Ernests Kalve
BK Ogre
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueLatEst
Personal information
Born (1987-04-04) April 4, 1987
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2004–2023
Coaching career2022–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005Falco/Ķeizarmežs
2005–2006Benetton Treviso
2006–2007Giessen 46ers
2007–2009ASK Riga
2009–2010BK Ventspils
2010–2011BC Nevėžis
2011–2012BK Valmiera
2012Trabzonspor
2012–2013Szolnoki Olaj KK
2013Vanoli Cremona
2013–2014BK Valmiera
2014Barons/LDz
2015Alba Fehérvár
2015–2016Sundsvall Dragons
2016–2017BC Mureș
2017–2019Phoenix Galați
2019–2022Köping Stars
2022–2023BK Ogre
As coach:
2022Köping Stars (assistant)
2022–presentBK Ogre (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Ernests Kalve (born April 4, 1987) is a Latvian professional basketball player and assistant coach for BK Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.

Professional career

Kalve's first team was Falco/Ķeizarmežs in Latvian Amateur Basketball League. He played in U-18 2005 European Championship, where he was the tournament's top scorer. After that championship he signed with the Italian club Benetton Treviso. After a year with Benetton, he moved to the Giessen 46ers, and he then returned to his home country to play for ASK Riga.

Then he played for Trabzonspor Basketball in Turkish Basketball League, and for Szolnoki Olaj KK in Liga ABA.

In October 2013, he returned to Italy, signing for Vanoli Cremona.[1] Kalve was released in December, after some disappointing performances. He returned in Latvia with BK Valmiera.[2]

On August 4, 2015, he signed with Sundsvall Dragons of the Swedish Basketligan.[3]

On August 22, 2016, Kalve signed with Romanian club BC Mureș for the 2016–17 season.[4]

On December 9, 2017, Kalve signed with Romanian club Phoenix Galați.[5]

On November 1, 2019, Kalve signed with Swedish club Köping Stars. He averaged 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game when the Coronavirus-pandemic hit Sweden in March 2020 and the season got cancelled. With Köping Stars being on a third place, they received a bronze medal.

On July 14, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[6]

On June 17, 2021, Köping Stars announced that Kalve had re-signed with the team for the 2021-2022 SBL season both as a player, but would also take the role as assistant coach for the team. He also got the job to coach the clubs B-team in division 2 (fourth highest level). https://kopingstars.se/kalve-ny-assisterande-coach-i-stars-2/

On January 11 2022, it was known that Kalve would retire as a player and focus on his coaching career.

References

  1. ↑ "Vanoli Cremona signs Ernests Kalve". Sportando.com. October 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ernests Kalve signs for BK Valmiera". Sportando.com. January 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ernests Kalve Signs with Sundsvall". Sportando. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Ernests Kalve signs with BC Mures". Sportando.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ernests Kalve signs with Phoenix Galati". Sportando.com. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kalve re-signs at Koping Stars". Eurobasket. July 14, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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