Janis Strelnieks

Position:	PG
Height:	191 cm
Weight:	85 kg
Age:	34 yo (1989 September 01)
Birth place:	Talsi, Latvia
Citizenship:	Latvian

Statistics /

MIN

2P M/A

3P M/A

FT M/A

REB

RBS

PTS

EFF

BCL

24:15

61.9%
26/42

49.2%
30/61

87.1%
27/31

1.1
0.8/0.3

0.6

1.3

0.1

1.7

14.1

11.7

12 »

Last 10 games

Date	Opponent	MIN	2P M/A	3P M/A	FT M/A	REB	AS	ST	TO	BS	PF	PTS	EFF
03-15	Galatasaray Istanbul	23	80% 4/5	50% 2/4	100% 1/1	3 3/0	1	0	0	0	1	15	15
03-07	CSP Limoges	20	60% 3/5	33.3% 2/6	66.7% 4/6	1 1/0	0	0	1	0	2	16	6
02-07	CSP Limoges	24	50% 1/2	40% 2/5	100% 2/2	0 0/0	5	2	2	0	2	10	9
01-31	Galatasaray Istanbul	23	66.7% 2/3	66.7% 4/6	100% 2/2	3 2/1	1	0	0	0	2	18	17
01-25	Unicaja Malaga	20	100% 2/2	0% 0/1	- 0/0	0 0/0	2	0	0	0	2	4	3
01-10	Tofas Bursa	31	33.3% 2/6	75% 3/4	100% 4/4	2 2/0	6	1	3	1	1	17	18
01-04	Tofas Bursa	27	0% 0/1	66.7% 4/6	100% 4/4	0 0/0	5	2	2	0	1	16	17
12-21	Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir	27	66.7% 2/3	28.6% 2/7	100% 3/3	3 2/1	5	0	2	0	1	13	12
11-23	Telekom Baskets Bonn	28	100% 3/3	42.9% 3/7	50% 2/4	0 0/0	0	1	0	0	2	17	10
10-25	Telekom Baskets Bonn	26	75% 3/4	57.1% 4/7	100% 2/2	1 0/1	1	0	5	0	2	20	11

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News

Janis Strelnieks to miss rest of season and FIBA World Cup 2023

2023-03-16

Performed medical tests confirmed the worst-case scenario for AEK Athens veteran guard Janis Strelnieks after the latest BCL game. According to Christos Tsaltas of SDNA, Strelnieks ruptured his Achilles tendon. The 33-year-old Latvian NT member left Wednesday's game vs. Galatasaray early, scoring 15 points in more than 23 minutes.

Janis Strelnieks moves to Greece

2022-08-10

Basketball Champions League team AEK Athens signed a one-year deal with Latvian veteran Janis Strelnieks, per the official report. The 32-year-old guard is coming off an injury-plagued season with Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 assists, and 5.6 PIR over 23 EuroLeague games last season.

Zalgiris part ways with three players

2022-06-17

Zalgiris Kaunas have said their goodbyes to three foreign players after the closure of the 2021-22 basketball season.

Career

Season	Team
2007-2008	BK Ventspils
2009-2010	BK Ventspils
2011-2013	Spartak Saint Petersburg
2013-2014	Budivelnyk Kyiv
2014-2017	Brose Bamberg
2017-2019	Olympiacos Piraeus
2019-2021	CSKA Moscow
2021-2022	Zalgiris Kaunas
2022-2023	AEK Athens
2011	Latvia
2013	Latvia
2015	Latvia
2016-2017	Latvia
2021-2022	Latvia

Personal records

Efficiency	34	2015-09-10
Points	25	2017-02-02
Assists	13	2017-09-02
Steals	4	2016-02-25
Rebounds	8	2011-09-02
Blocks	1	2014-10-22

News

Janis Strelnieks to miss rest of season and FIBA World Cup 2023

2023-03-16

Janis Strelnieks moves to Greece

2022-08-10

Zalgiris part ways with three players

2022-06-17

Zalgiris Kaunas have said their goodbyes to three foreign players after the closure of the 2021-22 basketball season.

