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Kristaps Janičenoks
Personal information
Born (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 41)
Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Playing career1999–2019
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number12, 14
Career history
1999–2001Brocēni/LMT
2001–2003BK Skonto
2003–2004Liège Euphony
2004–2005Telekom Baskets Bonn
2005–2006Upea Capo d'Orlando
2006Climamio Bologna
2006–2007Siviglia Wear Teramo
2007–2008Upim Bologna
2008Barons LMT
2008–2010Reyer Venezia Mestre
2010–2014VEF Rīga
2014–2017BK Ventspils
2017–2019VEF Rīga
Career highlights and awards

Kristaps Janičenoks (born 14 March 1983) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player who last played for VEF Rīga. He also played for the Latvian national basketball team.

Playing career

Janičenoks first gained attention as a high-scoring teenager at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was the second leading overall scorer at the tournament, averaging 23.5 points per game and was named to All-Tournament Team.[1]

Shortly after, he started his career in Latvian Basketball League with Brocēni.

In 2001, after graduating from high school in Latvia, he received multiple offers from NCAA D1 schools, choosing George Washington as the place where he would play. However, NCAA ruled him ineligible because he had played with Brocēni in NEBL,[2] which was considered as pro league.[3] After one month in the USA, he returned to Latvia in September and joined the newly founded BK Skonto, a successor to Brocēni.

In 2003, he went to play abroad, joining the Belgian side Liege Euphony.[4]

In the following season, Janičenoks moved to the German Bundesliga team Telekom Baskets.[5]

In 2005, he signed with Italian top division team Upea Capo d'Orlando. His first year in Italy turned out to be successful, and he moved to Climamio Bologna, who at the time was one of the strongest teams in Europe.[6]

At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Kristaps debuted in Euroleague.[7] Later in the season, he was loaned from Bologna to Teramo Basket. Janičenoks averaged 12.4 points on 40.1% three-point shooting for Teramo. After one season, Janičenoks returned to Bologna,[8] but it wasn't a year that he would have expected.

After a 2007–08 season in which he averaged a full season career low of 23 minutes and 8.4 points per game with Upim Bologna of the Italian League, he spent 2008–09 with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian second-tier LegADue.[9] He returned to form in 2008–09 as one of the second-tier league's top scorers, averaging 18.1 points per game over 19 games.[10]

In 2010, after several years abroad, he moved back to Latvia and signed with VEF Rīga. On 7 December 2010 Janičenoks scored 32 points in a win over Cajasol Sevilla, helping VEF Riga to get its first-ever victory in the Eurocup competition.[11] As captain of the team, he led VEF to its first-ever LBL championship and BBL finals appearance.

In 2012, Janičenoks helped VEF repeat as LBL winners while leading the team to its first Eurocup Last 16 appearance.

His most successful season with VEF Riga was the 2012–13 campaign when he was a vital part of a squad that made noise in the entire Europe with some big wins. At the end of the season, VEF won its third straight LBL title.[12]

On 22 November 2014 Janičenoks signed with BK Ventspils.[13]

Latvian national team

Janičenoks is a member of the Latvia national basketball team. He has participated at EuroBasket 2005, EuroBasket 2007, EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket 2013.

At qualification for EuroBasket 2009, he hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat Macedonia in the first group game to help lead the team to eventual qualification for the championships.[14]

He also hit a game-winning shot at EuroBasket 2013 against Montenegro.[15]

References

  1. ^ Player Profile at eurobasket2009.org
  2. ^ "Arhīvs / Diena". www.diena.lv.
  3. ^ "Sports: Hobbs reconsiders foreign recruitment". October 8, 2001.
  4. ^ Libre.be, La (May 18, 2004). "Kristaps Janicenoks, le phénomène letton". www.lalibre.be.
  5. ^ "Latvijas basketbolists Janičenoks paraksta līgumu ar Vācijas 'Telekom Baskets'". delfi.lv. July 1, 2004.
  6. ^ "Arhīvs / Diena". www.diena.lv.
  7. ^ "JANICENOKS, KRISTAPS - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net.
  8. ^ "Fortitudo keeps Janicenoks on board". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Profile[usurped] at doudiz.com
  10. ^ Profile at eurobasket.com
  11. ^ "VEF Riga vs. Cajasol Sevilla - Game - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com.
  12. ^ "Riga Make It Three In A Row In Latvia | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com.
  13. ^ "Ventspils brings in veteran guard Janicenoks". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link‍]
  14. ^ Latvia v. Macedonia boxscore Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine at eurobasket2009.org
  15. ^ "Montenegro - Latvia | EuroBasket 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
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