Digna Strautmane
 Strautmane with the Latvian national team in 2019 | |
| No. 45 – Ringwood Hawks | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | NBL1 South |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 18 September 1998 Riga, Latvia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2017 | TTT Riga |
| 2022 | Ringwood Hawks |
| 2022 | Olympiacos |
| 2023–2024 | 1KS Sleza |
| 2024–present | Ringwood Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Digna Strautmane (born 18 September 1998) is a Latvian professional basketball player. She played college basketball for Syracuse and Georgia Tech and has played for the Latvian national team.
Early life and career[edit]
Strautmane was born in Riga, Latvia.[1] She played in the junior Latvian leagues before debuting for TTT Riga of the Latvian NBL in the 2014–15 season. She played three seasons for TTT Riga.[2]
College career[edit]
Strautmane played college basketball in the United States with the first four years being with Syracuse from 2017 to 2021 and the final season being with Georgia Tech in 2021–22.[3]
Syracuse statistics[edit]
Source[4]
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Syracuse | 31 | 38.8% | 21.3% | 69.0% | 6.13 | 1.10 | 1.87 | 0.77 | 10.07 |
| 2018–19 | Syracuse | 34 | 43.3% | 36.1% | 77.1% | 4.97 | 1.68 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 9.53 |
| 2019–20 | Syracuse | 31 | 36.3% | 29.5% | 85.7% | 4.52 | 1.45 | 1.29 | 0.90 | 8.65 |
| 2020–21 | Syracuse | 24 | 38.8% | 28.3% | 90.9% | 5.75 | 1.42 | 1.08 | 1.29 | 7.42 |
| Career | 120 | 39.4% | 29.0% | 77.1% | 5.31 | 1.42 | 1.28 | 0.88 | 9.02 |
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Syracuse | 31 | 127 | 327 | 29 | 136 | 29 | 42 | 190 | 34 | 58 | 24 | 312 |
| 2018–19 | Syracuse | 34 | 122 | 282 | 53 | 147 | 27 | 35 | 169 | 57 | 29 | 23 | 324 |
| 2019–20 | Syracuse | 31 | 98 | 270 | 54 | 183 | 18 | 21 | 140 | 45 | 40 | 28 | 268 |
| 2020–21 | Syracuse | 24 | 69 | 178 | 30 | 106 | 10 | 11 | 138 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 178 |
| Career | 120 | 416 | 1057 | 166 | 572 | 84 | 109 | 637 | 170 | 153 | 106 | 1082 |
Professional career[edit]
Strautmane made her professional debut in Australia for the Ringwood Hawks of the NBL1 South during the 2022 season. She was named NBL1 South Defensive Player of the Year[5] and helped the Hawks win the NBL1 South championship.[6]
Strautmane joined Olympiacos in Greece for the 2022–23 season, but left in November 2022.[2]
For the 2023–24 season, Strautmane joined 1KS Sleza of the Polish League.[2] She then returned to the Ringwood Hawks for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[7]
National team[edit]
Strautmane played for Latvia at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Digna Strautmane". cuse.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Digna Strautmane". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Digna Strautmane". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "A massive salute to our defensive stalwarts in the NBL1 this season!". facebook.com/nbl1south. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "NBL1 South | 2022 Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "IT'S REAL AND SHE IS HERE". facebook.com/RingwoodHawksBasketballAssociation. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Digna STRAUTMANE at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-06-29.