eurocup Final Four (twice). During his tenure with Bilbao, Blūms developed a reputation as a fierce competitor who is deadly from three-point range and can play lock-down defense. Often he would guard the best player of the opposing team. Due to his passion and effort, he became one of the city's fan favorites.[2]

After his experience in Basque Country, Jānis moved back to Lietuvos Rytas, which played Euroleague that season. In July 2013, Blūms signed a one-year contract with BC Astana.[3]

On 1 October 2014, he signed with the Greek club Panathinaikos.[4] On 5 April 2015, he won the Greek Cup.

In July 2015, Janis signed with the Italian team Sidigas Avellino, coming back to Italy after seven years.[5]

On 23 August 2017, he signed with the Spanish club Tecnyconta Zaragoza.[6]

On 28 July 2020, at the age of 38, he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of Lega Basket Serie A (LBA)[7] but, by mutual agreement with the team, resigned after eight games played after the start of the season.[8]

On 30 August 2021, Blums announced his retirement from professional basketball.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Bilbao Basket 17 6 16.2 .413 .400 .706 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.1 6.0 3.4
2012–13 Lietuvos rytas 9 5 19.8 .309 .316 .875 1.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 5.9 4.7
2014–15 Panathinaikos 27 0 11.6 .410 .424 .714 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 3.8 1.6
Career 53 11 14.6 .384 .390 .744 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 4.8 2.7

Trivia

Blūms has declared that his favorite players and idols growing were Roberts Štelmahers and Ainars Bagatskis. Coincidentally, he played with Štelmahers in the Latvian national basketball team and Lietuvos rytas (2006-07).[10]

In 2010-11, Blūms was notable for not missing a single practice or a game with Bilbao Basket. He reported to training camp by mid-August, and his season ended in mid-June as his team Liga ACB finals.

National team career

Blūms was an iconic figure for the Latvia national team, serving as the team's captain and making 170 appearances for the senior squad.

International stats

Tournament Games played Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game
2005 EuroBasket 2 0.0 0.5 0.0
2007 EuroBasket 3 8.3 1.3 2.0
2009 EuroBasket 3 6.7 2.0 0.7
2011 EuroBasket 5 16.0 3.2 4.0
2013 EuroBasket 8 6.0 2.1 2.4
2015 Eurobasket 9 5.3 1.8 0.9
2017 Eurobasket 7 5.7 1.7 1.4

References

  1. ^ iurbentia Bilbao Basket bags Janis Blums
  2. ^ Savējo mīlētais un pretinieku nīstais
  3. ^ BC Astana signs Latvian PG Janis Blums
  4. ^ Panathinaikos strengthens backcourt with Blums
  5. ^ Sidigas Avellino announces Janis Blums
  6. ^ Janis Blums inks with Basket Zaragoza
  7. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 28, 2020). "Pallacanestro Reggiana officially signs Janis Blums". Sportando. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale con Janis Blums" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 12 December 2020.
  9. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 30, 2021). "Latvian guard Janis Blums retires at 39". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "JĀNIS BLŪMS". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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