▁Ku ks iks ▁( born ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Lat v ian ▁professional ▁basketball ▁player , ▁currently ▁for ▁L iet k abel is ▁P ane v ė ž ys . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁Lat via ▁national ▁basketball ▁team . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year , ▁Ku ks iks ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁games , ▁and ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 5 . 4 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 . 8 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁He ▁had ▁double ▁digit ▁scoring ▁in ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁ 1 5 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁at ▁Washington , ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁big ▁home ▁win ▁vs ▁US C . ▁He ▁hit ▁ 2 1 ▁three - pointer s ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁nine ▁games ▁against ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁teams . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁ 1 5 ▁points , ▁on ▁ 6 - of - 1 2 ▁field ▁goals , ▁and ▁had ▁ 3 ▁three - pointer s ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁sevent h - rank ed ▁Stan ford , ▁on ▁Feb . ▁ 1 4 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁Ku ks iks ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁solid ▁third ▁option ▁behind ▁NBA ▁draft ▁pick s ▁James ▁H arden ▁and ▁Jeff ▁P ender graph ,