Roberts Štelmahers

Roberts Štelmahers (born November 19, 1974) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player who played the point guard position. He is the current head coach for Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments in 1997,^[1] 2001,^[2] 2003^[3] and 2005.^[4] He has played a total of 144 games for his national team.

Roberts Štelmahers

Štelmahers as assistant coach of Latvia in 2011
Czarni Słupsk
Position	Head coach
League	PLK
Personal information
Born	(1974-11-19) November 19, 1974 (age 50) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1990–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	7
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As a player:
1990–1991	Rīgas ASK
1991–1995	Bonus Riga
1995–1998	ASK/Brocēni/LMT
1998	Avtodor Saratov
1998–1999	Zielona Góra
1999–2000	Śląsk Wrocław
2000–2001	Pınar Karşıyaka
2001–2002	Ülkerspor
2002–2004	KK Union Olimpija
2004–2008	Lietuvos Rytas
2009	ASK Riga
2009	Societa Veroli Basket
As a coach:
2009	BC Perlas
2010–2011	BC Lietuvos Rytas (assistant)
2011	BC Perlas
2010–2012	Latvia (assistant)
2011–2012	BC Pieno žvaigždės
2012–2015	BK Ventspils
2016	Valmiera/ORDO
2016–2017	Czarni Słupsk
2017–2019	BK Ventspils
2019–2022	Kalev/Cramo
2022	ZZ Leiden
2022	ERA Nymburk
2023	Lietkabelis
2024–present	Czarni Słupsk
Career highlights
As player EuroCup champion (2005) 2× Baltic Basketball League champion (2006, 2007) 3× LBL champion (1996–1998) PLK champion (2000) Slovenian champion (2004) Lithuanian champion (2006) Slovenian Cup winner (2003) Polish Supercup winner (2000) Turkish President's Cup winner (2001) 2× Slovenian Supercup winner (2003, 2004) As head coach Baltic Basketball League champion (2013) 3x Latvian League champion (2014, 2016, 2018) 2x Latvian-Estonian League champion (2019, 2021) Estonian League champion (2021) Estonian Cup winner (2021)

Playing career

Štelmahers grew up with ASK Riga youth team, he made his debut with Rīgas ASK during the 1990–91 season. After that he signed Bonus Riga and played there till the 1994–95 championship. Then he signed with ASK/Broceni/Riga for 1995–96 season and played there until the 1997–98 championship. Štelmahers moved to Russia for the 1998–99 season, signed by Avtodor Saratov. He was released on late December due to club's financial problems and in January moved to Poland, signed by Zielona Góra. He stayed in Poland and signed with Śląsk Wrocław for the 1999–00 season. For the 2000–01 season, Štelmahers moved to Turkey and signed with Pınar Karşıyaka. He stayed in Turkey and played for Ülkerspor in the 2001–02 season. After that Štelmahers moved to Slovenia and played two seasons in KK Union Olimpija. In 2004 he moved back to Baltics and signed with Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos Rytas where he stayed until the 2007–08 championship. After a break due to an injury he signed with his first team Rīgas ASK in January 2009.^[5] He retired in 2009.

Coaching career

On 4 July 2022, Štelmahers signed as head coach of ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.^[6] The same month, on 30 July, Nymburk announced Stelmahers as their new coach, a move criticised by Leiden's management.^[7]

On 30 July 2022, he signed with ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League.^[8]

On 29 June 2023, Štelmahers signed a two-year (1+1) deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.^[9] On 27 October, he was sacked after a poor start to the 2023–24 season.

On December 4, 2024, he signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[10]

Euroleague career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2001–02	Ülkerspor	19	13	20.0	.409	.341	.791	1.6	1.5	.9	.0	6.5	7.3
2002–03	Union Olimpija	20	7	24.2	.381	.219	.825	2.0	2.3	1.0	.0	8.6	8.6
2003–04		16	15	30.5	.402	.352	.844	2.4	3.1	1.1	.0	11.6	12.6
2005–06	Lietuvos Rytas	16	16	28.1	.417	.418	.771	2.6	3.4	.9	.0	10.1	10.1
Career		71	51	25.4	.401	.332	.817	2.1	2.5	1.0	.0	9.1	9.5

Achievements

• 1995–96 Latvian National Championship (ASK/Brocēni)
• 1996–97 Latvian National Championship (ASK/Brocēni/LMT)
• 1997–98 Latvian National Championship (ASK/Brocēni/LMT)
• 1999-00 Polish National Championship (Śląsk Wrocław)
• 1999-00 Polish Supercup (Śląsk Wrocław)
• 2000–01 Turkish President's Cup Cup (Ülkerspor)
• 2002–03 Slovenian National Cup (KK Union Olimpija)
• 2002–03 Slovenian SuperCup (KK Union Olimpija)
• 2003–04 Slovenian National Championship (KK Union Olimpija)
• 2003–04 Slovenian SuperCup (KK Union Olimpija)
• 2004–05 ULEB Cup Championship^[11] (Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius)
• 2005–06 Baltic League Championship (Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius)
• 2005–06 Lithuanian National Championship (Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius)
• 2006–07 Baltic League Championship^[12] (Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius)