Liene Jansone

Liene Jansone
Personal information
Born (1981-05-22) 22 May 1981 (age 43)
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Listed weight89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
CollegeSiena (2000–2004)
Playing career1997–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
1997–1999TTT/Rīga (Latvia)
2004–2005Hapoel Haifa B.C. (Israel)
2005–2006Ensino (Spain)
2006–2007Avenida (Spain)
2007–2008Hondarribia (Spain)
2008–2009Gambrinus Brno (Czech Republic)
2009Tarbes GB (France)
2009–2010Umbertide (Italy)
2010Reyer Venezia (Italy)
2010–2011Pool Comense (Italy)
2011–2012Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France)
2012–2013Tarsus Belediyesi (Turkey)
2013–2014Diósgyőri VTK(Hungary)
Career highlights and awards

Liene Jansone (born 22 May 1981, in Riga) is a Latvian women's basketball player who has most recently played for the Tarsus Belediyesi of the Turkish Women's Basketball League and is member of the Latvian national team. She is a 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) tall power forward.

Both of her parents were basketball coaches and her younger sister, Līga, is a former basketball player.[2][3] Jansone started playing at a professional level in 1997, in the local TTT/Rīga team.[2]

She was a member of the Siena Saints NCAA team from 2000 until 2004.[2] Jansone eventually became one of the team's leaders.[2] In her first year, the team won NCAA Conference.[4] Jansone was named the Most Valuable Player.[4] Since then, she has played in Europe.

Jansone is a member of the Latvian national team. Prior to playing at a senior level, she played at the under-18 and under-20 levels.[4] She made her senior debut on 6 August 2005.[5] Jansone has represented Latvia at several Eurobasket Women (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Siena statistics

Source[6]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2000–01 Siena 30 58.8% – 77.9% 8.80 0.90 0.40 1.10 13.90
2001–02 Siena 23 60.5% 100.0% 84.3% 6.17 0.74 0.48 0.91 15.52
2002–03 Siena 33 60.3% 35.3% 75.4% 8.94 0.97 0.30 0.70 17.24
2003–04 Siena 19 55.4% 56.3% 72.9% 8.74 0.74 0.37 1.11 15.63
Career 105 59.1% 47.1% 77.7% 8.26 0.87 0.39 0.93 15.61
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2000–01 Siena 30 157 267 - - 102 131 264 28 13 33 416
2001–02 Siena 23 135 223 1 1 86 102 142 17 11 21 357
2002–03 Siena 33 234 388 6 17 95 126 295 32 10 23 569
2003–04 Siena 19 113 204 9 16 62 85 166 14 7 21 297
Career 105 639 1082 16 34 345 444 867 91 41 98 1639

References

  1. ^ "Liene Jansone (Latvia)". Eurobasketwomen2013.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "FIBA Europe profile". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. ^ Jurševica, Māra (9 August 2008). "Vēl botas nost nevelku" (in Latvian). Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Noviks, Māris (27 May 2008). "Liene Jansone: "Spānijā mums palīdzēs!"" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Liene Jansone" (in Latvian). Basket.lv. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.