Mareks Jurevičus

Mareks Jurevičus

Position	Shooting guard Small forward
Height	1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
League	Legadue Basket
Team	Ostuni Basket
Born	January 17, 1985 (1985-01-17) (age 26) Liepāja, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian

Mareks Jurevičus (born January 17, 1985 in Liepāja, Latvia) is a professional basketball player, who plays the Shooting guard, Small forward position. He's currently playing for the Italian Legadue Basket club Ostuni Basket.

Excellent three-point shooting including many big shots in crunch time - this is the main strength of Liepāja-born Mareks Jurevičus . As a junior he spent a few seasons in his hometown team where was a real leader and made 19.2 points per game the in Latvian League and 16.4 points per game in 2008. Last summer Jurevičus made his first steps with the national team with a strong limited role and playing time. After then he went to Ventspils and got some more experience at the highest level. His statistics took a turn for the worse (11.9 points per game in the Baltic League) but his skills are still improving. At the end of the season Jurevičus was named MVP of the Latvian Play-offs.

He has represented Latvia national team in EuroBasket 2011.^[1]

Pro clubs

• BK Liepājas lauvas
• BK Ventspils
• Latvia national basketball team

References

1. ^ "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. http://www.eurobasket2011.com/en/cid_4,w7QjPeH-M,ty138LH2l3.pageID_ZOGN4LOnIfs45jhTkYV6v0.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2011.roundID_7526.teamID_2134.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 

External links

• FIBA Europe Profile
• EuroBasket.com Profile
• Basket.lv profile
• BBL.net Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Balticcourse.com Profile

Persondata
Name	Jurevičus, Mareks
Alternative names	Jurevicus, Mareks
Short description	Latvian basketball player
Date of birth	January 17, 1985
Place of birth	Liepāja
Date of death
Place of death