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In the first run of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Euroleague tournament, the most titled Latvian women’s basketball team “TTT Rīga” will also be assisted by Kate Chair, which started this season in the Belgian championship, the club reports on Wednesday.
“TTT Rīga” reports that Krēsliņa will help the team until the end of the race, which is December 5, however, there is also a possibility to extend the contract until the end of the season.
“It’s no secret that we haven’t completed a full training yet. There are still players with injuries, so this situation had to be solved, ”explains the decision made by the club’s general manager Artūrs Štālbergs. Thank you, President of Castors Braine. There was a very good communication – thanks to him, we signed a contract with Kati until the end of the run. ”
On August 7, 2017, Krēsliņa signed a two-year agreement with TTT Rīga, but in 2019 signed a new agreement for another season. After one season in the European Cup and two, the Euroleague signed a contract with the seven-time Belgian championship team “Castors Braine”.
The Belgian championship has a break from October 11 to December 5, while the start of the European Cup season has been postponed to January 2021. The chair “Castors Braine” participated in three official games, including the winner of the Belgian Cup on October 3 in Cortex.
The offensive defense scored 9.8 points in an average of 30.2 minutes and scored 2.5 assists (the second best score in the team) in 13 games in the Euroleague last year. The chair won 2.2 rebounds, 38% two-point and 28.1% three-point throws, as well as 73.7% free throws.
For the first time, TTT Rīga represented the player in the 2015 season, scoring 11.7 points in an average of 27 minutes and 26 seconds in 29 matches in the Latvian-Estonian league, winning 3.4 rebounds, making 3.1 passes and catching 1.6 balls.
During his career, Krēsliņa was crowned Latvian champion (2015, 2018-2020), Latvian-Estonian-Lithuanian league champions (2019, 2020), Latvian-Estonian league winner (2015, 2018), EWBL champions (2019 .).
The chair debuted in the national team in the May 25, 2014 victory over Greece. He has scored 244 points in 50 games in the national team. She is also a participant in the World Cup (Tenerife 2018). She has competed in two European Championship finals (Prague 2017, Riga 2019).
From 2011 to 2016, the player participated in six European youth championships. He also helped the U-16 and U-20 teams return to Division A, as well as won the fifth and seventh place in the European U-20 Championship – 683 points in 66 games.
The Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian leagues have been suspended until December 6. The first of the two runs in the Euroleague is scheduled for November 30 – December 5 in the Spanish city of Girona.
In addition to the TTT Rīga team and Girona’s Spar Citylift, Group C will also play the titled Russian team Ekaterinburg UGMK and the Italian club Skio Famila. The Girona unit will host the first round mini-tournament.
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