KUKSIKS, RIHARDS
Valencia Basket 30 Forward
Height: 1.98 Born: 17 July, 1988 Nationality: Latvia
EuroCup 2011-12 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 10 1 151:04 67 11/15 13/39 6/6 5 11 16 7 6 3 1 2 17 3 48
Averages 10 1 15:06 6.7 73.3% 33.3% 100% 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.3 4.8
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
14 vs Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 4:12     0/3   1   1         1   1 -2
1 Totals 4:12 0 0/0 0/3 0/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -2
Average 4:12 0 0% 0% 0% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -2
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
8 vs VEF Riga 14:16 7 1/1 1/2 2/2 1 1 2 1 2   1   1   11
9 at CEZ Nymburk 2:52     0/1                       -1
12 at VEF Riga 22:28 8 1/1 2/5     2 2 1 1       2   7
3 Totals 39:36 15 2/2 3/8 2/2 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 17
Average 13:12 5 100% 37.5% 100% 0.3 1 1.3 0.7 1 0 0.3 0 1 0 5.7
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 at Asvel Basket 11:28 5 1/2 1/2     1 1           2   2
2 vs Telenet Oostende 17:20 8   2/6 2/2 1 2 3   1 2     2 1 5
3 at Lukoil Academic 16:26 5 1/2 1/3   1 1 2           3   1
4 vs Lukoil Academic 12:33 4 2/3 0/2                   1    
5 vs Asvel Basket 21:40 15 2/2 3/6 2/2 1 1 2 2 1       2 1 16
6 * at Telenet Oostende 27:49 15 3/4 3/9     3 3 3 1 1   1 4   9
6 Totals 107:16 52 9/13 10/28 4/4 3 8 11 5 3 3 0 1 14 2 33
Average 17:52 8.69 69.2% 35.7% 100% 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0 0.2 2.29 0.3 5.5
EuroCup 2011-12 individual rankings
Quarterfinals
  • #17 in Blocks against (1)
Index rating16 Valencia Basket vs. ASVEL Villeurbanne 12/13/2011
Points15 Telenet Ostend vs. Valencia Basket 12/20/2011
Offensive rebounds1 Budivelnik Kiev vs. Spartak Saint Petersburg 3/13/2013
Defensive rebounds4 Banvit Bandirma vs. Budivelnik Kiev 2/13/2013
Total rebounds5 Banvit Bandirma vs. Budivelnik Kiev 2/13/2013
Assists3 Budivelnik Kiev vs. Spartak Saint Petersburg 3/13/2013
Steals2 Valencia Basket vs. VEF Riga 1/24/2012
Blocks1 Valencia Basket vs. VEF Riga 1/24/2012
Minutes27 Telenet Ostend vs. Valencia Basket 12/20/2011
Career Notes
  • Played college basketball at Arizona State (2007-11).
  • Moved to Spain for the 2011-12 season, signed by Valencia CB.
  • Signed for the 2012-13 season by Lagun Aro Gipuzkoa BC.
  • Moved to Ukraine in January'13, signed by Budivelnik Kiev.
  • In January'14 moved to Latvia, signed by VEF Riga.
  • Signed for the 2014-15 season by BK Jekabpils.
  • In January'15 moved to Russia, signed by Avtodor Saratov.
  • In February'15, signed by Nizhny Novgorod.
Miscellaneous
  • Won the 2012-13 Ukrainian National Championship with Budivelnyk Kyiv.
  • Member of the Latvian National Team.
  • Played at the 2011 and 2013 European Championships.
  • Has been member of the Latvian U-16, U-18 and U-20 National Team.
  • Played at the 2004 European U-16 Championship.
  • Played at the 2006 European U-18 Championship.
  • Played at the 2007 and 2008 European U-20 Championships.
Euroleague
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2014-15 Nizhny Novgorod 7 59 8.4 9/18 50 12/27 44.4 5/5 100 13 5 4 1
Totals 7 59 8.4 9/18 50 12/27 44.4 5/5 100 13 5 4 1
Averages 7 59 8.4 9/18 50 12/27 44.4 5/5 100 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.1
Eurocup
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2011-12 Valencia Basket 10 67 6.7 11/15 73.3 13/39 33.3 6/6 100 16 6 7 1
2012-13 Budivelnik Kiev 4 20 5 7/9 77.8 1/4 25 3/4 75 11 1 5 0
Totals 14 87 6.2 18/24 75 14/43 32.6 9/10 90 27 7 12 1
Averages 14 87 6.2 18/24 75 14/43 32.6 9/10 90 1.9 0.5 0.9 0.1
Career Stats
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Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A		 % 3FG
M-A		 % FT
M-A		 % Reb St As Bl
2007/08  Arizona St 27 146 5.4 15/34 44.1 36/98 36.7 8/13 61.5 48 17 31 2
2008/09  Arizona St 34 349 10.3 25/57 43.9 93/210 44.3 20/28 71.4 128 17 54 5
2009/10  Arizona St 33 398 12.1 53/96 55.2 81/211 38.4 49/56 87.5 118 37 58 10
2010/11  Arizona St 27 282 10.4 22/50 44 70/177 39.5 28/35 80 72 22 49 8
2011/12  Valencia 17 41 2.4 3/12 25.0 11/27 40.7 2/2 100.0 4 3 1 2
2012/13  Lagun Aro 15 82 5.5 8/34 23.5 18/43 41.9 12/15 80.0 20 11 4 0
2013/14  VEF Riga-LBL 12 117 9.8 15/32 46.9 23/61 37.7 18/21 85.7 32 10 8 2
 VEF Riga-VTB 18 81 10.1 9/15 60.0 19/41 46.3 6/10 60.0 22 5 14 0
2004/15  Jekabpils 8 120 15.0 21/44 47.7 20/49 40.8 18/22 81.8 37 8 22 1
 Saratov-VTB 2 14 7.0 1/2 50.0 0/2 0.0 0/0 0.0 4 0 2 0