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RETURNING PLAYER BIOS
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RUDY
Q&A
Favorite holiday:
STRADNIEKS
Christmas
Favorite ice cream:
Coffee
Forward • 6-9 • 240 • Sophomore
Favorite place to
Urban Out tters
Major: Business Economics shop:
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Favorite gadget: phone
High School: Lee Academy (Maine)
Favorite TV show:
Narcos
Favorite cartoon: Tom
2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 24 games, recording points in eight contests, and & Jerry
averaged 4.7 minutes...Scored a season-high seven points at Favorite food: Italian
Illinois State.
Hidden talent: Beach
volleyball
Canary Islands
High School
Best vacation spot:
Averaged 12 points and six rebounds at Lee Academy (Maine) Favorite web site: Facebook
Space Jam
his senior in 2015...His team, which was coached by Igor Vrzina, Favorite sports movie:
nished with a 19-12 record...In 2014, played for the Latvian Favorite non-sports movie: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Favorite actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Under-18 national team and averaged 4.7 points and 3.7
rebounds in nine games...He posted 17 points and 10 rebounds Most hated chore: Cleaning dishes
First job: Cleaning snow from my house
in the seventh-place game against Lithuania.
First pet: Dog
Bowling, shing or golf?: Fishing
Dawg Bites
Born June 22, 1996 in Ventspils, Latvia...His full name is Rudolfs Beach or mountains: Beach
Favorite city: New York
Stradnieks, but prefers to be called Rudy...Son of Aivars and Ieva Chips
Stradnieks...His father is a real estate agent...Has two sisters... Favorite snack food:
Least favorite celebrity: Kim Kardashian
The fth Saluki men’s basketball player from Europe, joining Curious
One word that describes you:
Kai Nurnberger (Germany), Mirko Pavlovic (Yugoslavia) and Favorite NBA team: New York Knicks
Nikos and Than Topouzis (Greece).
Worst habit: Procrastinating
Biggest pet peeve: Not minding their business
NBA’s best player: Michael Jordan
Favorite book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite movie: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Neat freak
Neat freak or messy:
Describe a Saluki: Value
Window
Window seat or aisle seat:
Favorite fast food: Five Guys
Michael
Famous person you’d like to have dinner with:
Jordan
What would you do if you won the lottery? Travel a lot
Greatest sports moment: Salukis going for 22-10 (2015-16
season)
Best Christmas present you ever received: Vacation to NYC
Biggest in uence in life: My father
AC/DC
Favorite artist or group:
Favorite song: Thunderstruck
Overall Career Stats
Season GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2015-16 24-0 112/4.7 9-23 .391 0-3 .000 6-11 .545 6 20 26 1.1 14 0 2 2 3 0 24 1.0
Conference Games Only
Season GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2015-16 12-0 54/4.5 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000 4 10 141.2 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.3
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