BK Jelgava

Latvian basketball club

President

Rihards KrasovskisHead coach

BK Jelgava is a professional basketball club based in Jelgava, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League.

At the end of the 2010–11 season, its predecessor, BK Zemgale, experienced financial difficulties, failure to pay their players and liabilities. As a result, BK Jelgava took their place in the Latvian Basketball League.^[1] The new club was created and funded by the city of Jelgava.^[2]

Roster

As of February 2, 2015

#	Player	Pos.	Height	Weight
4	Rihards Ginters	F	192 cm	95 kg
5	Oleksandr Tsykaliuk	C	205 cm
6	Dāvis Geks	F	192 cm	83 kg
8	Rihards Lomažs	G	187 cm	81 kg
9	Agnis Čavars	F	196 cm	98 kg
10	Rihards Pāže	C	200 cm	98 kg
11	Jānis Bērziņš	F	194 cm	84 kg
13	Salvis Mētra (C)	F	195 cm	92 kg
22	Andris Justovičs	F	200 cm	90 kg
23	Toms Bitītis	G	181 cm	72 kg
33	Kristaps Pļavnieks	G	183 cm	68 kg
55	Denis Krestinin	F	202 cm	96 kg

References

^ LBS valde nesaskata šķēršļus BK Jelgava spēlēšanai LBL Diena.lv (in Latvian)
^ Jelgavas pašvaldība nodibina basketbola klubu "Jelgava" Kasjauns.lv (in Latvian)