Zalgiris facing massive rebuild: Lauvergne, Nebo, few veterans are set to leave (1)

2022-06-06

With around eight players leaving, the newcomers are going to shape the fresh face of Zalgiris Kaunas. Former Lithuanian champs are encountering a giant rebuild entering the 2022 summer market.

Tai Webster and Arturas Milaknis return to Zalgiris lineup

2022-01-27

Zalgiris Kaunas welcomed back some of the players before the trip to Italy, where the Lithuanian champions will face AX Armani Exchange Milan. Arturas Milaknis and Tai Webster recovered from Covid-19 and are traveling to Italy. Both of them took part in practice with the rest of the team. However, Paulius Jankunas still remains in Kaunas and should join the team soon. Zalgiris head coach Jure ...

Strelnieks out with the hamstring injury

2022-01-19

Zalgiris Kaunas lost another player due to an injury on Tuesday. Janis Strelnieks hurt his hamstring during the King Mindaugas Cup game against CBet Jonava. Earlier on Tuesday, Arturas Milaknis, Tai Webster, and Paulius Jankunas were diagnosed with positive COVID-19 cases and were isolated from the team. Zalgiris is traveling to Istanbul without Strelnieks on Wednesday, as EuroLeague Round 22 game ...

Boost for Zalgiris: Mudiay and Strelnieks will be available for EuroLeague’s double week

2021-10-25

Zalgiris Kaunas prepare for the upcoming double week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, where they’ll have two away games against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. It will be the second double week for both Zalgiris and new head coach Jure Zdovc. However, unlike the first time, Zdovc had much more time for preparation. “The schedule isn’t the friend of ours, ...

Zalgiris will face Olympiacos without two players

2021-10-15

Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that they will be without two of their main guys in tonight's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match against Olympiacos Piraeus. Team captain Paulius Jankunas and veteran guard Janis Strelnieks will miss the game in Piraeus, Greece. Both players suffered calf injuries in Zalgiris' loss to Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Tuesday. Jankunas is averaging 1.0 points, 3.5 ...

Strelnieks unsatisfied despite impressive season start: 'I better don't score, and we win games''

2021-10-07

Janis Strelnieks' appearance against Zenit St. Petersburg was a game-time decision. But his effort helped Zalgiris Kaunas to run into a close game vs. EuroLeague playoffs team. However, Strelnieks 14-point performance wasn't enough to win 64-70. "We lost two games, so I guess I better don't score, and we win games," Strelnieks smiled ironically in the post-game conference. He couldn't finish the ...

Zalgiris have good news about their players' health

2021-10-07

Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that three of their injured players will be able to help the Lithuanian powerhouse in Thursday's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague home game against Zenit St. Petersburg. The team captain Paulius Jankunas will return to action after injuring his calf at the end of September. Lukas Lekavicius and Janis Strelnieks who suffered minor injuries during Zalgiris' loss to LDLC ...

Strelnieks on Zalgiris’ defensive struggles: ‘The season just started, but we have to improve’

2021-10-01

Zalgiris Kaunas lost its debut Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game on the road against ASVEL. It wasn't a nice performance for the Lithuanian team, who struggled defensively and allowed opponents to score 88 points. At the end of the game, both Emmanuel Mudiay, who finished with 12 points, and Janis Strelnieks, who was the top scorer of Zalgiris with 21, highlighted the team's defensive issues. ...

Janis Strelnieks talks about his idols, FIBA windows, Patrick Beverley, and injuries

2021-09-22

Zalgiris Kaunas newcomer Janis Strelnieks appeared on the BasketNews podcast URBONUS. The 32-year-old reflected on his career, basketball idols, NBA offers, an impressive list of past teammates, Latvia's painful experience with FIBA windows, and injuries. Strelnieks discussed the players he looked up to as a young player and listed four great point guards. "Diamantidis, for sure. And even ...

