Jānis Porziņģis

Jānis Porziņģis

Personal information
Born	(1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 Liepāja, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2000–2013
Position	Small forward
Career history
2000–2001	Ventspils
2001–2002	Liepājas Lauvas
2002–2003	Gulbenes Buki
2003–2004	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2004	Kapfenberg Bulls
2004–2005	Norrköping Dolphins
2005	Scarlet Vilvoorde
2005–2006	Soproni Sordogok
2006–2007	Basket Livorno
2007–2008	Pistoia Basket 2000
2008	New Basket Brindisi
2008–2009	Liepājas Lauvas
2009–2010	Roseto Sharks
2010–2011	Pistoia Basket 2000
2011–2012	Liepājas Lauvas
2012	Valmiera
2012	Guerino Vanoli Basket
2012	Valmiera
2012–2013	Palencia Baloncesto
2013	Šibenik

Jānis Porziņģis (born 13 July 1982) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in), he played at the small forward position. He is the older brother of Boston Celtics forward Kristaps Porziņģis.

Professional playing career

Porziņģis played for 15 different teams, in multiple European national domestic leagues over a 14-year career. He officially retired from playing professional basketball in 2015, after having last played in 2013.

National team career

Porziņģis also made a few appearances with the senior Latvian national team.

Post playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Porziņģis became an agent for his younger brother, Kristaps Porziņģis, who is also a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

External links

• Eurobasket.com Profile
• EuroCup Profile
• Italian League Profile (in Italian)