Mārtiņš Meiers
Meiers (controlling the ball) at the EuroBasket 2015
No. 30 Okapi Aalst
PositionCenter
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991
Jūrmala, Latvia SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLatvian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010BK Ventspils
2010–2011BK Liepājas Lauvas
2011–2013BK Ventspils
2013–2014Mitteldeutscher BC
2014–2015BK Ventspils
2015–2017VEF Rīga
2017UNICS
2017–2019Enisey
2019–2020Budućnost
2020–2021BC Astana
2021Élan Chalon
2021–2022Śląsk Wrocław
2022–2023Kalev/Cramo
2023-presentOkapi Aalst
Career highlights and awards

Mārtiņš Meiers (born 30 March 1991) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.

Professional career

Meiers had a breakout year in his second season with VEF Rīga averaging 13.7ppg in the VTB United League.[1] On 5 February 2017 Meiers had a 31-point performance against Zenit.[2]

Meiers spent the 2019–20 season with Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League. He signed with BC Astana on 1 September 2020.[3]

On 16 February 2021 he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[4]

On 10 November 2021 he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[5]

National team career

Meiers has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[6]

References

  1. "Martins Meiers 2016-17 stats". VTB League. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. "Meieram 31 punkts pret "Zenit"". VEF Riga. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. "Martins Meiers joins Astana". Sportando. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. "Martins Meiers joins Elan Chalon". Sportando. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. "Slask Wroclaw signs Martins Meiers". Sportando. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  6. "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.


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