Markuss Mamajs '23 Recruiting Profile
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Hustle, speed, precision – these are the three words that describe my game the best. My best attributes in the game of basketball are my good handles, high precision shooting, creative finishing, ability to drive and my passing and ability to find my teammates. I am the most driven player that you will ever see, and I fight for a win in every single game, even if it is not my best game. Despite my size I love to fight for rebounds and other neutral balls. For me as a point guard my priority is to get open looks for my teammates, and I also am able to create situations for myself. I love to play with the flow and create extraordinary plays with just the fundamentals of basketball. I believe that communication between teammates is the key, so I embrace it fully, both, in games and in practice, by always being loud on both ends of the floor. I have good leader qualities, and I love to guide and help my teammates, whether it is on the court or off of it.
I started my basketball journey relatively late - only at the age of 12. At that time, when I only started to learn about basketball, some of my teammates were already playing in the national team level. Despite that, because of my hard work and not missing any practices, only after 4 years I was able to catch up and even surpass most of the guys at my age, and I was already selected for the U16 national team. I believe that I still have a lot of potential in the game of basketball and I am definitely willing to work hard to fulfil it!
Going into college my goal is to be the best in academics and in basketball, I want to graduate with a diploma in my hand and as many championships as possible. I value highly education and love to study and acquire new, useful knowledge. I love exploring new areas in knowledge academically and also in basketball. I am always open to new ideas and am willing to work hard to get to my goals.
As I am a family guy, my goal is to make my parents proud and to play in front of them on the big stage in college basketball.
Athletics
High School Information
- 2020 Club/Travel Team
- Starter- Jersey: #69
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 2 seasons
- 2022 BJBS Rīga/Basketbola Klase U19V (Latvian Youth 1st League)
- 2022 Latvian University/BS Riga (Latvian 2nd National League )
- The jersey number can change depending on games, for blue jersey my number is 4, for white - 5, but that also can change
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Agris Galvanovskis
Events
- Camp/Event
- EYBL North Stage 2
- 12/16/22 to 12/18/22
- MVP of the tournament
- Camp/Event
- FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2022
- 8/23/22 to 8/28/22
- Participating in the tournament as a player in the Latvian National U18 3X3 team. Placing 5th in the World.
- Camp/Event
- U18 European Championship, Division B
- 7/29/22 to 8/07/22
- Participating in the tournament as a player in the Latvian National U18 team. Placing 13th.
- Camp/Event
- Get Recruited Sweden
- 5/22/22 to 5/22/22
- I was scoring and passing leader in my team as we won 2 out of 4 games. https://www.getrecruited.se/showcase2022/
- Camp/Event
- Baltic Sea Basketball Cup 2022
- 1/03/22 to 10/05/22
- Participating in the tournament as a player in tha Latvian National U18 Basketball team. Recieving the "Best Player of the Team" award.
- Camp/Event
- Baltic Sea Basketball Cup 2020
- 7/23/20 to 7/25/20
- Camp/Event
- Valmiera Summer Cup
- 8/29/19 to 8/31/19
- Placing 3rd, best player of the team award.
Training
- General physical and coordination training
- 2 years
- For the last two years I have been training with a four time olympian Deniss Cerkovskis, who is a pentathlete. We have been working mainly on cardio, vertical jump and speed, also including various extraordinary exercises to improve the ability to adapt.
- Core and stability
- 2 years
- For two years I was going to "Fiziocentrs", which is a physiotherapy clinic and there I was working with a trainer on my core muscles to improve my stability, all of the leg muscle groups to improve my mobility and, of course the back and hand muscles, to improve strength, and all together to become a better athlete and avoid injuries.
- Basketball
- 6 years
- I started training basketball only at the age of 12, so I am kind of a late bloomer and I believe that I have still a lot of potential left to discover.
Additional Sports
- Beach Volleyball
- 4 years
- Freshman Team
- Placing 4th in the U18 regional tournament in 2020
- Soccer
- 9 years
- Freshman Team
- I was training football from the age of 3 till the age of 12, when I changed to basletball.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2022 Latvian Univer | 2022 BJBS Rīga/Bas |
|---|---|---|
| Points/Game | 7 | 23.4 |
| Season High Points | 8 | 35 |
| Rebounds/Game | 3 | 7.4 |
| Season High Rebounds | 3 | 9 |
| Assists/Game | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| Season High Assists | 9 | 7 |
| Steals/Game | 2.5 | 3 |
| Blocks/Game | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goal Pct. | 45 | 39 |
| Free Throw Pct. | 25 | 44 |
| 3 Point FG's | 3/9 | 20/64 |
| 3 Point FG Pct. | 33.3 | 32 |
| Games Played | 2 | 4 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Mathematics EconomicsAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. Mathematics HL English B HL Economics HL Physics SL Chemistry SL Latvian language and Literature SLRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- Awards3rd place in schools Math competition; 5th place in schools eloquence competition;
- ActivitiesLatvian National Dances; Choir singing;