stringtranslate.com

Žanis Peiners

Žanis Peiners (born 1 August 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 8+3⁄4 in) tall[1] shooting guard-small forward.

Professional career

In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga.[2] After that season, he went to Latvijas Universitāte, where he played the next three seasons. Peiners helped his team, which consisted of semi-professional student-athletes, to reach the LBL playoffs twice. He was scoring the champion of the LBL in 2013, averaging 21.1 points per game.[3]

In 2013, Žanis graduated from LU, and attracted the attention of multiple clubs from abroad. He had strong interest from KK Union Olimpija, but ultimately decided to sign with MBC Mykolaiv.[4] He finished the season in the Ukrainian SuperLeague, as the league's second best scorer (16.1 points per game).[5]

On 17 September 2014 he joined the defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils.[6] On 20 July 2016 Peiners signed with the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki.[7]

In June 2018, Peiners signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroLeague.[8]

In July 2019, Peiners signed with Partizan of the ABA League and EuroCup.[9]

Latvian national team

Peiners has also been a member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. With Latvia's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[10]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

References

  1. ^ Zaznis Peiners height 2.05m.
  2. ^ "VEF Rīga" papildina sastāvu ar Peineru (in Latvian).
  3. ^ Statistika Līderis: Punkti (in Latvian).
  4. ^ Peiners: "Esmu izdarījis pareizo izvēli" (in Latvian).
  5. ^ Peiners uz pārbaudes laiku pievienojies Krievijas Superlīgas čempionei "Avtodor" (in Latvian).
  6. ^ BK Ventspils adds Zanis Peiners.
  7. ^ "PAOK Thessaloniki lands Zanis Peiners". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Zanis Peiners, Darüşşafaka Basket Yolunda" (in Turkish). Hurriyet.com. 20 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Žanis Pejners je novi košarkaš Partizana" (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. 22 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Zanis Peiners at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

External links