Žanis Peiners

Žanis Peiners (born August 2, 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player.He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8¾ in) tall[1] shooting guard-small forward.

Žanis Peiners
Free agent
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1990-08-02) August 2, 1990
Rēzekne, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010VEF Rīga
2010–2013Latvijas Universitāte
2013–2014MBC Mykolaiv
2014–2016Ventspils
2016–2017PAOK
2017–2018BC Lietkabelis
2018–2019Darüşşafaka
2019–2020Partizan
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× LBL All-Star (2011–2013)
  • LBL Scoring Champion (2013)

Professional career

In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga.[2] After that season, he went to Latvijas Universitāte, where he played the next three seasons. Peiners helped his team, which consisted of semi-professional student-athletes, to reach the LBL playoffs twice. He was scoring the champion of the LBL in 2013, averaging 21.1 points per game.[3]

In 2013, Žanis graduated from LU, and attracted the attention of multiple clubs from abroad. He had strong interest from KK Union Olimpija, but ultimately decided to sign with MBC Mykolaiv.[4] He finished the season in the Ukrainian SuperLeague, as the league's second best scorer (16.1 points per game).[5]

On September 17, 2014, he joined the then defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils.[6] On July 20, 2016, Peiners signed with the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki.[7]

In June 2018, Peiners signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroLeague.[8]

In July 2019, Peiners signed with Partizan of the ABA League and EuroCup.[9]

Latvian national team

Peiners has also been a member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. With Latvia's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[10]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Darüşşafaka 281417.3.539.300.8641.91.5.4.26.77.9
Career 281417.3.539.300.8641.91.5.4.26.77.9

References
  1. ZANIS PEINERS Height 2.05m.
  2. "VEF Rīga" papildina sastāvu ar Peineru (in Latvian).
  3. Statistika Līderis: Punkti (in Latvian).
  4. Peiners: "Esmu izdarījis pareizo izvēli" (in Latvian).
  5. Peiners uz pārbaudes laiku pievienojies Krievijas Superlīgas čempionei "Avtodor" (in Latvian).
  6. BK Ventspils adds Zanis Peiners.
  7. "PAOK Thessaloniki lands Zanis Peiners". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. "Zanis Peiners, Darüşşafaka Basket Yolunda" (in Turkish). Hurriyet.com. 20 June 2018.
  9. "Žanis Pejners je novi košarkaš Partizana" (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. 22 July 2019.
  10. "Zanis PEINERS at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


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