Raitis Grafs

Raitis Grafs
	Valga/Maks&Moorits
2016	VEF skola
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA EuroStar (2007); Baltic League All-Star (2007); Polish Cup winner (2005); 4× Latvian League champion (1998, 1999, 2006, 2007); Latvian League All-Star (2009); 2× First-team All- MCC (2001, 2002); MCC All-Newcomer Team (2000);

Raitis Grafs (born June 12, 1981) is a Latvian former professional

FIBA EuroStar

in 2007.

Early life and career

Grafs was born in Riga, Latvia. In kindergarten, Grafs met Kristaps Valters, and they eventually became best friends,^{[citation needed]} and also eventually became teammates. As a teenager, Grafs was regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of the best young basketball prospects in Europe.

College career

Grafs played

Valparaiso Crusaders

, from 1999 to 2003. During his freshman year at Valparaiso, he was nominated the conferences' Newcomer of the Year.

Professional career

After he finished playing college basketball in the US, Grafs returned to Europe. He eventually went on to play in Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Estonia, Cyprus, and Latvia.

National team career

Latvian junior national team

Grafs averaged 13.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, at the

1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup

, he averaged 11.9 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game, and he was voted to the All-Tournament Team.

Latvian senior national team

Grafs was also a member of the senior

2007 EuroBasket

.

References

^ "RAITIS GRAFS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.

External links

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[1] "RAITIS GRAFS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.