Dāvis Čoders

Dāvis Čoders
Rīgas Zeļļi
TitleHead coach
LeagueLEBL
LBL
Personal information
Born (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
Playing career2010–2015
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
Playing
2010–2011BK Ventspils
2011–2013Jūrmala/Fēnikss
2013–2014Barons
2014–2015Jūrmala/Fēnikss
Coaching
2015–2017BK Ventspils (assistant)
2017–2023VEF Rīga (assistant)
2023–2026Rīgas Zeļļi (assistant)
2026–presentRīgas Zeļļi
Career highlights
As an assistant coach
Medals
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 LithuaniaU-18 Team

Dāvis Čoders (born 13 March 1992) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a current coach. He is the head coach of Rīgas Zeļļi.

Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he played at the point guard position. He grew up in BK Ventspils system and played for the first team during 2010–11 season. Later he played for couple other teams and enden his career in 2015. Čoders and the Latvian national team secured third place in the 2010 European U-18 Championship.[1][2] Čoders has represented the Latvian national youth team in several competitions, including 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[3]

Coaching career

In 2015 Čoders started his coaching career and became assistant for BK Ventspils head coach Kārlis Muižnieks. Two years later he joined Latvian powerhouse VEF Rīga to become assistant for Jānis Gailītis.[4]

In 2023 Čoders joined newly founded Rīgas Zeļļi to be assistant for Juris Umbraško. On February 23, 2026, after Umbraško was fired, Čoders became the head coach for Rīgas Zeļļi.[5]

In 2025 and 2026 Čoders was also one of the Sito Alonso assistants in Latvia national team. After just four games, Alonso resigned, and Čoders was no longer on the Latvian national team's coaching staff.

References

  1. ↑ "Bronze For Latvia After Great Second Half Against Serbia | U18 European Championship Men (2010) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Juniori grauj serbus un izcīna Eiropas bronzu". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ↑ "Latvijas juniori desmitie pasaulē" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ Čoders no BK Ventspils pievienojies VEF Rīga treneru korpusam
  5. ↑ Čoders nomaina Umbraško Rīgas zeļļu galvenā trenera amatā