Rihards Lomažs
Latvian basketball player
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Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player who last played for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
Lomažs in 2024 | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 April 1996 Tukums, Latvia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Jelgava |
| 2014–2015 | Jūrmala |
| 2015–2019 | Ventspils |
| 2019–2021 | ASVEL |
| 2021 | BG Göttingen |
| 2021–2022 | Merkezefendi Basket |
| 2022 | Zaragoza |
| 2022–2023 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2023 | Merkezefendi Basket |
| 2023–2024 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2024–2025 | Merkezefendi Basket |
| 2025 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2025–2026 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional career
Lomažs started his career in Latvia, playing for Jelgava, Jūrmala and Ventspils. With the latter, he won the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League in 2019, being elected MVP of the Finals. In the summer, he joined the French team ASVEL Basket, playing also in the EuroLeague for two seasons.
After a few months with BG Göttingen in Basketball Bundesliga, in 2021 he joined the Turkish team Merkezefendi. He started the 2022–23 season with Basket Zaragoza, but joined the German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg in November 2022.[1]
In 2023 Lomažs returned to Merkezefendi, but on 29 December 2023, he signed with the Italian powerhouse, Virtus Bologna, where he played also in the EuroLeague.[2]
On October 18, 2024, he signed with Yukatel Merkezefendi of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the third stint.[3]
On January 13, 2025, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[4]
On August 6, 2025, Lomažs signed a one-year contract with Klaipėdos Neptūnas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[5]
Career statistics
| 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 |
EuroLeague
EuroCup
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | 16 | 15 | 30.1 | .449 | .388 | .860 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 18.6 | 17.9 |
| Career | 16 | 15 | 30.1 | .449 | .388 | .860 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 18.6 | 17.9 | |