Raimonds Feldmanis

Raimonds Feldmanis (born 4 April 1982 in Rīga) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach who helped Latvian 3x3 national team win gold medals in 2020 Summer Olympics.

Raimonds Feldmanis

Latvia 3x3
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	(1982-04-04) April 4, 1982 (age 43) Rīga, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
As a coach:
2011–2014	BA Turība (assistant)
2014–2015	BA Turība
2015-2017	VEF Rīga (assistant)
2016-2019	VEF Skola
2021–present	BA Turība
2023-present	BC Prometey (assistant)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Latvia Summer Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo - 3x3 World 3x3 Cup 2019 Netherlands European 3x3 Championships 2018 Romania FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2013 Estonia National Team

Playing career

Feldmanis was a professional basketball player having played domestically for teams in Latvian Basketball League. He also had stints in Spain with teams from Liga EBA. Feldmanis won Latvian Basketball League title in 2010 with BK Barons.^[1]

Coaching career

Feldmanis worked with professional and youth national teams in Latvia, developed several top European prospects, such as Rodions Kurucs.^[2] In 2017, Feldmanis won Latvian championship with VEF Rīga. In February 2018, Feldmanis coached VEF Skola at the Big Baller Brand International Tournament where his team debuted by erasing 29-point first quarter deficit in a game against Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas, a team that had LaMelo Ball on its roster. Feldmanis was part of the New Orleans Pelicans coaching staff twice in the NBA Summer League, in 2017 and 2018 respectively.^[3] In 2021, he led 3x3 Latvian National Team to the first-ever appearance in the Olympic Games where his team won the gold medal.^[4] 2023-2024 BC Prometey assistant coach

Outside professional basketball

He is the founder of TRUBasketball, a non-profit basketball organization in Latvia that specializes in youth sports movement.^[5] Feldmanis contributed in publishing self-help book, Basketball Blueprint: A Complete Guide to Master Your Skills, in 2021.^[6]

National level

• 2013: Latvia U-20 coach
• 2014: Latvian U-18 coach
• 2015: Latvian U-18 coach
• 2016: Latvian U-18 head coach
• 2017: Latvian U-20 coach
• 2019: Latvian U-20 head coach
• 2019–2021: Latvia national basketball team coach
• 2018–present: Latvia 3x3 national team head coach
• 2022: Ukraine national basketball team coach

Achievements

• Silver in FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (2013)
• Gold in Latvian Basketball League (2017)
• Silver in FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (2018)
• Silver in FIBA 3x3 World Cup (2019)
• Gold in FIBA 3x3 World Tour (2020)
• Gold in Tokyo Olympic Games (2021)
• Silver in FIBA 3x3 Under U17 Europe Cup (2022)
• Silver in FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (2022)
• Gold in European Games (2023)
• Bronze in FIBA 3x3 World Cup (2023)
• Bronze in FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (2023)

Personal Awards

• Latvian Basketball Coach of the Year (2021)
• Coach of the Year in Latvia (2021)