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Andrey Desyatnikov

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Andrey Desyatnikov
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30)
Vladivostok, Russia
NationalityRussian
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2014–2019Zenit Saint Petersburg
2015→ Rossiya Novogorsk
2017–2018→ Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2019–2021Khimki
2021–2022Dynamo Vladivostok
2022Samara
2022–2023CSKA Moscow
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 South Korea Russia

Andrey Valeryevich Desyatnikov (Russian: Андрей Валерьевич Десятников; born May 4, 1994) is a Russian professional basketball player.

Professional career

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Desyatnikov began playing with the junior teams of Spartak Primorie Vladivostok, and played with their Under-18 team during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. He was invited to the Jordan Brand Classic's International Game in 2010.

He then played with the Under-18 junior team of Triumph Lyubertsy during the 2011–12 season, and with the Under-23 team of Triumph Lyubertsy (Triumph Lyubertsy 2), during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.[1][2]

He then moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg for the 2014–15 season, and he made his senior men's professional debut in 2015 with them, after playing in both the Russian 1st-tier VTB United League, and in the European 2nd-tier league, the EuroCup.

During the 2014–15 season, he also played with Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 (the club's Under-23 team), and with Rossiya Novogorsk on loan. Desyatnikov declared as an early entrant for the 2015 NBA draft, but he withdrew before the draft.[3]

International career

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Desyatnikov played with the junior national teams of Russia at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament and FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in 2012.[4] He also played with the junior national teams of Russia at both the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won a bronze medal playing with Russia's national university team at the 2015 World University Games.

He was selected to the senior men's Russian national basketball team for the EuroBasket 2015.

References

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  1. ^ ANDREY DESYATNIKOV Career:
  2. ^ "32 Andrey Desyatnikov Clubs:". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. ^ "Andrey Desyatnikov Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Andrey Desyatnikov". InvictusSportsGroup.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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