Rolands Freimanis

Rolands Freimanis (born 21 January 1988) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for the Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

Rolands Freimanis

Freimanis in action with Latvia
No. 24 – Rīgas Zeļļi
Position	Power forward / center
League	LEBL
Personal information
Born	(1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 37) Gulbene, Latvia, Soviet Union
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2008	ASK Rīga
2008–2009	VEF Rīga
2009–2010	Qalat Cajasol
2010–2011	Lobe Huesca
2011	Lagun Aro GBC
2011–2012	Girona
2012–2013	Sutor Montegranaro
2013–2014	Khimik
2014–2015	Kalev/Cramo
2015	UNICS Kazan
2015–2016	Kalev/Cramo
2016–2017	Uşak Sportif
2017	VEF Rīga
2017–2018	Gaziantep Basketbol
2018–2019	Ifaistos Limnou
2019–2020	Anwil Włocławek
2020–2021	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2021–2022	Nizhny Novgorod
2022–2023	Trefl Sopot
2023–2025	Gaziantep Basketbol
2025–present	Rīgas Zeļļi
Career highlights
VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year (2021) All-VTB United League First Team (2021) All-PLK Team (2021) 3x Polish Cup winner (2020, 2021, 2023) Polish Supercup winner (2019) KML champion (2016) KML Finals MVP (2016)

Professional career

Born in Gulbene, Latvia, Freimanis started his career with ASK Rīga where he played until 2008. For the 2008–09 season he went to BK VEF Rīga. After one season there his contract was bought-out by CB Sevilla^[1] as he spent next season playing for their farm-club Qalat Cajasol. Following two years from 2010 till 2012 he played in LEB Gold league with short stint in Spanish ACB League with Lagun Aro GBC.

Before the 2012–13 season, Freimanis joined Sutor Montegranaro of the Lega Basket Serie A. On 1 September 2013 he signed with Ukrainian team Khimik.^[2] He had strong season with Khimik that included making Eurocup quarterfinals for the first time in club history as well as reaching Ukrainian League finals. Also, Freimanis showed loyalty to his club as he stayed with team despite difficult political situation in Ukraine.^[3]

On 26 August 2014, right after completing summer with Latvian National Team Freimanis joined pre-season training camp of Spanish team Baskonia.^[4] On 30 October 2014 Freimanis signed with Estonian champion BC Kalev/Cramo.^[5] Freimanis played great basketball for Kalev/Cramo, averaging 18.9 points and 6.4 rebounds in the VTB United League when his contract was bought-out by Russian powerhouse UNICS Kazan.^[6] On 23 January 2015 he officially signed with UNICS Kazan.^[7] Next season he went back to Estonia, signing with Kalev/Cramo. At the end of the season he became Estonian champion and was named Finals MVP.^[8]

Freimanis spent the 2017-18 season with Gaziantep of the Turkish league, averaging 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League on 10 August 2018.^[9]

On 13 August 2019 he signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.^[10]

On 28 September 2020 Freimanis signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra.^[11]

On 2 August 2021 he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.^[12]

On 4 July 2022 he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.^[13]

On September 29, 2023, he signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).^[14]

National team career

He made his Latvian national basketball team debut on 27 June 2007.^[15]

On 4 September 2013 he set his career high with Latvia when he scored 24 points in a win over Bosnia and Hercegovina in EuroBasket 2013 opening game.^[16]

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Kalev/Cramo

• Estonian League champion: 2016

Anwil Włocławek

• Polish Cup winner: 2020
• Polish Supercup winner: 2019

Stelmet Zielona Góra

• Polish Cup winner: 2021

Trefl Sopot

• Polish Cup winner: 2023

Individual

• KML Finals Most Valuable Player: 2016