Gunta Baško

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

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

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

  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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