Žanis Peiners
Žanis Peiners is a Latvian professional basketball player.He is a 2.05 m tall shooting guard-small forward.In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga. After that season, he went to Latvijas Universitāte, where he played the next three seasons. Peiners helped his team, which consisted of semi-professional student-athletes, to reach the LBL playoffs twice. He was scoring the champion of the LBL in 2013, averaging 21.1 points per game.
In 2013, Žanis graduated from LU, and attracted the attention of multiple clubs from abroad. He had strong interest from KK Union Olimpija, but ultimately decided to sign with MBC Mykolaiv. He finished the season in the Ukrainian SuperLeague, as the league's second best scorer.
On September 17, 2014, he joined the then defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils. On July 20, 2016, Peiners signed with the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki.
In June 2018, Peiners signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi and EuroLeague.
In July 2019, Peiners signed with Partizan of the ABA League and EuroCup.Peiners has also been a member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. With Latvia's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.EuroLeague
