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Bērziņš has officially joined the ACB league team

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Jānis Bērziņš Photo: basketzg.pl

Latvian basketball player Jānis Bērziņš has officially joined the Spanish Premier League or ACB unit Manresa “Basquet”, the club said.

The Basquet team will participate in the Spanish Championship and the FIBA ​​Champions League next season. Last season, the Manresa Club finished in 10th place in the 19-unit competition in the ACB League, one of the strongest European club tournaments.

The 28-year-old striker played for Zielona Gora in Poland last season, averaging 9.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 21 VTB United League games.

Basquet once triumphed in the Spanish Championship in 1998. Significantly, in this unit in 2008/09. The famous National Basketball Association (NBA) center Serge Ibaka played in the season.

Bērziņš, born in Limbaži, was not selected in the NBA draft in 2015, therefore he continued his career in Europe. As a professional, he made his debut in the ranks of “VEF Rīga” in 2011, but then the roads also took him to the units of “Valmiera”, “Jelgava” and “Ventspils”. He has been a legionnaire in Italy, representing Orlandina Basket, and in Poland, as a basketball player for Zielona Gora.

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