Janis Strelnieks

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

Statistics
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
ACB 15:49 9.1%
1/11 		20%
5/25 		66.7%
2/3 		0.5
0.5/0 		2.9 0.4 1 0 0.3 1.9 1 2.4 0.1 8 »
OQT 13:30 50%
3/6 		28.6%
2/7 		100%
3/3 		1
0.7/0.3 		3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0.7 - 5 6 3 »

Last 10 games

Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
07-06
 5 -
0/0 		0%
0/1 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -1
07-03
 16 60%
3/5 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
1/1 		0
0/0 		5 1 1 1 0 2 - 10 10
07-02
 18 0%
0/1 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
2/2 		3
2/1 		4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9
04-28
 9 50%
1/2 		0%
0/1 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1
04-21
 4 0%
0/1 		0%
0/2 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 -5
04-06
 15 0%
0/2 		33.3%
1/3 		-
0/0 		1
1/0 		2 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0
03-31
 14 0%
0/1 		0%
0/2 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -5
03-23
 24 0%
0/2 		25%
1/4 		100%
1/1 		1
1/0 		8 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 5
03-16
 13 0%
0/1 		0%
0/4 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 -1
03-10
 22 0%
0/1 		0%
0/3 		-
0/0 		1
1/0 		4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0

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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.

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.

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 ...

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Latvia 13:30 50%
3/6 		28.8%
2/7 		100%
3/3 		1
0.7/0.3 		3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0.7 - 5 6 3 »

Liga Endesa

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
23/24 Monbus Obradoiro 15:49 9.4%
1/11 		20.1%
5/25 		65.8%
2/3 		0.5
0.5/0 		2.9 0.4 1 0 0.3 1.9 1 2.4 0.1 8 »

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
22/23 AEK Athens 24:55 62%
26/42 		49.2%
30/61 		87.2%
27/31 		1.1
0.8/0.3 		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 20:27 47.9%
24/50 		33.8%
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 13:49 45.8%
23/50 		41.6%
20/48 		64.8%
9/14 		0.9
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 16:05 53.6%
28/52 		41.5%
20/48 		92.3%
35/38 		1.8
1.6/0.2 		2.1 0.6 0.8 0 0 1.5 1.9 7.2 8.5 21 »
18/19 Olympiacos Piraeus 20:46 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 19:53 50.2%
41/82 		38.3%
39/102 		92.2%
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 All Teams 25:04 57.9%
54/93 		45.9%
39/85 		89.3%
33/37 		2.2
2/0.2 		3.5 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 2 2 11.7 12.8 22 »
16/17 Brose Bamberg 25:04 57.9%
54/93 		45.9%
39/85 		89.3%
33/37 		2.2
2/0.2 		3.5 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 2 2 11.7 12.8 22 »
16/17 Brose Bamberg 25:04 57.9%
54/93 		45.9%
39/85 		89.3%
33/37 		2.2
2/0.2 		3.5 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 2 2 11.7 12.8 22 »
15/16 Brose Bamberg 24:12 55.8%
43/77 		40.4%
36/89 		91.1%
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 22:28 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 AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Latvia 21:18 50%
3/6 		60%
3/5 		- 0.5
0.5/0 		6.5 0.5 1 0 - 1.5 - 7.5 10 2 »

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 28:02 80.1%
16/20 		27.6%
5/18 		82.6%
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 55.9%
24/43 		21.5%
6/28 		80.2%
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 28:02 50%
31/62 		45.1%
41/91 		93.4%
41/44 		2.2
2.1/0.2 		3.4 0.5 1 0.2 0 1.8 2.7 12.6 14.1 18 »
14/15 Brose Bamberg 28:02 50%
31/62 		45.1%
41/91 		93.4%
41/44 		2.2
2.1/0.2 		3.4 0.5 1 0.2 0 1.8 2.7 12.6 14.1 18 »
14/15 Brose Bamberg 28:02 50%
31/62 		45.1%
41/91 		93.4%
41/44 		2.2
2.1/0.2 		3.4 0.5 1 0.2 0 1.8 2.7 12.6 14.1 18 »
14/15 Brose Bamberg 28:02 50%
31/62 		45.1%
41/91 		93.4%
41/44 		2.2
2.1/0.2 		3.4 0.5 1 0.2 0 1.8 2.7 12.6 14.1 18 »
14/15 All Teams 28:02 50%
31/62 		45.1%
41/91 		93.4%
41/44 		2.2
2.1/0.2 		3.4 0.5 1 0.2 0 1.8 2.7 12.6 14.1 18 »
14/15 Brose Bamberg 28:02 50%
31/62 		45.1%
41/91 		93.4%
41/44 		2.2
2.1/0.2 		3.4 0.5 1 0.2 0 1.8 2.7 12.6 14.1 18 »
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 		30.5%
7/23 		100%
7/7 		1.1
0.9/0.2 		2.2 0.5 0.9 0 - 1.5 1 4.3 4.9 13 »

