Rīgas Zeļļi
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| Rīgas Zeļļi | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Zeļļi |
| Leagues | Latvian–Estonian Basketball League |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Location | Riga, Latvia |
| President | Edgars Buļs |
| General manager | Artūrs Šēnhofs |
| Head coach | Juris Umbraško |
| Website | rigaszelli.lv |
Rīgas Zeļļi is Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in the summer of 2023.[1]
History
On July 13, 2023 it was announced that a new team named Rīgas Zeļļi will take part in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, Latvian Basketball League and Latvian Basketball Cup. Its president is sports manager Edgars Buļs and former player Artūrs Šēnhofs is taking the role of a general manager. Previously, both worked together as hosts of a basketball show "Ūdenszeļļi" on television.
Club offers everyone to become its member by donating money, in return having a word in teams' decisions. It has also created a mobile app for a team to communicate with teams' management. It presents itself as the most innovative sports organizations in Latvia.[2]
On July 14, 2023 it was announced that the head coach of the team will be Juris Umbraško.[3]
On September 30, 2023 Zeļļi played the first official game in a team's history beating Keila Coolbet in Arena Riga.[4]
References
- ↑ ""Rīgas Zeļļi" spēlēs Pafbet Latvijas – Igaunijas līgā, sākas pieteikšanās Latvijas līgu turnīriem un Užavas kausa izcīņai". July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Par un ap komandas izveidi | "Rīgas Zeļļi" podkāsts EP. 1" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Debitanti "Rīgas Zeļļi" ar galveno treneri Umbraško paraksta trīs gadu līgumu". Sportacentrs.com. July 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Results". www.estlatbl.com.
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