Alexey Sergeevich Zozulin (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Зозулин, born January 14, 1983) is a Russian professional basketball player who last played for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He also represents the Russia national basketball team internationally.
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 14, 1983 Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Listed height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2000 | Khimik Engels |
| 2000–2005 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2005 | Lokomotiv Rostov |
| 2005–2006 | Sibirtelecom Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 2006–2008 | Ural Great Perm |
| 2008–2012 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| 2012–2015 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2015 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editZozulin has spent his entire career playing for teams in the top division of Russian basketball.[1] Career highlights include winning the Russia Cup with UNICS Kazan in 2003 and playing in the Eurocup with Ural Great Perm in 2007 and 2008. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game for Spartak Saint Petersburg.
On 26 July 2012, Zozulin signed one-year deal with option to extend for one season with the Russian team CSKA Moscow.[2] On July 7, 2014, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season and an option for another.[3]
On August 1, 2015, he joined Lokomotiv Kuban on a one-year deal with a team option.[4] On December 25, 2015, he parted ways with Lokomotiv.[5]
National team career
editZozulin has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. He was called up to the team for the first time at Eurobasket 2009.[6] Although the Russians finished a disappointing seventh, they were later awarded a wild card to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Zozulin also played for the Russian junior team between 1999 and 2002, most notably appearing with the team at the World Championship for Junior Men in 2000 and World Championship for Young Men in 2002.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2010-01-03. Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine at eurobasket2009.com
- ^ Carchia, E. "CSKA Moscow lands Aleksey Zozulin". Sportando. cskabasket.com. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow re-signs Zozulin". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Алексей Зозулин перешел в "Локо"" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Kuban. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- ^ "Алексей Зозулин покидает "Локомотив-Кубань"". lokobasket.com (in Russian). 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Player History". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2010-01-03. Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine at eurobasket.com
- ^ "Player History". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2010-01-03. Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine at eurobasket.com
External links
edit- Aleksei Zozulin at eurobasket.com
- Aleksey Zozulin at euroleague.net
- Aleksei Zozulin at fiba.com
- Aleksei Zozulin at vtb-league.com