 Čavars in 2021 | |
| No. 15 – Yokohama Excellence | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 11, 1996 Ventspils, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | VEF Rīga |
| 2012–2014 | LMT Basketbola Akademija |
| 2015–2016 | BK Liepāja |
| 2016–2017 | İTÜ B.K. |
| 2017–2018 | VEF Rīga |
| 2019–2020 | BK Ventspils |
| 2020–2021 | BC Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2021–2022 | Astoria Bydgoszcz |
| 2022–2023 | Start Lublin |
| 2023–present | Yokohama Excellence |
Klāvs Čavars (born February 11, 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Yokohama Excellence of the B.League. The 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) center played six seasons for VEF Rīga.
Professional career
VEF Rīga
Čavars first joined the VEF Rīga and played in the 2012–13 season. Although loaned to other teams, Čavars played a total of six seasons for VEF Rīga. Čavars' career high was during the 2013–14 season, playing 4 games and averaging 9.0 points and 9.5 rebounds.[1] During the 2018–19 season, Cavars finished with 23 games played and averaged 2.5 points, 0.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds. This was his second career low with the team after the 2018–19 season finishing with an average of 6.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists.[2]
BK Liepājas Lauvas
Čavars played one season for the BK Liepājas Lauvas. During the 2015–16 season he played in both the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League, in a total of 54 combined games (42 in LBL, 12 in BBL).[3]
BK Ventspils
Čavars played for the BK Ventspils during the 2019–20 season. He played for 20 minutes in 20 games and averaged 11.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[4]
Tsmoki-Minsk
On June 10, 2020, he has signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League.[5]
Astoria Bydgoszcz
On July 23, 2021, he has signed with Astoria Bydgoszcz of the PLK.[6]
Start Lublin
On July 23, 2022, he has signed with Start Lublin of the PLK.[7]
Yokohama Excellence
On July 4, 2023, it was announced that Čavars had signed with Yokohama Excellence which at the time of the announcement was in the third division of the Japanese B.League.[8]
National team career
Čavars is currently scheduled to represent the Latvia men's national basketball team in the upcoming 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
References
- ↑ ProBallers.com Profile
- ↑ Profile on Proballers.com
- ↑ Basketball.RealGM.com Profile
- ↑ FIBA Europe profile
- ↑ "BC Tsmoki-Minsk ink Klavs Cavars". Sportando. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Łotysz środkowym Enea Astorii". plk.pl (in Polish). July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Cavars zmienia klub, zagra w Lublinie". plk.pl (in Polish). July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "クラヴス・チャバルス選手、2023-24シーズン契約合意のお知らせ". yokohama-ex.jp (in Japanese). July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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