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2024-03-01
Serbia and Latvia are the two headline risers in the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, as both made jumps within the Top 10. The rankings were updated after the first window of the 2025 Continental Cup Qualifiers for Asia Cup, Afrobasket, AmeriCup, and EuroBasket.
2024-02-04
After a stunning performance in the FIBA World Cup 2023, Latvian sensation Arturs Zagars faced a setback in his career, tearing one of the ligaments in his knee during a Lithuanian Basketball League game on October 14. Following the injury, the BC Wolves Vilnius guard returned from loan to Istanbul and promptly underwent surgery with the Fenerbahce Beko medical staff.
2023-11-22
Spain, Latvia, Greece, and Puerto Rico are emerging as the top contenders to host the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments leading to the Olympic Games in Paris, sources tell BasketNews.
2023-09-24
"Let's bet on the World Cup," Arturs Zagars decided before the Latvia national team's trip to the World Cup. There was some interest there and here, as well as a couple of offers from Germany and Poland, but none special enough to convince a young Latvian point guard to commit his future to any of the suitors.
2023-09-10
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Best Coach honors went to Latvia national team head coach Luca Banchi. The Italian tactician is not only the author of Latvia's run for the 5th place in their first-ever World Cup but he's also led the team to a fantastic 21-3 record ever since he took over before the World Cup Pre-Qualifiers.
2023-09-09
A Filipino family with two kids joyfully chanted, "Latvia! Latvia!" after Latvia secured a convincing victory over Lithuania to clinch fifth place in the World Cup. This heartwarming moment beautifully illustrated how Latvia's impressive performance in this World Cup had gained global recognition. Latvia managed to reach the Top 5 in their first-ever FIBA World Cup.
2023-09-09
Entering the court of the Mall of Asia arena to play the game that would decide which team would clinch 5th place in the 2023 World Cup, Latvia and Lithuania looked like two teams with different levels of motivation. 
 

