History of the CAREER
2021/22 Season
In the frame of a three-year contract with Champions League's b/c "VEF Riga'' rented out for Avis Utilitas Rapla
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla and Ricards Daniels Vanags shook hands for the upcoming season
09/08/2021 The Rapla basketball team announced that it has shaken hands with 18-year-old Latvian Ricardsd Daniels Vanags for the beginning of the season. The 18-year-old 202 cm tall player, who was part of the Latvian U19 youth team this summer, was the best scorer of his team at the FIBA World Cup in Latvia, average of 11.1 points per game. Vanags belonges to the VEF Riga system. And for the best moments of the games played in the ranks of the Latvian peer team, you can take a look here. |
2020/21 Season
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U19 Latvian NT prepGames for World CUP 2021
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Signed three year contract with Champions League's b/c "VEF Riga'' |
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2019/20 Season
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February 2020 - Long term agreement with b/c "VEF Riga" 
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European Youth Basketball league U17 - b/s "AK-VEF" - the competition terminated because of pandemic restrictions. MVP and ALLSTAR FIVE of different stages, best scorer of the league. in 9 games 25 MPG, 20,4 PPG, 8,7 RPG, 1,8 APG, 1,9 SPG, 18,2 EPG Armands Krauliņš awards MVP trophy |
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Latvian Estonian Basketball league - b/c "Valga/Valka Maks&Mooritz" in 15 games avg 20,5min: 10,5 PPG, 3,7 RPG, 0,9 APG February 2020 - quit the agreement because of the bankruptcy of the club! Head coach Marko Zarkovic Assistant coach Michal Jakub Hlebowicki |
2018/19 Season
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Latvian Youth Basketball league -
b/s "AK-VEF", 1st place, CHAMPION OF LATVIA, ALLSTAR FIVE! Final game for the GOLD - in 33min Double-double - 34 pts, 12 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 32 eff Head coach Viktor Antic Assistant coach Kaspars Strapcāns 
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European Youth Basketball league U17 - b/s "AK-VEF", 5th place MVP and ALLSTAR FIVE of different stages. In 14 games 15,1 PPG, 4,9 RPG, 1,1 APG, 13,3 EPG |
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Latvian Estonian Basketball league - b/c "Jekabpils/SMS-Credit.lv" in 22 games average 12 min: 3,7 PPG, 1,4 RPG, 0,4 APG At the age of 15 the youngest player in Latvia ever played in senior highest league of the country! Head coach Marko Zarkovic Assistant coach Michal Jakub Hlebowicki Assistant coach Kaspars Strapcāns |
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2017/18 Season
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FIBA U16 European Championship, Novi Sad, Serbia, August 10th-18th, 2018 - 8th place In 7 games 11,6 MPG, 5 PPG |
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U16 - b/s "AK-VEF", 3rd place, Stats: 25 MPG, 13,9 PPG, 3,6 RPG, 2,1 APG Head coach Marko Zarkovic Assistant coach Kaspars Strapcāns |
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European Youth Basketball league U16 - b/s "AK-VEF", 7th place MVP and ALLSTAR FIVE of different stages. Stats: 8,7 PPG, 3,4 RPG, 2 APG |
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2016/17 Season
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Survival TEAMBUILDING camp in Kolka, July 2017 |
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Attack ProCamp, 2017 - Grand Canaria Head Coach Jorge Romero |
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Latvian national U15 team - Shishkauska cup, Kaunas, BRONZE medalist |
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YUBAC Latvia camp, Mālpils 2017 Head coach Milan Opacič Guards coach Zoran Sretenavic ProCamp coach Toza Matic |
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U15 - b/s "AK-VEF" 4th place In 24 games 31 MPG, 13,1 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 APG, 1,3 SPG, 9,7 EPG |
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European Youth Basketball league U15 ALLSTAR FIVE of different stages. |
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2015/16 Season
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Latvian National team U14 - Baltic Sea Cup, SILVER medalist |
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U14 - b/s "AK-VEF" 7th place In 25 games average 33 MPG, 20,2 PPG, 6,9 RPG, 1,8 APG, 1,9 SPG, 14 EPG |
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European Youth Basketball league U14, b/s "AK-VEF" - ALLSTAR FIVE
Head coach Kaspars Strapcāns |
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2014/15 Season
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YUBAC, Kopaonik, Serbia - ProCamp, Head coach of the ProCamp Vlade Durovič Head coach of the Camp Zoran Višić President of YUBAC Milan Opacič |
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U13 - b/s "AK-VEF" 7th place, 9,2 PPG in 25 games Head coach Kaspars Strapcāns |
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U14 - b/s "AK-VEF/Jugla", 3,8 PPG in 18 games Coaches Jānis Laksa & Kaspars Strapcāns |
2013/14 Season
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U13 16 games 3,9 pts average |
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U12 - 4th place 7 games 8,2pts average Head coach Kaspars Strapcāns |
2012/13 season
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Latvian Youth Basketball league U12 at the age of 10years 16 games played, 9,2 pts average. Head coach Kaspars Strapcāns |
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U11, International tournament, Russia, St.peterspubrg, |
