Igors Miglinieks

Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Igors Miglinieks

Guangdong Southern Tigers
Position	Assistant coach
League	CBA
Personal information
Born	(1964-05-04) 4 May 1964 (age 61) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1986: undrafted
Playing career	1981–2000
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	13
Coaching career	1997, 2000–present–present
Career history
As a player:
1981–1985	VEF Rīga
1985–1989	CSKA Moscow
1989–1990	VEF Rīga
1990	Erie Wave
1990–1992	VEF Rīga
1992–1994	Braunschweig
1994–1995	VEF/Ādaži Rīga
1995	CSKA Moscow
1995–1996	LainERS Riga
1996–1997	Olimpas Plungė
1997	Cherno More
1997–1998	Žito Vardar
1998–1999	Blonay Basket
1999	LainERS Riga
1999–2000	ASK/Brocēni/LMT
As a coach:
1997	Latvia
2000–2001	BK LMT
2001–2003	Kyiv
2004	Arsenal Tula
2004–2005	Rīga
2005–2007	AEL Limassol
2005	China (assistant)
2007–2009	Latvia (assistant)
2007–2008	Spartak St. Petersburg
2008–2009	Donetsk
2009–2010	Czarni Słupsk
2010–2011	AEK Larnaca
2011–2012	Apollon Limassol
2012–2013	Barons Kvartāls (assistant)
2013–2014	Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant)
2014	BK Jēkabpils
2014–2015	Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant)
2015–2016	BK Jēkabpils
2017–2018	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
2018–2020	Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant)
2021–2022	BC Budivelnyk
2022–present	Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant)
Career highlights
As a player: FIBA European Selection (1991) USSR League champion (1988) Master of Sports of the USSR (1988) As a head coach: 2× Cypriot League champion (2006, 2007) 2× Cypriot Supercup winner (2005, 2006) As an assistant coach: 2× CBA champion (2019, 2020)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul European Championship for Juniors 1982 Bulgaria U-18 Team European Championship for Cadets 1981 Greece U-16 Team

Professional career

Miglinieks was a member of the World Basketball League's Erie Wave in 1990. Miglinieks was also a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1991.

National team career

Miglinieks was a member of the senior Soviet Union national team. With the Soviet Union, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics,^[1] becoming the first Latvian basketball player to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Miglinieks had a long coaching career, working as a head coach in numerous teams and leagues.

Personal life

Miglinieks' brother, Raimonds, was also a professional basketball player.^[2][3]