Basketball

Armands Skele

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Year: 1983-09-04

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Spoken languages: Latvian, english, russian

Current team: BC Kalev/Cramo (EMKL - Estonia)

Previous Team: BK Ventspils ( LBL )

Place of birth: Riga, Latvia

Height: 1.92 m

Weight: 90 kg

Position: Shooting guard

Biography:

  Armands Skele is an athletic high  scoring  shooting guard,  with a good instinct for the offensive rebound and is a good player in defense.
   Despite his youth (born 1983), he is a veteran in European competitions, and this season has averaged 11.3 points and 4 rebounds in Barons Riga in the Eurocup, playing against Dynamo Moscow and Unics Kazan.
   He is an international with the Latvia National Team since he was U16 and in the Eurobasket 2007 played in Spain finishing with 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game. In the game against the host Spanish National Team he was the best of his team with 16 points and 3 assists along with Andris Biedrins (Golden State Warriors NBA).
   This year has been the definitive confirmation of Skele, which led to some interest from NBA teams as his skills allow him to defend the best team in the field. He was named MVP of the 2008 Baltic League, won the FIBA Europe Cup, and played the All Star game of the competition. He was also named best shooting guard, MVP and the best defensive player in the Baltic League.
   The ACB League may be the next challenge for a player who appears to meet all the requirements to play in the second best league in the world.

Career
1999-2000: Broceni/LMT Riga (LBL) / ASK Riga (LBAL): 2 games: 8.0ppg
2000-2001: LMT Riga (LBL, starting five): NEBL: 11.5ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.1apg; LBL: 33 games: 14.9ppg
2001-2002: WTK Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-PLK): Saporta Cup: 11games: 5.4ppg, 1.5rpg, 1.0apg, 0.9spg; PLK: 27 games: 5.9ppg, 1.9rpg, 1.8apg
2002-2003: WTK Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-PLK, starting five): FIBA Champions Cup: 8 games: 13.3ppg, 4.9rpg, 3.6apg, 2.4spg; Polish PLK League: 31games: 8,97ppg, 3,65rpg, 2.5apg
2003-2004: Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-PLK, starting five): FIBA Europe Cup: 12 games: 15.6ppg, 5.2rpg, 4.0apg, 1.8spg; Polish League: 32 games: 13.7ppg, 4.9rpg, 2.5apg
2004: NBA Draft candidate
2004-2005: Euphony Liege BC (Belgium-D1, starting five): ULEB Cup: 10 games: 11,2ppg, 2.4rpg, 3.1apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 57.4%, 3Pts: 26.7%; Belgian League: 33 games: 13.5ppg, 3.5rpg, 3.1apg, 2FGP: 58.0%, 3 FGP: 33.0%
2005-2006: Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-PLK), in Nov.'05 loaned to TEC Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-D1, starting five): ULEB Cup: 11 games: 9.5ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.5apg, 1.1spg, 2FGP: 51.9%, 3FGP: 17.6%, FT: 70.6%; Belgian League: 25 games: 12.7ppg, 4.8rpg, 2.2apg, 1.0spg, 2FGP: 53.0%, 3PT: 33.0%, FT: 53.0%
2006-2007: Barons/LMT Riga (LBL, starting five): FIBA EuroCup: 3 games: 16.0ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.0spg, 2FGP: 54.8%, 3FGP: 28.6%, FT: 57.1%; Baltic League: 20 games: 15.0ppg, 5.6rpg, 3.8apg, Steals-3(2.3spg), 2FGP: 48.7%, 3PT: 31.0%, FT: 65.4%; LBL: 21 games 16.1ppg 3.8rpg 3.9apg 2.0spg
2007-2008: Barons/LMT Riga (LBL, starting five): Latvian League: 24 games: 14.7ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.8apg, 2.1spg, 2FGP: 60.0%, 3PT: 32.0%, FT: 63.0%; FIBA EuroCup: 13 games: 14.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.1apg, 1.8spg, 2FGP: 49.6%, 3PT: 25%, FT: 57.9%; Baltic League (Elite): 22 games: 16.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.9apg, 2.1spg, 2FGP: 53.9%, 3PT: 21.5%, FT: 63.3%
2008-2009: Barons/LMT Riga (LBL, starting five): Eurocup: 4 games: 11.3ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.3apg, 1.3spg; Baltic League (Elite Group): 17 games: 16.3ppg, 4.9rpg, 3.1apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 57.1%, 3PT: 33.8%, FT: 53.1%

Awards / Achievements
Latvian U16 National Team -98-99
European Championships U16 in Slovenia -99: 8 games 17.0ppg 2.1rpg 1.4apg 2.8spg (2nd best)
Latvian U18 National Team -00 (1T)
Albert Schweitzer Junior Championships in Mannheim (Germany) -00 (15.5ppg)
World Junior Tournament at Douai (France-ProA) -00
European Championships U18 in Zadar -00: 8 games 16.6ppg (Score-2), 4.8rpg 0.9apg 1.6spg
Latvian League Finalist -01
Latvian U20 National Team -01
Eurobasket.com Latvian League Newcomer of the Year -01
Saporta Cup Semifinals -02
Polish League Semifinals -02
Latvian National Team -03-07
Polish League Champion -03
European Championships -03, 05, 07
European Championships in Sweden -03: 3 games 3.7ppg 2.3rpg 2.0apg
Polish League All-Stars Game -04
FIBA Europe League All-Star Game -04
Polish Cup Finalist -04
Eurobasket.com FIBA EuropeLeague All-European Players Team -04
Polish League Semifinals -04
Eurobasket.com All-Polish League 2nd Team -04
European Championships in Belgrade -05: 3 games: 7.0ppg, 2.7rpg, 0.7apg, FGP: 60%, 3FGP: 16.7%
Belgian Cup Finalist -06
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 2nd Team -07
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League All-Europeans Team -07
Latvian League Bronze Medallist - 07
Eurobasket.com All-Latvian League 1st Team -07, 08
Eurobasket.com Latvian League All-Domestic Players Team -07, 08
European Championships in Spain -07: 3 games 13.3ppg 3.3rpg 4.0apg 2.0spg Baltic League All-Star Game -08
Latvian League All-Star Game -08, 09
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Player of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Guard of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Domestic Player of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 1st Team -08
Eurobasket.com Baltic League All-Domestic Players Team -08
Eurobasket.com Baltic League All-Defensive Team -08
FIBA EuroCup Winner -08
Baltic League Semifinals -08
FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game -08
Eurobasket.com All-FIBA Eurocup 2nd Team -08
Eurobasket.com FIBA Eurocup All-Europeans Team -08
Latvian League Champion -08
MVP Latvian League Regular Season Champion -08
Eurobasket.com All-Latvian League Player of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Latvian League Guard of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Latvian League Domestic Player of the Year -08

Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Player of the Year -09
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Guard of the Year -09
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Domestic Player of the Year -09
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 1st Team -09