Gundars Vētra (born 22 May 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a current coach. He most recently served as a head coach of Spartak St. Petersburg. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the first Latvian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 1992–1993. Coaching career After finishing his playing career, Vētra became a coach. He first started as head coach of Barons, leading them to their first ever LBL finals appearance in 2005. For the 2005-06 season he was an assistant to Sharon Drucker with Ural Great. Following a season in Russia, Vētra returned to Latvia, where he re-united with Barons. His second stint with Barons wasn't as good as expected, and Vētra left them to try his hand in women's basketball. After four seasons in Russia he went back to Latvia, joining BK Ventspils, where his team made the Latvian League finals. Personal life Vētra has two daughters who played NCAA Division I college basketball. Laura played at Fairfield Stags from 2009-13. Ruta was a guard at NJIT Highlanders from 2013-17. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | 1992–93 | align="left" | Minnesota | 13 || 0 || 6.8 || .475|| 1.000 || .667 || .6 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 3.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 13 || 0 || 6.8 || .475 || 1.000 || .667 || .6 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 3.5 External links Gundars Vētra at basketball-reference.com 1967 births Living people BC Spartak Saint Petersburg coaches BK VEF Rīga players Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Latvian basketball coaches Latvian expatriate basketball people in Italy Latvian expatriate basketball people in Russia Latvian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Latvian expatriate basketball people in the United States Latvian men's basketball players Minnesota Timberwolves players National Basketball Association players from Latvia Olympic basketball players of the Unified Team People from Ventspils Rochester Renegade players Shooting guards Small forwards Soviet men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players 1990 FIBA World Championship players