2024-02-22 Spain

79:75

2024-02-25 Slovakia

64:52
2024-03-01
Serbia and Latvia are the two headline risers in the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, as both made jumps within the Top 10. The rankings were updated after the first window of the 2025 Continental Cup Qualifiers for Asia Cup, Afrobasket, AmeriCup, and EuroBasket.
2024-02-04
After a stunning performance in the FIBA World Cup 2023, Latvian sensation Arturs Zagars faced a setback in his career, tearing one of the ligaments in his knee during a Lithuanian Basketball League game on October 14. Following the injury, the BC Wolves Vilnius guard returned from loan to Istanbul and promptly underwent surgery with the Fenerbahce Beko medical staff.
2023-11-22
Spain, Latvia, Greece, and Puerto Rico are emerging as the top contenders to host the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments leading to the Olympic Games in Paris, sources tell BasketNews.
2023-09-24
"Let's bet on the World Cup," Arturs Zagars decided before the Latvia national team's trip to the World Cup. There was some interest there and here, as well as a couple of offers from Germany and Poland, but none special enough to convince a young Latvian point guard to commit his future to any of the suitors.
2023-09-10
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Best Coach honors went to Latvia national team head coach Luca Banchi. The Italian tactician is not only the author of Latvia's run for the 5th place in their first-ever World Cup but he's also led the team to a fantastic 21-3 record ever since he took over before the World Cup Pre-Qualifiers.
2023-09-09
A Filipino family with two kids joyfully chanted, "Latvia! Latvia!" after Latvia secured a convincing victory over Lithuania to clinch fifth place in the World Cup. This heartwarming moment beautifully illustrated how Latvia's impressive performance in this World Cup had gained global recognition. Latvia managed to reach the Top 5 in their first-ever FIBA World Cup.
2023-09-09
Entering the court of the Mall of Asia arena to play the game that would decide which team would clinch 5th place in the 2023 World Cup, Latvia and Lithuania looked like two teams with different levels of motivation. 
2023-09-07
Two FIBA World Cup classification games were held on Thursday. Lithuania were no match for Luka Doncic's Slovenia (100-84). Just 24 hours after a heated quarterfinal against Canada, which has seen plenty of emotions and Doncic's ejection, Slovenia gave their opponents a run for their money only in the first half. 
2023-09-06
Dennis Schroder experienced a forgettable night in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup 2023, but his 4-of-26 shooting performance didn't prevent Germany from securing an 81-79 victory over Latvia, propelling them into the semifinals. "I probably had the worst game of my career. But we still found the way to win the game," Schroder admitted after the win.
2023-09-06
Franz Wagner made his return and helped Germany to stay perfect in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 after a big 4th quarter performance against Latvia. Gordon Herbert's squad beat Latvia 81-79 (13-16, 23-18, 26-25, 19-20) and advanced to the semifinal, in which it will face Team USA.
2023-09-06
The final FIBA World Cup 2023 phase continued, as Wednesday offered two quarterfinal matchups. To start the day off, Latvia looked to shock the world once again in a meeting against Germany.
2023-09-06
Every successful team boasts a mix of young and experienced players who can guide it through thick and thin, including games against top-level opponents. For a squad that has suffered several setbacks both before and during the 2023 World Cup and doesn't possess significant roster depth, every player is important. 
2023-09-03
Latvia continues its Cinderella Story in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Despite not having their brightest star, Kristaps Porzingis, Latvia has denied all odds and advanced to the tournament quarterfinals. On Sunday, Latvia defeated Brazil in a do-or-die game 104-84 and booked their ticket to the Philippines, Manila, for the Final Phase.
2023-09-01
Latvia racked up another big win in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, downing reigning champs Spain 79-74.  Right now (before Canada faces Brazil), three teams have three wins apiece in the group: Canada (3-0), Spain (3-1) and Latvia (3-1). If Canada beat Brazil, Latvia will either need to beat Brazil to advance to the quarter-finals or expect Canada to beat Spain on Sunday. 
2023-09-01
Latvia continues to be on a roll after eliminating France from the FIBA World Cup 2023 title contention in the First Round. The Baltic state defeated reigning world champions Spain 74-69 at the start of the Second Round and kept their quarterfinals hopes alive. Latvia and Spain both have a 3-1 record in Group L.
2023-08-30
Davis Bertans apparently was in a good mood during Latvia's practice before the game against Team Canada. Trying his signature long-distance shots from every corner of the main court in the Indonesia Arena, he seemed to have placed a bet with himself. 
2023-08-29
Latvia suffered their first loss in the FIBA World Cup, which was a 75-101 blowout at the hands of tournament favorites Canada.
2023-08-28
Latvia shocked the world on Sunday, eliminating star-studded France from the 2023 FIBA World Cup medal contention. However, they lost one of the most important players along the way.
2023-08-28
"How's your day going?" Donatas Motiejunas' friend, Leo, the team manager of AS Monaco, messaged him after Lithuania suffered back-to-back losses against France during their preparations for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
2023-08-27
Davis Bertans scored 15 points on 4/10 3-point shooting and contributed significantly to Latvia's win over France that marked Les Bleus' elimination from the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
2023-08-27
France was viewed as one of the favorites of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and they will now play only for 17th-32nd places. Even though they played without their leader, Kristaps Porzingis, Latvia stunned the favorites 88-86 (26-33, 23-20, 13-21, 26-12). After the loss, France lost all chance to go to the second round after getting defeated in their first two games.
2023-08-27
Luca Banchi was devastated to find out Kristaps Porzingis was unable to help the Latvian national team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The team's leader has followed the rest of the squad to Jakarta, Indonesia, where Latvia competes in the same group as Canada, France and Lebanon. Porzingis suffers from plantar fasciitis in his foot, an injury that prevents him from being fully ready.
2023-08-24
After the recent friendly game between the national teams of Lithuania and Latvia, the latter team's head coach, Luca Banchi, has revealed the final 12-man roster who will be competing in the FIBA World Cup 2023. However, to the astonishment of many, Janis Timma's name was absent from the list.
2023-08-23
Kristaps Porzingis was supposed to be the biggest star of the Latvian national team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. However, the big man will not play due to an injury.
2023-08-23
After a tough defeat in their last friendly game against Lithuania (69-93) on Tuesday, the Latvian national team has revealed the final 12-man squad, which will compete in the FIBA World Cup 2023.
2023-08-15
The Latvian national team will play in its first-ever FIBA World Cup this August. However, they will have to do it without their biggest star. Kristaps Porzingis will not compete in the World Cup for Latvia later this month. The player is suffering from a foot injury and will not be able to fully recover before the international tournament, BasketNews sources indicate.
2023-08-10
Kristaps Porzingis, frequently and consistently plagued by injuries, has had his fair share of missed games over the past years.  According to a report from German journalist Rupert Fabig, there were concerns that the NBA star would miss the FIBA World Cup due to a foot injury. However, Fabig noted that the decision will be made at the last moment regarding whether the big man can play or not.
2023-08-04
AS Monaco star Mike James was close to playing for the Latvian national team in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup, BasketNews Senior Staff Writer Donatas Urbonas revealed during the URBONUS podcast.
2023-07-26
The Latvian national team will compete in the 2023 FIBA World Cup for the first time in the country's history. One month before the start of the competition, the Latvian Federation announced a revamped extended list of candidates following the first cuts.
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FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers

