Raitis Grafs
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 Raitis Grafs (left) with Armands Šķēle playing against Estonia in 2006. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1981 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Valparaiso (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2014, 2016 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 5, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1999 | Broceni Riga |
| 2003–2004 | Telindus Oostende |
| 2004–2005 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 2005–2006 | Ventspils |
| 2006–2009 | ASK Rīga |
| 2009–2010 | BC Šiauliai |
| 2010 | VEF Rīga |
| 2011 | BK SPU Nitra |
| 2011–2012 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2012 | BC Šiauliai |
| 2012 | Rakvere Tarvas |
| 2012–2014 | Valga/Maks&Moorits |
| 2016 | VEF skola |
| Career highlights | |
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Raitis Grafs (born June 12, 1981) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Grafs represented the senior men's Latvian national team.[1] He was a FIBA EuroStar in 2007.
Grafs was born in Riga, Latvia. In kindergarten, Grafs met Kristaps Valters, and they eventually became best friends,[citation needed] and also eventually became teammates. As a teenager, Grafs was regarded[by whom?] as one of the best young basketball prospects in Europe.
College career
Grafs played college basketball in the NCAA DI at Valparaiso University, where he played with the Valparaiso Crusaders, from 1999 to 2003. During his freshman year at Valparaiso, he was nominated the conferences' Newcomer of the Year.
Professional career
After he finished playing college basketball in the US, Grafs returned to Europe. He eventually went on to play in Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Estonia, Cyprus, and Latvia.
