Armands à  Ã·ÃÂle (born 4 September 1983) is a Latvian former professional basketball player who played as a shooting guard. à  Ã·ÃÂle was a member of the Latvian National Team, representing Latvia in five EuroBasket tournaments and earning 99 caps. In 2008, he won the EuroCup with Barons LMT.
à  Ã·ÃÂle began his professional career with BrocÃÂni, which was one of the leading clubs in Latvia at the time. In 2001, he signed a multi-year contract with Polish club Anwil Wà Âocà Âawek. Under head coach Andrej Urlep, he established himself as a key player for the team. His playing style was compared in media reports to Serbian guard Aleksandar ÃÂorÃÂeviÃÂ. He won the Polish League championship with Anwil in the 2002âÂÂ03 season.
In 2004, à  Ã·ÃÂle was linked with a potential move to Real Madrid, where he was considered as a possible backup to Louis Bullock. However, no agreement was reached. In the same year, he declared for the 2004 NBA draft.
After leaving Anwil, à  Ã·ÃÂle played two seasons in Belgium before returning to Latvia in 2006, when he signed with Barons LMT. In 2008, he helped Barons win the EuroCup and the Latvian Basketball League championship.
In 2009, he joined Italian club Basket Napoli, but the club declared bankruptcy during the season. He subsequently finished the season with BK Ventspils.
In 2011, he briefly signed with Ukrainian club Ferro-ZNTU before moving to Estonia to join BC Kalev/Cramo. With Kalev/Cramo, he won three consecutive Estonian League championships (2010âÂÂ11, 2011âÂÂ12, 2012âÂÂ13).
In 2015, he signed with Valmiera/ORDO and won the Latvian League championship in the 2015âÂÂ16 season. He won another Latvian League title with VEF Rëga in 2016âÂÂ17, helping the team reach the VTB League playoffs.
Armands à  Ã·ÃÂle made his Latvian National Team debut on 20 November 2002 in a win against Poland. In 2009, following EuroBasket 2009, the Latvian Basketball Association suspended him from the national team, citing disciplinary issues. He later returned to represent Latvia.
à  Ã·ÃÂle played at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005, EuroBasket 2007, EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket 2013. In total, he made 99 appearances for the national team.
He was nicknamed "Big Time". In April 2012, during an Estonian League playoff game, à  Ã·ÃÂle made a behind-the-back shot that gained significant attention online.
His younger brother, Aigars, is also a professional basketball player.
In December 2020, à  Ã·ÃÂle's autobiography, Starp dzëvi un basketbolu, was published. In it, à  Ã·ÃÂle talks about his career and various events that took place in his life. In September 2025, the book was published in Estonian.