Strelnieks is excited about the first class conditions in Kaunas: ‘I wish myself a healthy season’ (1)

2021-08-25

After an injury-riddled experience with the CSKA Moscow, the newcomer of Zalgiris Kaunas, Janis Strelnieks, is excited about the prospects of the Lithuanian champions. A small injury suffered with Latvia’s national team is preventing Strelnieks from being a full-strength participating in Zalgiris training sessions, but the conditions and care in Kaunas make the shooting guard happy. ...

Zalgiris sign Latvian guard Janis Strelnieks (3)

2021-07-29

Zalgiris Kaunas have announced a one-year contract with Janis Strelnieks. The 1.91 guard spent the last two years with CSKA Moscow. Beforehand, he was a member of Olympiacos Piraeus, Brose Bamberg, Budivelnyk Kyiv, Spartak St. Petersburg, and Ventspils. Strelnieks averaged 4.4 points (41.7% from three), 1.6 assists, and 3.2 PIR over 13.8 minutes in the EuroLeague last season. The 31-year-old ...

Basketball Champions League

MIN

2P M/A

3P M/A

FT M/A

REB

RBS

PTS

EFF

22/23

AEK Athens

24:15

61.9%
26/42

49.2%
30/61

87.1%
27/31

1.1
0.8/0.3

0.6

1.3

0.1

1.7

14.1

11.7

12 »

EuroLeague

		MIN	2P M/A	3P M/A	FT M/A	REB	AS	ST	TO	BS	RBS	PF	RF	PTS	EFF	GM
21/22	Zalgiris Kaunas	20:05	48% 24/50	33.7% 28/83	85.7% 18/21	1.7 1.4/0.3	1.8	0.7	1	0.1	0.2	1.8	1.5	6.5	5.6	23 »
20/21	CSKA Moscow	13:20	46% 23/50	41.7% 20/48	64.3% 9/14	0.8 0.7/0.1	1.6	0.3	0.5	0	0	1.7	0.6	4.4	3.2	26 »
19/20	CSKA Moscow	15:40	53.8% 28/52	41.7% 20/48	92.1% 35/38	1.8 1.6/0.2	2	0.6	0.8	0	0	1.5	1.9	7.2	8.5	21 »
18/19	Olympiacos Piraeus	20:12	53.7% 29/54	45.9% 28/61	86.8% 33/38	1.9 1.8/0.1	2	0.7	1	0.1	0.3	2.3	1.7	8.8	8.3	20 »
17/18	Olympiacos Piraeus	19:21	50% 41/82	38.2% 39/102	91.8% 56/61	1.3 1.2/0.1	2.1	0.6	0.9	0	0.2	1.7	1.6	7.5	7.1	34 »
16/17	Brose Bamberg	24:30	58.1% 108/186	45.9% 78/170	89.2% 66/74	2.2 2/0.2	3.5	0.6	1.2	0	0.1	2	2	11.7	12.8	44 »
15/16	Brose Bamberg	23:47	55.8% 43/77	40.4% 36/89	91.3% 42/46	2 1.7/0.3	3.3	0.7	1.4	0	0	1.9	1.9	9.8	10.7	24 »
13/14	Budivelnyk Kyiv	21:54	55.2% 16/29	46.4% 13/28	100% 10/10	1.4 1.1/0.3	2.6	0.9	1.4	0	0.4	1.4	1.4	8.1	8.4	10 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN

2P M/A

3P M/A

FT M/A

REB

RBS

PTS

EFF

21/22

Latvia

20:30

50%
3/6

60%
3/5

-
0/0

0.5
0.5/0

6.5

0.5

1.5

7.5

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FIBA EuroBasket

		MIN	2P M/A	3P M/A	FT M/A	REB	AS	ST	TO	BS	RBS	PF	RF	PTS	EFF	GM
2017	Latvia	27:34	80% 16/20	27.8% 5/18	83.3% 5/6	3.4 3.3/0.1	6.6	0.7	1.4	0	-	3	-	7.4	11.1	7 »
2015	Latvia	28:00	55.8% 24/43	21.4% 6/28	80% 16/20	3.1 2.8/0.3	5.4	0.8	1.4	0	0	1.7	2.8	9.1	13.1	9 »
2013	Latvia	25:30	53.3% 16/30	24% 6/25	75% 6/8	2.5 2.1/0.4	3.6	0.6	2	0	-	1.4	-	7	6	8 »
2011	Latvia	25:24	45% 9/20	8.3% 1/12	75% 9/12	3.4 2.6/0.8	2.6	0	2.2	0	-	1.8	-	6	3	5 »

