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  • Nationality:AUS/LAT
  • Date of Birth:18/03/69
  • Place of Birth:Melbourne (VIC)
  • Position:GRD
  • Height (CM):196
  • Weight (KG):#N/A
  • Junior Assoc:VIC - Bulleen
  • College:None
  • NBL DEBUT:21/07/85
  • AGE AT DEBUT:16
  • LAST NBL GAME:13/07/93
  • AGE AT LAST GAME:24
  • NBL History:St Kilda 1985 | Southern Melb 1991 | South East Melbourne 1992-93
  • Championships:1
  • South East Melbourne (1992)

BIO: Andrej Lemanis was born in Melbourne (VIC).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Andrej Lemanis made his NBL debut with the St. Kilda Saints at 16 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.

Having made his NBL debut at 16 years of age he is one of the youngest players to ever play in the NBL.

With the South Melbourne Saints financially stressed at the end of 1991 and ownership unable to continue covering costs a merger was agreed to between the embattled Saints and nearby rivals, the Eastside Melbourne Spectres East Melbourne Magic. In 1992, the merged rosters became known as the South East Melbourne Magic. With the Spectres having the more successful t

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How Ben Simmons tension brought down Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis ahead of Tokyo 2020

Andrej Lemanis’ tenure at the helm of the Australian Boomers will be remembered for the purist style of basketball the team exhibited, how that chemistry didn’t necessarily translate off the court, and a whole lot of fourth-place finishes.

When ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported in the early hours of Wednesday morning that Philadelphia 76ers head coach, Brett Brown, will return as the man to lead the Boomers - replacing Lemanis - the biggest surprise was the timing.

Lemanis’ contract was set to run out at the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the expectation was that he’d get one final shot at the Boomers’ first ever medal in a major competition, before he moved on and the identity of the program shifted toward the team’s new blood.

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Instead, Basketball Australia chose to act more swiftly.

A press conference that was originally sche

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Andrej Lemanis

Australian basketball player and coach

Andrej Lemanis (Latvian: Andrejs Lēmanis, born 18 March 1969)[1] is a Latvian-Australian professional basketball coach and former player.[2] Lemanis served as the head coach of Australia national team from 2013 to 2019. 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. He was awarded the NBL Coach of the Year award in 2012 and 2013.[2] Lemanis was the head coach of the Brisbane Bullets of the NBL from 2016 to 2021.

Playing career

Lemanis played for several Victorian clubs in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played for the St. Kilda Saints in 1985 and returned to the team as the renamed Southern Melbourne Saints in 1991.[3] He played for the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992 and 1993,[3] winning an NBL championship with the Magic in 1992.[4][5]

Coaching career

Lemanis started his coaching care

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