Ernests Kalve is a professional basketball player, who plays the small forward

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

 position. He's currently playing for the Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n club BC Nevėžis.

Pro career

Kalve's first team was Falco/Ķeizarmežs in Latvian Amateur Basketball League. Then he starred in the U-18 2005 European Championship, where he was a tournament's top scorer. After that championship he signed with the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 club Benetton Treviso

Pallacanestro Treviso

Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...

. After a year with Benetton, he moved to the Giessen 46ers

Giessen 46ers

LTi Gießen 46ers is a basketball club based in Gießen, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and the only team that never left the league since it was established in 1966. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost....

, and he then he returned to his home country to play for ASK Riga

ASK Riga

ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:...

.
Now he is playing for BK Valmiera in LBL and BBL.

Pro clubs

• 2004-05 - Falco/Ķeizarmežs
• 2005-06 - Benetton Treviso
  Pallacanestro Treviso
  Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
  
  
• 2006-07 - Giessen 46ers
  Giessen 46ers
  LTi Gießen 46ers is a basketball club based in Gießen, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and the only team that never left the league since it was established in 1966. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost....
  
  
• 2007-09 - ASK Riga
  ASK Riga
  ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:...
  
  
• 2009-10 - BK Ventspils
  BK Ventspils
  BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League .-History:...
  
  
• 2010- BC Nevėžis

External links

• Eurobasket Profile