EuroCup

		MIN	2P M/A	3P M/A	FT M/A	REB	AS	ST	TO	BS	RBS	PF	RF	PTS	EFF	GM
14/15	Brose Bamberg	27:53	50% 155/310	45.1% 205/455	93.2% 205/220	2.2 2.1/0.2	3.4	0.5	1	0.2	0	1.8	2.7	12.6	14.1	90 »
13/14	Budivelnyk Kyiv	32:00	75% 9/12	14.3% 1/7	100% 7/7	4 3.5/0.5	6	0	1	0	-	1.5	4	14	21	2 »
11/12	Spartak Saint Petersburg	14:04	66.7% 14/21	30.4% 7/23	100% 7/7	1.1 0.8/0.2	2.2	0.5	0.8	0	-	1.5	1	4.3	4.8	13 »

VTB United League

MIN

2P M/A

3P M/A

FT M/A

REB

RBS

PTS

EFF

12/13

Spartak Saint Petersburg

24:08

36.5%
23/63

40.8%
29/71

79.2%
19/24

1.5
1.3/0.1

3.2

1.3

2.2

0.4

7.2

5.6

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Seasons: 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11

Date	Team	Opponent	Score	MIN	2P M/A	3P M/A	FT M/A	REB	AS	ST	TO	BS	PF	PTS	EFF
03-15	AEK Athens	Galatasaray Istanbul	92-78	23	80% 4/5	50% 2/4	100% 1/1	3 3/0	1	0	0	0	1	15	15
03-07	AEK Athens	CSP Limoges	63-69	20	60% 3/5	33.3% 2/6	66.7% 4/6	1 1/0	0	0	1	0	2	16	6
02-07	AEK Athens	CSP Limoges	82-72	24	50% 1/2	40% 2/5	100% 2/2	0 0/0	5	2	2	0	2	10	9
01-31	AEK Athens	Galatasaray Istanbul	71-81	23	66.7% 2/3	66.7% 4/6	100% 2/2	3 2/1	1	0	0	0	2	18	17
01-25	AEK Athens	Unicaja Malaga	88-66	20	100% 2/2	0% 0/1	- 0/0	0 0/0	2	0	0	0	2	4	3
01-10	AEK Athens	Tofas Bursa	82-85	31	33.3% 2/6	75% 3/4	100% 4/4	2 2/0	6	1	3	1	1	17	18
01-04	AEK Athens	Tofas Bursa	73-70	27	0% 0/1	66.7% 4/6	100% 4/4	0 0/0	5	2	2	0	1	16	17
12-21	AEK Athens	Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir	80-72	27	66.7% 2/3	28.6% 2/7	100% 3/3	3 2/1	5	0	2	0	1	13	12
11-23	AEK Athens	Telekom Baskets Bonn	80-72	28	100% 3/3	42.9% 3/7	50% 2/4	0 0/0	0	1	0	0	2	17	10
10-25	AEK Athens	Telekom Baskets Bonn	66-73	26	75% 3/4	57.1% 4/7	100% 2/2	1 0/1	1	0	5	0	2	20	11
10-12	AEK Athens	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	73-84	17	33.3% 1/3	100% 2/2	- 0/0	0 0/0	4	1	0	0	2	8	9
10-04	AEK Athens	Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir	91-88	25	60% 3/5	33.3% 2/6	100% 3/3	0 0/0	6	0	0	0	2	15	13

