title: Raimonds Miglinieks
text: # Raimonds Miglinieks
  
  Raimonds Miglinieks (born July 16, 1970 in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player and basketball coach. Standing at a height of 1.90 m (6'2 3⁄4") tall, he was a point guard with excellent court vision.
  
  ## College career
  
  Miglinieks played college basketball in the United States, at the University of California, Irvine, with the Anteaters. He led the NCAA Division I in assists per game in the 1995–96 season, with an average of 8.5 assists per game. He was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 1996.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Miglinieks played in the EuroLeague with Śląsk Wrocław and CSKA Moscow. He led the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague in assists, with an average of 7.0 per game.
  
  ## National team career
  
  Miglinieks was a regular member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. He was a part of the Latvian squad that finished in 8th place at the 2001 EuroBasket.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Miglinieks' brother, Igors, was also a professional basketball player.
  
  