Jānis Timma

Jānis Timma
	Timma with Baskonia, in 2017
Personal information
Born	2 July 1992; Krāslava, Latvia
Died	17 December 2024 (aged 32); Moscow, Russia
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
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)
Career highlights and awards
	VTB United League Young Player of the Year (2015); 2× VTB United League Top Latvian Player (2015, 2016); All-VTB United League First Team (2016); 2× All-VTB United League Second Team (2017, 2019); VTB United League Dunk Contest champion (2017); VTB United League All-Star (2017); Baltic League champion (2013); Baltic League Finals MVP (2013); 2× Latvian League champion (2014, 2015); Latvian League Playoffs MVP (2014); 4× Latvian All-Star (2012–2015); Latvian All-Star Game MVP (2015); Latvian Dunk Contest champion (2014); Latvian-Estonian League Best Defender (2015); 2× Latvian-Estonian League Domestic Player of the Year (2014, 2015); 2× All-Latvian-Estonian League First Team (2014, 2015); All-Latvian Estonian League Second Team (2013);
Men's basketball
Representing Latvia
European U-18 Championship

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.

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

↑ "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

Jānis Timma on IMDb

This short article about a sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

[1] "Latvian Basketball Star Found Dead in Moscow After Apparent Suicide". The Moscow Times. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[2] "Reports: Janis Timma found dead in Moscow". basketnews.com. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[1]

[2]