Latvian U-20 basketball gamers additionally lose to the Finns within the competitors of the B division of the European Championship

Within the Latvian nationwide staff, Rūdolfs Švītiņš was the highest scorer with 17 factors, whereas Pēteris Pinni had ten factors and eight rebounds, Francis Neilands received 9 factors, and Jānis Jīnemanis had 9 rebounds and 4 factors.

Vilijami Vartiainen had 13 factors and 7 rebounds for the Finns.

Opponents scored way more factors from the penalty space (30:14), Latvians shoot from shut vary with low accuracy (28%).

Within the first match of Group A on Saturday, Latvia misplaced 70:88 towards their counterparts from Croatia, whereas Finland beat Switzerland 85:60.

Latvians may even meet Slovakian and Swiss basketball gamers within the group. The 2 finest groups within the quarter-finals will proceed the struggle for 3 tickets to the A bit.

The nationwide staff led by Ainaras Bagatskis performed seven take a look at matches within the preparatory section. First, the Latvians beat their counterparts from Georgia with 82:67, who then misplaced with 74:81, who suffered two defeats towards Lithuania (81:89 and 58:78), one after they gained and misplaced in video games with Ukraine (62: 66 and 72: 51) and beat Estonians 68:63 within the final take a look at recreation.

The B division of the European U-20 Championship will happen in Romania till July 21.

Latvia U-20 males’s nationwide basketball staff:

Crisdean Carlsons (“Valmiera Glass”/ViA), Edvards Egle, Rūdolfs Švītiņš (each – “College of Latvia”), Rihards Berkolds (“Rīgas Zeļi”), Francis Neilands (LU/”BS Riga”), Dāvis Ozers ( “Ventspils”), Ralf Tumaševs (BS “Ogre”), Ernests Lochmelis (East Florida School, NCAA), Kristaps Soldatenoks (“Liepāja”), Jānis Jīnemanis (“Gottingen”, Germany), Pēteris Pinnis (“VEF Riga”), Andrejs Silčonoks (Toronto Metropolitan College, Canada).