Marcis Steinbergs
Latvian basketball player (born 2001)
| No. 12 – Bàsquet Manresa | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2001-08-28) 28 August 2001 (age 22) Ogre, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2017-2019 | BK Ogre | ||||||||||||||
| 2019-2021 | CB Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
| →2019-2021 | CBA Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Bàsquet Manresa | ||||||||||||||
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Mārcis Šteinbergs (born 28 August 2001) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the power forward position.
Professional career
Mārcis started his career at his hometown team BK Ogre. In January 2019, he signed a long-term deal with CB Gran Canaria.[1] After playing mainly for the second team in Liga EBA and LEB Plata, Šteinbergs signed a contract with Baxi Manresa.[2] With Manresa, he played in the 2022 Basketball Champions League Final Four. He has been nominated for the ACB Best Young Player Award on two occasions (2022, 2023).
National team
Mārcis represented Latvia in European U-18 Championship in 2018 and 2019. Šteinbergs has been called to the Latvian national team, playing in the Basketball World Cup qualification and EuroBasket 2025 qualification.
Personal life
Mārcis' sister in a long time Latvia women's national basketball team leader Anete Šteinberga.[3]
References
External links
- Marcis Steinbergs at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Marcis Steinbergs at fiba.basketball
- Marcis Steinbergs at futuresportsgroup.com
- Marcis Steinbergs at realgm.com