NO GM MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF RF PTS EFF
Statistics


2023/2024

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2022/2023

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 8 60.6%
154/254
42.1%
110/261
74.5%
76/102
32.5
24.6/7.9
24.4 6.3 10.4 2.8 - 20.8 - 89.3


2021/2022

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC Q 2 56.9%
41/72
42.2%
27/64
76.1%
35/46
40.5
26/14.5
23 5.5 11.5 5 - 22.5 - 99


2019/2020

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket Q 1 0% 0% 0% 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0


2018/2019

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2017/2018

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2016/2017

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 7 56.2%
146/260
39.9%
75/188
84.4%
124/147
33.7
25.4/8.3
24 5 11 2.1 - 23.9 - 91.6


2015/2016

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2014/2015

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 9 54%
175/324
27.8%
59/212
77%
124/161
36
26.6/9.4
18.2 4.1 14.1 3.1 0 21.8 21 72.3


2013/2014

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2012/2013

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 8 53.8%
147/273
34.8%
73/210
65.1%
84/129
30.5
23.4/7.1
14.6 3.6 11.9 2.4 - 23.9 - 74.6


2010/2011

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 5 49.7%
92/185
35.5%
44/124
63.9%
69/108
35.4
25.2/10.2
13.2 2.6 11.2 2 - 25.8 - 77


2008/2009

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 3 40.2%
39/97
29.2%
19/65
58.4%
52/89
34.7
25/9.7
11.7 5.3 14 2 - 22.3 - 62.3


2006/2007

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 3 46%
46/100
41.8%
28/67
71.6%
53/74
29.7
20.3/9.3
11 7 13.7 1.7 - 26.7 - 76.3


2004/2005

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 3 50.5%
50/99
28.7%
31/108
71.6%
48/67
36.7
24.3/10
10.3 10.3 13.3 4.7 - 30 - 80.3


2002/2003

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 3 46.4%
58/125
41.4%
29/70
66.2%
49/74
33.7
24.7/9
16.3 6 14 1 - 28.7 - 84
Records
Seasons:   All | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 08/09 | 06/07 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03

FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers

Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency 2019-2020 0
Points 2019-2020 0
Rebounds 2019-2020 0
Assists 2019-2020 0
Steals 2019-2020 0
Blocks 2019-2020 0
2-pointers made 2019-2020 0
3-pointers made 2019-2020 0
Free throws made 2019-2020 0
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