Bagatskis Ainars
Profile
Head Coach:
2005-2006: Barons Riga (LBL): player and coach, in Mar.'06 hired by B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL)
2006-2007: B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL), in Feb.'07 moved to Valmiera-Lacplesa alus (LBL D1)
2007-2008: SK Valmiera (LBL)
2008: Treviso Summer League (Contarini Team)
2008-2009: SK Valmiera (LBL)
2009-2010: Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-A Superleague), left in Mar.'10
2011 Summer: attended internships at Dallas Mavericks (NBA), Texas Legends (D-League) and training camps with Bailor University, TSU, SMU, Texas University (NCAA)
2011-2012: Sokhumi Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague), in Nov.'11 hired by Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine-Superleague)
2012-2013: Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague)
2013-2014: Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague), left in Jun.'14
2014-2015: BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB)
2015-2016: BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB), left in May'16
2016-2017: Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL), started the season as coach assistant, in Dec.'16 became Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) head coach
2018-2019: Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL), released in Jan.'19, in May'19 signed at BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague)
2019-2020: BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague)
2020-2021: BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague)
2021-2022: BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague)
2022-2023: CSO Voluntari (Romania-Liga Nationala)
2023-2024: CSO Voluntari (Romania-Liga Nationala)
HONOURS
Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Coach of the Year -2014
ACHIEVEMENTS
Baltic League Regular Season Runner-Up -2006
Baltic League Finalist -2006
Lithuanian League Finalist -2006
Coach Assistant: Baltic League All-Star Game -2008
Coach Assistant: Latvian LBL All-Star Game -2008
Head Coach: Latvian University National Team -2009
World University Games in Belgrade (Serbia) -2009
Head Coach: Latvian National Team -2010-17
European Championship in Lithuania -11
Eurocup Semifinals -2013
Ukrainian Superleague Regular Season Champion -2013, 21
Ukrainian Superleague Champion -2013, 14
European Championship in Slovenia -2013
Ukrainian Cup Winner -2014
Ukrainian Superleague Regular Season Runner-Up -2014, 20
Eurocup Quarterfinals -2014, 16
VTB United League Semifinals -2015
European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) -2015, 17
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade (Serbia) -2016 (Semifinals)
Israeli Cup Winner -2017
Head Coach: Israeli League All-Star Game -2017
Head Coach: Ukrainian National Team -2020-22
Ukrainian Superleague Semifinals -2021
European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) -2022
European North Basketball League Finalist -2024