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| Leagues | Latvian Basketball League Latvian–Estonian Basketball League ENBL | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Arena | Vidzeme Olympic Center | ||
| Capacity | 1500 | ||
| Location | Valmiera, Latvia | ||
| Team colors | Black, Green, White | ||
| Team manager | Roberts Zeile | ||
| Head coach | Nikolajs Mazurs | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Valmiera Glass Vidzemes Augstskola (Valmiera Glass ViA, also stylized Valmiera Glass/ViA) is a basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia, playing in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.[1] Originally a student club of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Vidzemes Augstskola), Valmiera started playing in the Latvian Basketball League's third division in 2011, and expanded its roster to include semi-professional and fully professional players. In 2018, the team was promoted to the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the newly formed combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia, after bankruptcy of the former Latvian champion club Valmiera/Ordo.[2] The head coach of Valmiera Glass ViA is Lithuanian Tomas Keršis.
- ^ "Latvijas un Igaunijas līgā iekļauj "Valmieru Glass/ ViA", Ķekavu noraida, Jēkabpili gaida". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ ""Valmiera/Ordo" nepiedalīsies arī LBL3 un nākamo sezonu izlaidīs". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.