Žanis Peiners
Žanis Peiners (born August 2, 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player.He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8¾ in) tall[1] shooting guard-small forward.
Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Rēzekne, Latvia | August 2, 1990
Nationality | Latvian |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | VEF Rīga |
2010–2013 | Latvijas Universitāte |
2013–2014 | MBC Mykolaiv |
2014–2016 | Ventspils |
2016–2017 | PAOK |
2017–2018 | BC Lietkabelis |
2018–2019 | Darüşşafaka |
2019–2020 | Partizan |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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 September 17, 2014, he joined the then defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils.[6] On July 20, 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
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2018–19 | Darüşşafaka | 28 | 14 | 17.3 | .539 | .300 | .864 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
Career | 28 | 14 | 17.3 | .539 | .300 | .864 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
References
- ZANIS PEINERS Height 2.05m.
- "VEF Rīga" papildina sastāvu ar Peineru (in Latvian).
- Statistika Līderis: Punkti (in Latvian).
- Peiners: "Esmu izdarījis pareizo izvēli" (in Latvian).
- Peiners uz pārbaudes laiku pievienojies Krievijas Superlīgas čempionei "Avtodor" (in Latvian).
- BK Ventspils adds Zanis Peiners.
- "PAOK Thessaloniki lands Zanis Peiners". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- "Zanis Peiners, Darüşşafaka Basket Yolunda" (in Turkish). Hurriyet.com. 20 June 2018.
- "Žanis Pejners je novi košarkaš Partizana" (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. 22 July 2019.
- "Zanis PEINERS at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links
- FIBA Europe Profile
- FIBA Game Center Profile
- FIBA Archive Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Latvian League Profile (in Latvian)
- Žanis Peiners on Twitter