Jānis Timma
Latvian basketball player (1992–2024)
Jānis Timma (2 July 1992 – 17 December 2024) was a Latvian professional basketball player. He was born in Krāslava, Latvia. His career lasted from 2008 until his death. He played for the Latvia men's national basketball team. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
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Born | Krāslava, Latvia | 2 July 1992||||||||||||||
Died | 17 December 2024 Moscow, Russia | (aged 32)||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60th overall | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008–2024 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 3, 6, 10, 16, 31, 62 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | ASK Riga | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | DSN Riga | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Liepājas Lauvas | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Ventspils | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Baskonia | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
2019 | →Khimki Moscow | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Khimki Moscow | ||||||||||||||
2021 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Lakeland Magic | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Grises de Humacao | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Monbus Obradoiro | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Alikson Team (3x3) | ||||||||||||||
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Timma married Russian-Ukrainian pop singer Anna Sedokova in 2020. In late 2024, Sedokova filed for a divorce.[1]
Timma died on 17 December 2024 after jumping off a building in Moscow, Russia at the age of 32.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Latvian Basketball Star Found Dead in Moscow After Apparent Suicide". The Moscow Times. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ "Reports: Janis Timma found dead in Moscow". basketnews.com. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
Other websites
change- Jānis Timma on IMDb