Jānis Timma

Jānis Timma
Timma with Baskonia, in 2017
Personal information
Born(1992-07-02)2 July 1992
Krāslava, Latvia
Died17 December 2024(2024-12-17) (aged 32)
Moscow, Russia
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2008–2024
PositionSmall forward
Number3, 6, 10, 16, 31, 62
Career history
2008–2009ASK Riga
2009–2011DSN Riga
2011–2012Liepājas Lauvas
2012–2014Ventspils
2014–2015VEF Rīga
2015–2017Zenit Saint Petersburg
2017–2018Baskonia
2018–2019Olympiacos
2019→Khimki Moscow
2019–2021Khimki Moscow
2021UNICS Kazan
2022Lakeland Magic
2022–2023Grises de Humacao
2023Darüşşafaka
2024Monbus Obradoiro
2024Alikson Team (3x3)
Career highlights and awards
  • VTB United League Young Player of the Year (2015)
  • 2× VTB United League Top Latvian Player (2015, 2016)
  • All-VTB United League First Team (2016)
  • 2× All-VTB United League Second Team (2017, 2019)
  • VTB United League Dunk Contest champion (2017)
  • VTB United League All-Star (2017)
  • Baltic League champion (2013)
  • Baltic League Finals MVP (2013)
  • 2× Latvian League champion (2014, 2015)
  • Latvian League Playoffs MVP (2014)
  • 4× Latvian All-Star (2012–2015)
  • Latvian All-Star Game MVP (2015)
  • Latvian Dunk Contest champion (2014)
  • Latvian-Estonian League Best Defender (2015)
  • 2× Latvian-Estonian League Domestic Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 2× All-Latvian-Estonian League First Team (2014, 2015)
  • All-Latvian Estonian League Second Team (2013)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Latvia
European U-18 Championship
2010 Lithuania Under-18

Jānis Timma (2 July 1992 – 17 December 2024) was a Latvian professional basketball player. He was born in Krāslava, Latvia. His career lasted from 2008 until his death. He played for the Latvia men's national basketball team. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

Timma married Russian-Ukrainian pop singer Anna Sedokova in 2020. In late 2024, Sedokova filed for a divorce.[1]

Timma died on 17 December 2024 after jumping off a building in Moscow, Russia at the age of 32.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Latvian Basketball Star Found Dead in Moscow After Apparent Suicide". The Moscow Times. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Reports: Janis Timma found dead in Moscow". basketnews.com. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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