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TTT Rīga adds center Zenta Meļņika

27.02.2015
Zenta Meļņika. Photo: Romāns Kokšarovs

TTT Rīga inked 23 year old Latvian international Zenta Meļņika (197/1991) on Friday, February 27. It`s possible to extend the agreement until the summer of 2016.

 

The last season Meļņika played at "Athinaikos" in Greek league. In eight regular season games she averaged 20,0 points and grabbed 14,1 rebounds for a efficiency rating of 33,0.

 

Meļņika is also a member of Latvia National team. She represented Latvia at the EuroBasket Women 2015 second qualification tournament, where she recorded 5,7 points and 5,3 rebounds in just 10,2 minutes of action.

 

Zenta`s father is former Latvian international Igors Meļņiks. He played for the National team in 49 games and scored 706 points, helping to qualify for three European Championships (Munich 1993, Barcelona 1997, Istanbul 2001).