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Ainars Bagatskis

Ainars Bagatskis (born 29 March 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach who was most recently the head coach of Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

Ainars Bagatskis
Bagatskis as the Budivelnyk Kyiv head coach in October 2013
Personal information
Born (1967-03-29) 29 March 1967 (age 59)
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1989: undrafted
Playing career1985–2006
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
Playing
1985–1987VEF Rīga
1987–1991Rīgas ASK
1991–1992Princips
1992–1993Gimle
1993–1994Brocēni
1994–1995Rīgas Laiks
1995–1998Brocēni
1998–1999Ericsson Bobry Bytom
1999–2000Hoop Pekaes Pruszków
2000–2001JDA Dijon
2001–2003Ventspils
2003–2004Evraz
2004–2005Žalgiris Kaunas
2005–2006Barons Rīga
Coaching
2005–2006Barons Rīga
2006Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2009Valmiera
2009–2010Enisey
2011Sokhumi
2011–2012Kryvbas
2012–2014Budivelnyk
2014–2016Nizhny Novgorod
2016Darüşşafaka (assistant)
2016–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
2018–2019Brose Bamberg
2019–2022Kyiv-Basket
2022–2025CSO Voluntari
2025–2026Śląsk Wrocław
2010–2017Latvia
2019–2023, 2025—Ukraine
Career highlights
As a player

As a coach:

Playing career

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Club career

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During his club playing career, Bagatskis played at the small forward position.

Latvia national team

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Bagatskis was a member of the senior Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2006. With Latvia, he played in four EuroBasket tournaments.

Coaching career

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Bagatskis began his coaching career in the 2005–06 season, while playing in his last season of professional basketball with Barons Rīga, where he stayed for one season. In 2006, he had a short stint as a head coach in one of the greatest Lithuanian teams, Žalgiris Kaunas. Since 2007, he worked as a head coach in several teams, including Valmiera until 2009, the Russian team Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in the 2009–10 season, Sokhumi, and Kryvbasbasket until 2012.

In June 2012, he became the head coach of the Ukrainian team Budivelnyk Kyiv.[1] He stayed with them for two seasons, winning the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague two times with them, in 2013 and 2014. In the 2013–14 season, his team made its first EuroLeague appearance in the club's history.

On 1 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract to become the head coach of the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod.[2] Nizhny Novgorod ended their season in the VTB United League, after being eliminated by CSKA Moscow, with 3–0 series sweep, in the League's semifinals series.

On 18 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract to become an assistant coach of David Blatt's, with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka.[3]

On 24 December 2016, Bagatskis became the head coach of the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]

On 16 May 2017, he parted ways with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]

On 30 June 2018, he signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]

On 17 June 2025, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[7] On 29 April 2026, he was fired after four consecutive league losses.[8]

National team

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Following the departure of Kęstutis Kemzūra, in February 2010, he became a team selector for the senior Latvia national team.[9] So far, his team made two EuroBasket appearances, at the EuroBasket 2011, in Lithuania, and at the EuroBasket 2013, in Slovenia.

Career statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2003–04 Žalgiris 12924.0.386.404.9002.6.8.6.09.57.0
2004–05 17012.5.424.426.882.9.4.4.05.53.7
Career 29917.5.406.414.8941.6.6.4.07.25.1

Coaching record

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Legend
G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

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Team Year G W L W–L% Result
Žalgiris 2005–06 101.400Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Žalgiris 2006–07 14212.143Eliminated in regular season
Budivelnyk 2013–14 1028.200Eliminated in regular season
Nizhny Novgorod 2014–15 24816.333Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Maccabi 2016–17 16511.313Eliminated in regular season
Career742153.284

References

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  1. ↑ "Bagatskis stoja prie "Budivelnyk" vairo". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). No. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod appoints Bagatskis as boss". euroleague.net. No. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Darüşşafaka Doğuş's new assistant coach is Ainars Bagatskis". darussafakadogusbasketbol.com. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv name Ainars Bagatskis head coach". Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  5. ↑ "Ainars Bagatskis parted ways with Maccabi Tel Aviv". Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  6. ↑ [permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "Ainars Bagatskis trenerem WKS Śląska". plk.pl (in Polish). June 17, 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Pankowiak, Patryk (30 April 2026). "Trzęsienie ziemi w WKS Śląsku Wrocław". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Noviks, Māris (3 February 2010). "LBS valde apstiprina Bagatski, sieviešu izlasi vadīs ārzemnieks". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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