Seasons: 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11

Type: Average | Totals

Basketball Champions League

	MIN	2P M/A	3P M/A	FT M/A	REB	AS	ST	TO	BS	RBS	PF	RF	PTS	EFF	GM
AEK Athens	24:15	61.9% 26/42	49.2% 30/61	87.1% 27/31	1.1 0.8/0.3	3	0.6	1.3	0.1	-	1.7	-	14.1	11.7	12 »
Regular season	23:18	68.6% 24/35	45.1% 23/51	82.6% 19/23	1.1 0.8/0.3	2.5	0.4	1	0	-	1.8	-	13.6	10.5	10 »
Playoffs	29:00	28.6% 2/7	70% 7/10	100% 8/8	1 1/0	5.5	1.5	2.5	0.5	-	1	-	16.5	17.5	2 »
Home game	25:24	66.7% 10/15	48.3% 14/29	100% 12/12	1.4 1/0.4	3.4	0.8	2.2	0	-	1.4	-	14.8	12.8	5 »
Away game	23:25	59.3% 16/27	50% 16/32	78.9% 15/19	0.9 0.7/0.1	2.7	0.4	0.6	0.1	-	1.9	-	13.6	10.9	7 »
Wins	24:00	53.6% 15/28	52.5% 21/40	90.9% 20/22	1.5 1.3/0.3	3.4	0.8	1.3	0.1	-	1.5	-	14.1	12.9	8 »
Losses	24:45	78.6% 11/14	42.9% 9/21	77.8% 7/9	0.3 0/0.3	2.3	0.3	1.3	0	-	2	-	14	9.3	4 »
Last 5 games	22:00	70.6% 12/17	45.5% 10/22	81.8% 9/11	1.4 1.2/0.2	1.8	0.4	0.6	0	-	1.8	-	12.6	10	5 »
October	22:40	58.3% 7/12	53.3% 8/15	100% 5/5	0.3 0/0.3	3.7	0.3	1.7	0	-	2	-	14.3	11	3 »
November	28:00	100% 3/3	42.9% 3/7	50% 2/4	0 0/0	0	1	0	0	-	2	-	17	10	1 »
December	27:00	66.7% 2/3	28.6% 2/7	100% 3/3	3 2/1	5	0	2	0	-	1	-	13	12	1 »
January	25:15	50% 6/12	64.7% 11/17	100% 10/10	1.3 1/0.3	3.5	0.8	1.3	0.3	-	1.5	-	13.8	13.8	4 »
February	24:00	50% 1/2	40% 2/5	100% 2/2	0 0/0	5	2	2	0	-	2	-	10	9	1 »
March	21:30	70% 7/10	40% 4/10	71.4% 5/7	2 2/0	0.5	0	0.5	0	-	1.5	-	15.5	10.5	2 »
Versus Unicaja Malaga	20:00	100% 2/2	0% 0/1	- 0/0	0 0/0	2	0	0	0	-	2	-	4	3	1 »
Versus Telekom Baskets Bonn	27:00	85.7% 6/7	50% 7/14	66.7% 4/6	0.5 0/0.5	0.5	0.5	2.5	0	-	2	-	18.5	10.5	2 »
Versus Galatasaray Istanbul	23:00	75% 6/8	60% 6/10	100% 3/3	3 2.5/0.5	1	0	0	0	-	1.5	-	16.5	16	2 »
Versus Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	17:00	33.3% 1/3	100% 2/2	- 0/0	0 0/0	4	1	0	0	-	2	-	8	9	1 »
Versus CSP Limoges	22:00	57.1% 4/7	36.4% 4/11	75% 6/8	0.5 0.5/0	2.5	1	1.5	0	-	2	-	13	7.5	2 »
Versus Tofas Bursa	29:00	28.6% 2/7	70% 7/10	100% 8/8	1 1/0	5.5	1.5	2.5	0.5	-	1	-	16.5	17.5	2 »
Versus Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir	26:00	62.5% 5/8	30.8% 4/13	100% 6/6	1.5 1/0.5	5.5	0	1	0	-	1.5	-	14	12.5	2 »

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Janis Strelnieks
Height:	191 cm
Weight:	85 kg
Born:	1989-08-31, Talsi, Latvia