Artūrs Ausējs

Artūrs Ausējs
No. 2 – BK Ventspils
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLEBL
Personal information
Born (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 34)
Olaine, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2013BK Jelgava
2013–2015BK Jūrmala
2015–2016BK Barons
2016–2017BK Liepāja
2017–2018Pieno žvaigždės
2018–2019VEF Rīga
2019–2020Ural Yekaterinburg
2020–presentBK Ventspils
Career highlights

Artūrs Ausējs (born 16 December 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for Ventspils of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. He stands 1.92 meters tall and plays the shooting guard position.[1]

Career

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BK Jelgava

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Ausējs began his career playing at the LBL2 level, unlike other Latvian teenagers who trained at basketball schools abroad. At 16 years old, he joined the Jelgava BJSS basketball team of Jelgava Children and Youth Sports School.[2][3]

Ausējs was recognized as LBL2 Player of the Month for November 2012, with averages of 21.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.4 points, and two steals.[4] That season, he was seen as one of the top players in the LBL2. However, he declined offers to be promoted to the pro team of Jelgava, as he felt he wasn't ready yet.[5]

BK Jūrmala

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Ausējs then began playing for BK Jūrmala. They were dominant during the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) 2014–15 regular season, winning 11 straight games.[6] However, they only made it to the quarterfinals.[7]

BK Barons

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For the 2015–16 season, Ausējs was with the BK Barons.[8]

BK Liepāja

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Ausējs averaged 14.5 points in the LBL, and 16.1 points per game in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) with BK Liepāja.[9]

BC Pieno žvaigždes

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Ausējs initially planned on returning for another season with Liepāja as their team captain. However, on August 27, 2017, he joined the Lithuanian team Pieno žvaigždes. This was his first time playing for a non-Latvian team.[9] His team finished sixth overall in the regular season, but lost in the first round of the playoffs.[10] In 40 games in the Lithuanian Basketball League, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 24.8 minutes.[11] They did a much better job in the BBL, as he led them to a title over Jūrmala.[10] In 18 games in the BBL, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals in 22.8 minutes.[11] This would be the last championship given in the BBL, as the league shut down the following season.[12]

VEF Rīga

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After his one season in Lithuania, Ausējs returned to his home country to play for VEF Rīga in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League (LEBL).[11][10] He was able to win a LBL championship with VEF Rīga, averaging 11.2 points and shooting 39% from three point range.[13]

Ural Yekaterinburg

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On August 7, 2019, Ausējs joined Ural Yekaterinburg in the Russian Basketball Super League 1.[13] He played in all 26 games for the team, helping them to eight wins and averaging 13.1 points, three assists, and three rebounds per game.[14]

BK Ventspils

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On August 18, 2020, Ausējs joined BK Ventspils.[15] In his first season with the team, he averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and 14.1 points and 4.8 assists in the playoffs.[16] He got them into the LBL finals with a game-winning three-pointer over BK Ogre in the semifinals.[17] There, they finished as runner-ups.[18] They made it to the finals once again during the 2022 LBL Play-offs.[19] For his fourth season with team, he was appointed as team captain, taking over the role from Andrejs Šeļakovs.[20] Off the bench, he averaged 14.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists.[21] That year, they made it to the semis of the LEBL.[22] During the 2024–25 LEBL season, he was awarded as Player of the Month for February 2025 as the team's leading scorer.[23] He also led them to the finals of the Latvian Basketball Cup.[24]

National team career

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Ausējs didn't play for the Latvian national youth team. In 2017, he got to play for the Latvian senior team.[9][25] Although he did not make the roster for Eurobasket 2017 as the final cut on the Eurobasket team, he got to play in two 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.[10][25] In 2020, he got to play in the Baltic Way tournament, a tournament between Baltic nations.[26] They finished third in that tournament.[27] In 2022, he was included in the roster of Latvia's national 3x3 team.[28]

References

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  1. ^ estlatbl.com Player profile
  2. ^ Sportazinas (4 February 2020). "Latvijas basketbolistu TOP 30 (1. daļa)". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  3. ^ Tiltins, Janis (10 August 2018). "Artūrs Ausējs – from Jelgava Sports School to the men's national team". arhivs.zz.lv. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ^ Efumo (26 December 2012). "LBL2 novembra labākais spēlētājs – Artūrs Ausējs". Jelgava (in Latvian). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Ausējs: Ja būsim pilnā sastāvā, arī LLU būs starp galvenajām favorītēm". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  6. ^ "«Jūrmala/Fēnikss» pārspēj «Liepāja/Triobet» un turpina uzvaru sēriju". Basketbols (in Latvian). 30 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. ^ "LBL 1/4 finālu BK «Jēkabpils» sāk ar uzvaru sīvā mača galotnē pret «Jūrmala/Fēnikss»". Basketbols (in Latvian). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Sākas LBL čempionāts". Basketbols (in Latvian). 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b c LETA (27 August 2017). "Ausējs karjeru turpinās Lietuvā". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d Sportazinas (16 August 2018). "Ausējs par laiku Lietuvā: Boli nebija galvas tiesu pārāki - nesaprotu, uz ko fani nāca tur skatīties". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b c Sportazinas (11 July 2018). "VEF sastāvu papildina divi izlases basketbolisti; amatu saglabā Gailītis". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Nākamajā sezonā nenotiks Baltijas Basketbola līgas čempionāts" (in Latvian). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b Basketbolists Ausējs pievienojies Jekaterinburgas Ural
  14. ^ "BK «Ventspils» pievienojas Ausējs". www.ventasbalss.lv. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Ausējs atgriežas Latvijā un pievienojas "Ventspilij"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  16. ^ LETA (22 July 2021). "Ausējs arī nākamajā sezonā spēlēs "Ventspils" sastāvā". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  17. ^ LETA (4 May 2021). "Ausēja tālmetiens ieved "Ventspili" LBL finālā". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Ausējs arī nākamajā sezonā pārstāvēs "Ventspili"". tv3.lv (in Latvian). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  19. ^ "«Ventspils» basketbolisti sezonu Latvijas-Igaunijas līgā sāk ar uzvaru pār Valmieras klubu". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  20. ^ Sportazinas (26 September 2023). ""Ventspils" ieceļ gaidāmās sezonas kapteini". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  21. ^ ""Ventspilī" paliek kapteinis Ausējs un vēl pieci basketbolisti". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 15 August 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  22. ^ LETA (2 May 2024). ""Rīgas Zeļļi" ātri aizbēg no "Ventspils" un pietuvojas LBL finālam". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  23. ^ LETA/Sportazinas (6 March 2025). "Rezultativitāte un stabilitāte - Ausējs atzīts par "Optibet" LIBL mēneša MVP". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  24. ^ ""Ventspils" atdzīvojusies". lasi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Arturs Ausejs - Latvia - Player profile - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  26. ^ Caballero.lv; @caballero (26 July 2020). ""Baltijas ceļš": igauņiem svētkus nesabojājām. Štelmahers: "No šīs pieredzes jāpaņem pozitīvais"". LBS (in Latvian). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  27. ^ LETA (26 July 2020). "Ausējs: Atradu savus metienus un iemetu, nekas ārpus ierastā nebija". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  28. ^ LETA (7 June 2022). "Feldmanis: Ausējs ir iesaistīts komandas treniņu procesā un mēģinām integrēt viņu mūsu vidē". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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