Grand Valley State University Athletics

2014-15: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team for the second straight year…Appeared in 17 games and made six starts in the beginning of the season, playing 12.4 minutes per game…Totaled 31 points, 16 assists, 13 steals, and nine rebounds during the year…Notched season-best 10 points in 14 minutes of final collegiate game at Ferris State (2/26)…Tallied four points and three assists in home win over Cedarville (11/22)…Recorded three steals in early-season victory at Quincy (11/16)…Handed out an assist in 10 of 17 games played.

2013-14: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Played in all 27 games, starting 14 total games (first nine contests and last five games)...Averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game (fourth-most on the team)...Ranked fourth on the team in assists (34) and sixth in steals (20)...Tallied career-high 11 points in victory over Ashland (12/5)...Added eight points and season-highs of four assists and three steals in road win at Cedarville (11/30)...Supplied five points and four assists in home upset victory over #12 Findlay (1/4)...Team went 12-2 in games which he started.

2012-13: Appeared in all 28 games (making three starts) in first season at GVSU, averaging 14.1 minutes per game...Finished third on the team in assists (43)...Averaged 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game...Ranked 25th in the GLIAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.6)...Scored season-high eight points (2-of-3 three-pointers) and dished out season-best five assists in 87-53 victory over Kuyper (11/19)...Notched seven points and three assists in 67-58 road win at Hillsdale (12/15)...Made both three-point attempts and scored seven points in 10 minutes of 43-41 home victory over Northern Michigan (1/10)...Handed out an assist in 19 games, including five helpers in 82-57 win over Lake Superior State (2/14)...Recorded season-bests of three rebounds and three steals in first collegiate start, an 81-73 home win over rival Ferris State in regular season finale (3/2).

Prior to GVSU: Went to school at Rigas Teikas Vidusskola in Riga, Latvia where he played under head coach Janis Rimbenieks...Also played for Alfreda Kraukla VEF basketbola skola...Increased scoring average in four consecutive seasons, from 17.5 points per game in 2007 to 18.1 in 2008 to 22.6 in 2009 and 31.1 in 2010...League's leading scorer in 2010 regular season...Top-five scorer in the league five times and named league's most valuable player in 2009.

Personal: Son of Aleksandr and Zanete Ansons...Enjoys watching movies and television and listening to music...Undecided on a major.