Ernests Kalve

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| name = Ernests Kalve

| image = Ernests Kalve.JPG

| caption =

| number =

| position = Assistant coach

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 200

| league = LatEst

| team = BK Ogre

| team_link =

| nationality = Latvian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|4}}

| birth_place = Riga, Latvia

| highschool =

| college =

| draft_year = 2009

| career_start = 2004

| career_end = 2023

| coach_start = 2022

| coach_end =

| years1 = 2004–2005

| team1 = Falco/Ķeizarmežs

| years2 = 2005–2006

| team2 = Benetton Treviso

| years3 = 2006–2007

| team3 = Giessen 46ers

| years4 = 2007–2009

| team4 = ASK Riga

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = BK Ventspils

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = BC Nevėžis

| years7 = 2011–2012

| team7 = BK Valmiera

| years8 = 2012

| team8 = Trabzonspor

| years9 = 2012–2013

| team9 = Szolnoki Olaj KK

| years10 = 2013

| team10 = Vanoli Cremona

| years11 = 2013–2014

| team11 = BK Valmiera

| years12 = 2014

| team12 = Barons/LDz

| years13 = 2015

| team13 = Alba Fehérvár

| years14 = 2015–2016

| team14 = Sundsvall Dragons

| years15 = 2016–2017

| team15 = BC Mureș

| years16 = 2017–2019

| team16 = Phoenix Galați

| years17 = 2019–2022

| team17 = Köping Stars

| years18 = 2022–2023

| team18 = BK Ogre

| cyears1 = 2022

| cteam1 = Köping Stars (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2022–present

| cteam2 = BK Ogre (assistant)

| highlights =

Italian League champion (2006)

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Ernests Kalve (born April 4, 1987) is a Latvian professional basketball player and assistant coach for BK Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.

Professional career

Kalve's first team was Falco/Ķeizarmežs in Latvian Amateur Basketball League. He played in U-18 2005 European Championship, where he was the tournament's top scorer. After that championship he signed with the Italian club Benetton Treviso. After a year with Benetton, he moved to the Giessen 46ers, and he then returned to his home country to play for ASK Riga.

Then he played for Trabzonspor Basketball in Turkish Basketball League, and for Szolnoki Olaj KK in Liga ABA.

In October 2013, he returned to Italy, signing for Vanoli Cremona.{{cite news|title=Vanoli Cremona signs Ernests Kalve|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/106757/vanoli-cremona-signs-ernests-kalve-for-the-season.html|publisher=Sportando.com|date=October 7, 2013}} Kalve was released in December, after some disappointing performances. He returned in Latvia with BK Valmiera.{{cite news|title=Ernests Kalve signs for BK Valmiera|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/110373/ernests-kalve-signs-with-bk-valmiera.html|publisher=Sportando.com|date=January 15, 2014}}

On August 4, 2015, he signed with Sundsvall Dragons of the Swedish Basketligan.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/m/en/europe/sweden/171575/ernests-kalve-signs-with-sundsvall.html |title=Ernests Kalve Signs with Sundsvall |publisher=Sportando |date=2015-08-03 |accessdate=2015-08-03}}

On August 22, 2016, Kalve signed with Romanian club BC Mureș for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Ernests Kalve signs with BC Mures|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/romania/210096/ernests-kalve-signs-with-bc-mures.html|accessdate=22 August 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=22 August 2016}}

On December 9, 2017, Kalve signed with Romanian club Phoenix Galați.{{cite news|title=Ernests Kalve signs with Phoenix Galati|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/romania/256879/ernests-kalve-signs-with-phoenix-galati.html|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=9 December 2017}}

On November 1, 2019, Kalve signed with Swedish club Köping Stars. He averaged 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game when the Coronavirus-pandemic hit Sweden in March 2020 and the season got cancelled. With Köping Stars being on a third place, they received a bronze medal.

On July 14, 2020, he re-signed with the team.{{cite web |title=Kalve re-signs at Koping Stars |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Sweden/news/635791/Kalve-re-signs-at-Koping-Stars |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=September 16, 2020 |date=July 14, 2020}}

On June 17, 2021, Köping Stars announced that Kalve had re-signed with the team for the 2021-2022 SBL season both as a player, but would also take the role as assistant coach for the team. He also got the job to coach the clubs B-team in division 2 (fourth highest level). https://kopingstars.se/kalve-ny-assisterande-coach-i-stars-2/

On January 11, 2022, it was known that Kalve would retire as a player and focus on his coaching career.