Mārtiņš Meiers

Mārtiņš Meiers

Meiers (controlling the ball) at the EuroBasket 2015
BC Kalev/Cramo
Position	Center
League	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33) Jūrmala, Latvia SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	BK Ventspils
2010–2011	BK Liepājas Lauvas
2011–2013	BK Ventspils
2013–2014	Mitteldeutscher BC
2014–2015	BK Ventspils
2015–2017	VEF Rīga
2017	UNICS
2017–2019	Enisey
2019–2020	Budućnost
2020–2021	BC Astana
2021	Élan Chalon
2021–2022	Śląsk Wrocław
2022–2023	Kalev/Cramo
2023–2024	Okapi Aalst
2024	Rīgas Zeļļi
2024	BK Saldus
2024–present	Kalev/Cramo
Career highlights and awards
Estonian League champion (2023) PLK champion (2022) Latvian League champion (2017) 3× LBL All-Star (2012, 2016, 2017)

Mārtiņš Meiers (born 30 March 1991) is a Latvian professional basketball player for BK Saldus of the Ramirent Nacionālā Basketbola līga, the second-tier basketball league in Latvia.

Professional career

Meiers had a breakout year in his second season with VEF Rīga averaging 13.7ppg in the VTB United League.[1] On 5 February 2017 Meiers had a 31-point performance against Zenit.[2]

Meiers spent the 2019–20 season with Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League. He signed with BC Astana on 1 September 2020.[3]

On 16 February 2021 he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[4]

On 10 November 2021 he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[5]

National team career

Meiers has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[6]

References

1. "Martins Meiers 2016-17 stats". VTB League. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
2. "Meieram 31 punkts, līdz uzvarai gan pietrūkst". VEF Riga. February 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
3. "Martins Meiers joins Astana". Sportando. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
4. "Martins Meiers joins Elan Chalon". Sportando. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
5. "Slask Wroclaw signs Martins Meiers". Sportando. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
6. "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

External links

• FIBA Europe profile