1. Andrej Lemanis is a Latvian-Australian professional basketball coach and former player.
20 Facts About Andrej Lemanis
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Andrej Lemanis coached the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League from 2005 to 2013, taking them to three consecutive championship titles in 2011,2012 and 2013.
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Andrej Lemanis was awarded the NBL Coach of the Year award in 2012 and 2013.
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Andrej Lemanis was the head coach of the Brisbane Bullets of the NBL from 2016 to 2021.
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Andrej Lemanis played for several Victorian clubs in the National Basketball League.
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Andrej Lemanis played for the St Kilda Saints in 1985 and returned to the team as the renamed Southern Melbourne Saints in 1991.
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Andrej Lemanis played for the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992 and 1993, winning an NBL championship with the Magic in 1992.
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Andrej Lemanis started his coaching career as an assistant with the Geelong Supercats in 1996.
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Andrej Lemanis was an assistant coach with the Townsville Crocodiles from 1998 to 2005.
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On 7 March 2005, Andrej Lemanis was announced as head coach of the New Zealand Breakers.
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On 28 February 2013, Andrej Lemanis coached his 250th NBL game.
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Andrej Lemanis led the Boomers to gold in the 2015 Oceania Championships, qualifying the team for Rio 2016.
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In Rio, the Boomers, under Coach Andrej Lemanis went 4 and 1 in the pool games, finishing second in their group.
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In 2017, Andrej Lemanis was re-appointed as head coach of Australia, this time on a part time basis as he coached the Brisbane Bullets in the Australian National Basketball League.
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In 2017, the Boomers, under Andrej Lemanis, played in their first ever Asia Cup tournament.
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Andrej Lemanis then led the team through the FIBA qualification system.
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Andrej Lemanis was the first coach in the history of Australian basketball to have recorded a victory against the USA at senior level.
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Andrej Lemanis was born in Melbourne to Latvian parents who had immigrated to Australia after the Soviet invasion of Latvia during World War II.
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Andrej Lemanis was taught basketball by his father and started playing at the age of six.
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Andrej Lemanis graduated from the University of Melbourne with a commerce degree in 1990.