VTB United League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
12/13 Spartak Saint Petersburg 24:43 36.7%
23/63 		40.8%
29/71 		78.9%
19/24 		1.5
1.3/0.1 		3.2 1 1.3 0 - 2.2 0.4 7.2 5.6 21 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
07-06
 59-72 5 -
0/0 		0%
0/1 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -1
07-03
 80-89 16 60%
3/5 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
1/1 		0
0/0 		5 1 1 1 0 2 - 10 10
07-02
 55-83 18 0%
0/1 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
2/2 		3
2/1 		4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9
04-28
 79-69 9 50%
1/2 		0%
0/1 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1
04-21
 72-75 4 0%
0/1 		0%
0/2 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 -5
04-06
 98-79 15 0%
0/2 		33.3%
1/3 		-
0/0 		1
1/0 		2 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0
03-31
 84-89 14 0%
0/1 		0%
0/2 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -5
03-23
 83-72 24 0%
0/2 		25%
1/4 		100%
1/1 		1
1/0 		8 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 5
03-16
 94-81 13 0%
0/1 		0%
0/4 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 -1
03-10
 75-97 22 0%
0/1 		0%
0/3 		-
0/0 		1
1/0 		4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
03-03
 78-77 21 0%
0/1 		50%
3/6 		50%
1/2 		1
1/0 		4 0 3 0 0 1 2 10 8

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Latvia 13:00 50%
3/6 		28.6%
2/7 		100%
3/3 		1
0.7/0.3 		3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0.7 - 5 6 3 »
Regular season 17:00 50%
3/6 		33.3%
2/6 		100%
3/3 		1.5
1/0.5 		4.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 1 - 7.5 9.5 2 »
Playoffs 5:00 - 0%
0/1 		- 0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -1 1 »
Home game 16:00 60%
3/5 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
1/1 		0
0/0 		5 1 1 1 0 2 - 10 10 1 »
Away game 11:30 0%
0/1 		25%
1/4 		100%
2/2 		1.5
1/0.5 		2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2.5 4 2 »
Wins 11:30 0%
0/1 		25%
1/4 		100%
2/2 		1.5
1/0.5 		2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2.5 4 2 »
Losses 16:00 60%
3/5 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
1/1 		0
0/0 		5 1 1 1 0 2 - 10 10 1 »
Last 5 games 13:00 50%
3/6 		28.6%
2/7 		100%
3/3 		1
0.7/0.3 		3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0.7 - 5 6 3 »
July 13:00 50%
3/6 		28.6%
2/7 		100%
3/3 		1
0.7/0.3 		3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0.7 - 5 6 3 »
Versus Philippines 16:00 60%
3/5 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
1/1 		0
0/0 		5 1 1 1 0 2 - 10 10 1 »
Versus Georgia 18:00 0%
0/1 		33.3%
1/3 		100%
2/2 		3
2/1 		4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 »
Versus Cameroon 5:00 - 0%
0/1 		- 0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -1 1 »

Liga Endesa

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Monbus Obradoiro 15:15 9.1%
1/11 		20%
5/25 		66.7%
2/3 		0.5
0.5/0 		2.9 0.4 1 0 0.3 1.9 1 2.4 0.1 8 »
Home game 20:00 0%
0/4 		11.1%
1/9 		100%
1/1 		0.7
0.7/0 		4.7 0.7 1 0 0.3 2.7 0.7 1.3 0 3 »
Away game 12:24 14.3%
1/7 		25%
4/16 		50%
1/2 		0.4
0.4/0 		1.8 0.2 1 0 0.2 1.4 1.2 3 0.2 5 »
Wins 14:00 0%
0/3 		16.7%
1/6 		100%
1/1 		0.5
0.5/0 		4 1.5 1.5 0 0.5 2 0 2 0 2 »
Losses 15:40 12.5%
1/8 		21.1%
4/19 		50%
1/2 		0.5
0.5/0 		2.5 0 0.8 0 0.2 1.8 1.3 2.5 0.2 6 »
Last 5 games 13:12 12.5%
1/8 		16.7%
2/12 		100%
1/1 		0.4
0.4/0 		2.4 0.6 1 0 0.4 1.8 0.2 1.8 -1.2 5 »
March 18:48 0%
0/6 		21.1%
4/19 		66.7%
2/3 		0.6
0.6/0 		4.2 0.4 1.2 0 0.2 2.2 1.4 2.8 1.4 5 »
April 9:20 20%
1/5 		16.7%
1/6 		- 0.3
0.3/0 		0.7 0.3 0.7 0 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 -2 3 »
Versus Surne Bilbao Basket 4:00 0%
0/1 		0%
0/2 		- 0
0/0 		0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 -5 1 »
Versus Rio Breogan 24:00 0%
0/2 		25%
1/4 		100%
1/1 		1
1/0 		8 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 5 1 »
Versus Girona Basquet 21:00 0%
0/1 		50%
3/6 		50%
1/2 		1
1/0 		4 0 3 0 0 1 2 10 8 1 »
Versus Casademont Zaragoza 15:00 0%
0/2 		33.3%
1/3 		- 1
1/0 		2 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 »
Versus UCAM Murcia 13:00 0%
0/1 		0%
0/4 		- 0
0/0 		3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 -1 1 »
Versus Real Madrid 9:00 50%
1/2 		0%
0/1 		- 0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 1 »
Versus FC Barcelona 14:00 0%
0/1 		0%
0/2 		- 0
0/0 		2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -5 1 »
Versus Valencia Basket 22:00 0%
0/1 		0%
0/3 		- 1
1/0 		4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 »
Janis Strelnieks
Height:
191 cm
Weight:
85 kg
Age:
35 yo (1989-09-01)
Birth place:
Talsi, Latvia
Citizenship:
Latvian
Height:
-
Weight:
-
Age:
-
Birth place:
-
Citizenship:
-