Ronalds Zaķis
Ronalds Zaķis (born July 8, 1987) is a Latvian professional basketball player for BK Ventspils.
| No. 30 – BK Ventspils | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | LEBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 8, 1987 Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2008 | BK Ventspils |
| 2008 | →VEF Rīga |
| 2008–2014 | BK Ventspils |
| 2014–2015 | VEF Rīga |
| 2015–2016 | Union Olimpija |
| 2016–present | BK Ventspils |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
Ronalds Zaķis started his career playing for BK Ventspils. In early 2008, he was loaned to VEF Rīga and after the season he declared for the 2008 NBA draft,[1] however, he pulled out and ultimately was never drafted. For 2008-09 Zaķis returned to Ventspils, winning his first Latvian League championship.
On July 22, 2014, Zaķis signed a contract with VEF Rīga.[2] With VEF he won his third Latvian championship.
On August 12, 2015, Zaķis moved to Slovenian team Union Olimpija for the 2015–16 season.[3]
In August 2016, Zaķis returned to Ventspils.[4]
International career
Zaķis was leading scorer of entire 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with 24.7 ppg.[5] His first appearance for Latvian National Team came in 2008.