Artūrs Štālbergs

Artūrs Štālbergs

Artūrs Štālbergs in 2009.
Nizhny Novgorod
Position Head coach
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1984-10-15) October 15, 1984
Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Latvian
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2010
Position Power forward
Coaching career 2010–present
Career history
As player:
2007–2009 Liepājas Lauvas
2009–2010 VEF Rīga
2010 Liepājas Lauvas
As coach:
2010–2012 Liepājas Lauvas (assistant)
2012–2014 MBC Mykolaiv (assistant)
2013 Latvia U20
2013–present Latvia (assistant)
2014 Valmiera (assistant)
2014–2016 Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2016–present Nizhny Novgorod

Artūrs Štālbergs (born October 15, 1984) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach of Nizhny Novgorod.

Playing career

Štālbergs started basketball career in his hometown Liepāja. In 2003, he moved to USA where he played college basketball. Štālbergs finished his collegiate career in 2007 at University of Evansville.[1]

In 2007, he returned to Europe and joined Liepājas Lauvas where he played for two years. After a strong second season in Liepāja, he agreed with Ukrainian team BC Azovmash in August 2009.[2] However, ultimately he didn't sign contract with them. In October 2009, he moved to VEF Rīga.[3]

In September 2010, he decided to retire from basketball so he could pursue a coaching career.[4]

He was a member of the Latvia national basketball team that participated in EuroBasket 2009.

Coaching career

Štālbergs started coaching in 2010 when he joined Liepājas Lauvas coaching staff which was led by Agris Galvanovskis. In 2012, he followed Galvanovskis and moved to Ukrainian team MBC Mykolaiv to be his assistant. In early 2014, he left Ukraine due to unstable political situation and finished season at Valmiera's coaching staff.[5]

In July 2014, he was added as an assistant coach to BC Nizhny Novgorod,[6] which is set to make Euroleague debut for 2014-15 campaign.

Štālbergs has also been involved in Latvian National Team programs. He was the head coach of Latvian U20 National Team that made finals of U20 European Championship.

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