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Gunta Baško

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Gunta Baško
No. 8 – TTT Riga
PositionForward
LeagueLSBL
Personal information
Born (1980-04-27) 27 April 1980 (age 44)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLatvian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
CollegeSiena (1999–2003)
WNBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2019
Career history
2003–2004AS Ramat Hasharon
2004–2006Lattes-Maurin Montpellier
2008–2009Perfumerias Avenida
2009–2010Umana Reyer Venezia
2010–2011TS Wisła Can Pack Kraków

Gunta Baško (formerly known also as Gunta Baško-Melnbārde; born 27 April 1980)[1] is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for TTT Riga and Latvia women's national basketball team.

Baško first played in a professional team in 1995.[1] After three years with the local RTU/Klondaika Rīga team Baško moved to Siena Saints of NCAA.[1] In 2003, she moved to Israel, then spent four years in France and is currently a member of Wisła Can Pack Kraków team.[1]

At age 19, she already represented Latvia at EuroBasket Women 1999. She was one of the youngest players in the tournament.[1] Baško also contributed to the successes of the team in EuroBaskets 2005 and 2007.[1]

Siena statistics

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Source[2]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
1999-00 Siena 28 41.7% 21.5% 64.1% 5.71 1.71 0.57 1.61 11.93
2000-01 Siena 30 48.8% 37.5% 72.9% 9.70 2.00 0.90 2.50 16.40
2001-02 Siena 30 51.2% 39.4% 83.2% 10.47 2.77 1.63 2.73 18.40
2002-03 Siena 33 40.7% 29.2% 74.6% 7.88 3.97 1.03 1.94 13.79
Career 121 45.7% 32.3% 74.7% 8.48 2.66 1.03 2.19 15.15
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
1999-00 Siena 28 129 309 17 79 59 92 160 48 16 45 334
2000-01 Siena 30 177 363 36 96 102 140 292 60 26 74 492
2001-02 Siena 30 198 387 37 94 119 143 314 83 49 82 552
2002-03 Siena 33 165 405 31 106 94 126 260 131 34 64 455
Career 121 669 1464 121 375 374 501 1026 322 125 265 1833

Private life

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In August 2011 Gunta Baško married ex-basketball player Kristaps Melnbārdis, and changed surname form Baško to Baško-Melnbārde. In February 2018 the couple divorced.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "FIBA Europe profile". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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