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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Roberts Blumbergs
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-10 / 220
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ventspils, Latvia
- High School:
- GBA (Prague)
- Pronunciation:
- BLUM-bergs
Bio
Suggested reading: Blumbergs comes far quickly
Suggested viewing: Lopes Insider: Roberts Blumbergs
Suggested viewing: Lopes Insider: Roberts Blumbergs
Grand Canyon
2018-19 | Sophomore
- Averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per game.
- Led team wtih 84.6 percent free throw shooting.
- Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (12).
2017-18 | Freshman
- Appeared in 33 games and averaged 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds.
- Started his first seven GCU games.
- Had first double-digit scoring game with 14 points against Norfolk State on Nov. 20, 2017.
- Scored a season-high 25 points in 18 minutes against UT Rio Grande Valley on Jan. 13, 2018. Connected on 11 of 13 free throws alongside 6-for-11 shooting from the field.
- Set GCU's D-I mark for points in a game by a true freshman but it was broken by Alessandro Lever.
Before GCU
- Moved from small hometown of Ventspils, Latvia, to join German basketball club Artland Dragons at age 16.
- With his days devoted to basketball, finished his education at a Latvian online school.
- Learned about U.S. culture after living with an American family whose father, Flo Hartenstein, played basketball at Oregon.
- Played on the Latvian National Team.
- Moved to the Czech Republic to join the Get Better Academy in Prague.
Personal
- Parents are Andis and Sarma Blumbergs.
- Also considered Creighton, Seton Hall, Georgia Tech and Xavier.
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