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Aigars Šķēle

Aigars Šķēle
Šķēle with Latvia men's national basketball team in 2023
No. 21 – Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 32)
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2012–2013Barons
2013–2014Jūrmala/Fēnikss
2014–2015VEF Rīga
2015–2016Valmiera/ORDO
2016–2018Ventspils
2018–2019Antibes Sharks
2019–2020Kalev/Cramo
2020–2021VEF Rīga
2021–2022s.Oliver Würzburg
2022–2024Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2024–2025Rostock Seawolves
2025–presentStal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Career highlights and awards

Aigars Šķēle (born December 4, 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). 6 stycznia 2025 Aigars ponownie został zawodnikiem Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.

Playing career

Šķēle spent couple of seasons in Spain, playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada youth teams,[1] before returning to his home country in 2012. He played one season for Barons, then joined Jūrmala for the 2013-14 season. Šķēle helped Jūrmala to reach Latvian League semifinals for the first time in club history.

On August 11, 2014, he moved to VEF Rīga.[2]

On January 7, 2015, he was loaned to BK Valmiera[3]

On June 11, 2021, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[4]

On August 11, 2022, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[5] Aigars became the leader of his new team and one of the best players in PLK, re-signing with the team for another season.[6]

On July 9, 2024, he has signed with Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

On January 6, 2025, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) for a second stint.[8]

National team career

Šķēle made his debut with the senior Latvian national team in 2016. He represented Latvia at the EuroBasket 2017, where the team finished 5th overall.

Personal

His older brother, Armands, is also a professional basketball player.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Competiciones FEB".
  2. ^ "VEF Riga tabs point guard Skele". 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "VEF Riga loans Aigars Skele to BK Valmiera". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  4. ^ "Vielseitiger Neuzugang aus dem Baltikum". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Skele dołącza do BM Stali". plk.pl (in Polish). August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Numer 21 nadal należeć będzie do Aigarsa Skele!". bmslamstal.pl. 2023-05-10. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  7. ^ "AIGARS ŠĶĒLE UNTERSCHREIBT IN ROSTOCK". seawolves.de (in German). July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Aigars Skele returns to Ostrów!". plk.pl. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  9. ^ "Latvia's EuroBasket Core Returns | FIBA Europe".
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