Gunta Baško
| Basket Landes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 27, 1980 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Siena (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
Gunta Baško-Melnbārde (born Gunta Baško April 27, 1980 in Riga, Soviet Union[1]) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Basket Landes and Latvia women's national basketball team. She was born in Riga.
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]
Teams
- 1995–1998: RTU/Klondaika Rīga (
Latvia) - 1999–2003: Siena Saints (
United States) - 2003–2004: Ramat-Hasharon (
Israel) - 2004–2006: Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (
France) - 2006–2008: Lattes-Maurin Montpellier ( France)
- 2008–2009: Perfumerias Avenida (
Spain) - 2009–2010: Umana Reyer (
Italy) - 2010–2011: TS Wisła Can Pack Kraków (
Poland)
Private life
In August 2011 Gunta Baško married ex-basketball player Kristaps Melnbārdis, and changed surname form Baško to Baško-Melnbārde.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "FIBA Europe profile". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-30.