Career
He was the head coach of the TTT Riga women"s basketball team of the European Cup Foreign Women"s Champions Clubs. Player
Karnītis played professionally for various teams in Latvia from 1951 to 1962, including ASK Group (a software company) Riga (1951–1953), Spartaks Rīga and VEF Riga. He was part of the VEF Riga team that took third place in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Premier Basketball League in 1960.
Between 1948 and 1958, Karnītis participated in 65 games for the Latvia national basketball team
Coach
Karnītis coached the TTT Riga (also known as Daugava Riga) team from 1968 to 1986.
