Latvian national basketball player Aigars Šķēle will play in the championship team “VEF Rīga” next season, the capital’s club informed on Monday.
Last season, the defender represented the Tallinn “Kalev / Cramo” team, playing in both the VTB United Basketball League and the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL). On average, the LIBL slice stood out with 11.1 points, 4.5 assists and 2.8 balls under the baskets. In the VTB United League, Slices have 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
“VEF Rīga” head coach Jānis Gailītis:
“Aigars will definitely be one of the leaders of our attack and with his skills and ambitions will help to win the games. His strengths are game-making and ball-playing. Aigars has solid experience, I think he will be a very important player, and I hope that we will help Aigars take a step up in his future basketball career, ”the club quotes head coach Jānis Gailītis.
Previously, Skele has played for Antiba’s “Sharks”, “Ventspils”, “Valmiera / ORDO”, “Jurmala / Phoenix” and “Barons” teams. This basketball player will return to the ranks of “VEF Rīga”, where the defender also played in 2014/2015. during the season.
The agency LETA has already reported that the strongest basketball club in Estonia, coached by Robert Štelmaher and Akseelis Vairogs and represented by Aigars Šķēle in Tallinn’s Kalev / Cramo, has broken contracts with players, asking questions about the club’s future.
Two days ago, the team announced that an oral agreement had been reached with the coaching corps on continuing the cooperation next season.
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