The University of Mississippi Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Karlis Silins
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Riga, Latvia
- High School:
- WEF Skola
2017-18 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Missed the season due to injury.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games but earned a medical redshirt after suffering an ACL injury in December and missing the remainder of the season … Averaged 0.5 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.1 steals, 0.1 blocked shots and 4.9 minutes per game … Shot 33.3 percent from the field (1 of 3) and 50.0 percent from the line (2 of 4) … Scored two points versus Montana (11/30) and UT Martin (11/11) … Pulled down two rebounds against Creighton (11/21).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.8 points, 7.5 boards and 2.0 blocked shot a game for VEF Skola in Latvia’s LBL2 ... Coached in high school by Raimonds Feldmanis … Posted 11.7 points, 6.7 boards and 1.3 blocks a game at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Spain.
PERSONAL: Full name is Karlis Silins ... Son of Rihards and Daiga Silins ... Born July 22, 1997 in Riga, Latvia … A member of the Latvian Under-18 National Team ... Majoring in psychology.
