Mareks Mejeris
Appearance
No. 5 – U BT Cluj-Napoca | |
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Position | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
2022–2023 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
2023–present | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mareks Mejeris (born 2 September 1991) is a Latvian professional
power forward
position.
Professional career
He started his pro career in 2009 with his hometown team
undrafted, he performed well and earned feedback of being "two years from being NBA-ready".[2]
In August 2013, he signed with
LEB Gold playoffs and earn promotion to Liga ACB
.
On July 15, 2014, he signed with
LBL championship while being named the MVP of the LBL playoffs.[5]
In May 2017, Mejeris guided VEF to one more domestic championship, getting named Latvian League playoffs MVP once again.
On August 13, 2019, he signed with
Parma Basket of the VTB United League.[6] In 2019-20 he averaged 10.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game.[7] Playing for the team again in 2020-21, he averaged 9.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.9 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game.[7]
On March 9, 2022, he signed with
Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]
On August 4, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[9] On Hapoel Jerusalem, Mejeris was considered one of the team's best defenders. Mejeris was a significant member of the team that reached the Basketball Champions League finals, doing anything the coach requested, and always with a positive attitude.
On July 25, 2023, he signed with Romanian team U-BT Cluj-Napoca.[10]
National team career
He represented
Eurobasket 2013[12] and EuroBasket 2015
.
References
- ^ "Šodien Laikrakstā / Diena".
- ^ "Mareks Mejeris atrādīsies NBA klubam Detroitas «Pistons»". Basketbols. June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Noticias".
- ^ "Noticias".
- ^ "Vērtīgākais "zelta kalējs"".
- ^ "Basketbolists Mejeris pamet "VEF" un pievienojas Permas "Parma"". lsm.lv (in Latvian). August 13, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mareks Mejeris Player Profile, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "La Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro firma Mareks Mejeris!". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Mareks Mejeris joins Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Mareks Mejeris este noul jucător al echipei noastre". u-bt.basketball. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "www.eurobasket2013.org is Expired or Suspended". www.eurobasket2013.org. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013.
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