Žanis Peiners
Žanis Peiners (born 1 August 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 8+3⁄4 in) tall[1] shooting guard-small forward. Professional careerIn 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 17 September 2014 he joined the defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils.[6] On 20 July 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 teamPeiners 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
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