Gunta Baško
Gunta Baško (formerly known also as Gunta Baško-Melnbārde; 27 April 1980[1]) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for TTT Riga and Latvia women's national basketball team.
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| No. 8 – TTT Riga | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | LSBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 April 1980 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Siena (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2019 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2004 | Ramat-Hasharon |
| 2004–2006 | Lattes-Maurin Montpellier |
| 2008–2009 | Perfumerias Avenida |
| 2009–2010 | Umana Reyer |
| 2010–2011 | TS Wisła Can Pack Kraków |
Baško first played in a professional team in 1995.[1] After three years with the local RTU/Klondaika Rīga team Baško moved to Siena Saints of NCAA.[1] In 2003, she moved to Israel, then spent four years in France and is currently a member of Wisła Can Pack Kraków team.[1]
At age 19, she already represented Latvia at EuroBasket Women 1999. She was one of the youngest players in the tournament.[1] Baško also contributed to the successes of the team in EuroBaskets 2005 and 2007.[1]
Private life
In August 2011 Gunta Baško married ex-basketball player Kristaps Melnbārdis, and changed surname form Baško to Baško-Melnbārde. In February 2018 the couple divorced.
References
- "FIBA Europe profile". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
External links
- Profile at FIBA Europe page at the Wayback Machine (archived August 14, 2011)
- Profile at EuroBasket Women 2007 page at the Wayback Machine (archived September 7, 2008)
- Gunta Baško at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
- Gunta Baško at the International Olympic Committee
- Gunta Baško at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gunta Baško at FIBA
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