Ingus Jakovičs (Latvian: Ingus Jakovičs; born April 18, 1993, Latvia) is a Latvian professional basketball player, a point guard. In the 2016/2017 season, he played for the Nizhny Novgorod club BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League.[1]

Career

He began his professional career in 2009. Jakovičs was born in the town of Madona (Latvia); after his first steps with the club Gulbenes Buki, he spent a season with Riga's "Rīga," and from 2011 to 2014 he played for Liepājas Lauvas.[4][1] In the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons, he played for the Riga club VEF in the VTB United League: in the 2014/2015 season, he became a Latvian champion with VEF.[4] In the 2015/2016 season, over 21 games he averaged 7.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.[1][3]

In July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with BC Nizhny Novgorod.[1] The club's head coach Arturs Štālbergs, under whom Jakovičs had played on the Latvian youth national team, described him as one of the most talented point guards in the country, highlighting his speed of reading the game and his work on defense.[1] In the 2016/2017 season in the VTB United League, he played 8 games for Nizhny Novgorod, averaging 4.1 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[2] In December 2016, the player's contract was terminated. After his contract with BC Nizhny Novgorod was terminated, Jakovičs played for the Latvian club Ventspils from 2016 to 2019.[4][3]

Subsequently, he played in the Italian (Varese, 2020/2021 season) and French (Limoges, 2021/2022 season) championships. In the 2024/2025 season, he played for the Spanish club Básquet Coruña, appearing in 32 games in the Spanish league with an average of 5.6 points per game.[3]

National team

He was called up to the Latvia youth national team (U-20), which, under the direction of Arturs Štālbergs, won the silver medal at the 2013 European Championship. At that European Under-20 Championship, Jakovičs averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game; from July 2014 he was part of the senior Latvia national team, and in June 2017 he was included in the preliminary national squad roster for preparations for EuroBasket 2017.[4][1] The basketball player's height is 186 cm and his weight is 84 kg.[3]

Links

  • Wikidata (archive) (Q17466239 — entry in the free knowledge base)
  • VIAF (8031158915907350000001 — Virtual International Authority File)

Sources

  1. руни.рф — Jakovičs was born in the town of Madona (Latvia). He began his professional career in 2009 with the club Gulbenes Buki, then spent a season with Riga in the city of Riga, and from 2
  1. NNTV — Young Latvia national team player joins BC Nizhny Novgorod — Nizhny Novgorod State Regional Television and Radio Company NNTV
  2. slamdunk.ru — Ingus Jakovičs ( )
  3. news.sportbox.ru — Nizhny Novgorod terminates contract with Jakovičs (archive)