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Dmitry Kulagin

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Dmitry Kulagin
Kulagin with Nizhny Novgorod in December 2010.
No. 5 – UNICS Kazan
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 32)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Listed height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Nizhny Novgorod
2011–2012Triumph Lyubertsy
2012–2013Krasnye Krylia Samara
2013–2015Triumph Lyubertsy / Zenit St. Petersburg
2015–2017CSKA Moscow
2017–2020Lokomotiv Kuban
2021–2023Zenit Saint Petersburg
2023–presentUNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Russia
U-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Latvia Team
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Lithuania Team

Dmitry Andreyevich Kulagin (Russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Кулагин; born July 1, 1992) is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.

Professional career

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Kulagin started his professional playing career in 2009. On 12 July 2011, Kulagin signed a contract with Triumph Lyubertsy.[1]

On 9 July 2012, Kulagin signed a one-year contract with Krasnye Krylya.[2] From 2013 to 2015 he played with Triumph Lyubertsy / Zenit St. Petersburg.

On 14 July 2015, he signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[3] On July 26, 2017, he parted ways with CSKA.[4]

On June 25, 2021, Kulagin officially signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League, and of the EuroLeague until it was suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He had spent the previous two seasons with PBC Lokomotiv Kuban, averaging 9.5 points and 4.6 assists in the 2020-2021 VTB United League campaign with them.[citation needed]

Russian national team

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Kulagin played with the junior national team of Russia. He played at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, averaging 20.8 points per game.[5] He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship,[6] and the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Kulagin won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16† CSKA Moscow 18 1 5.4 .448 .250 .000 .7 .5 .1 — 1.6 1.1
2016–17 17 5 10.4 .373 .300 .800 1.5 1.2 .3 .1 3.9 2.7
2021–22 Zenit 17 7 19.1 .407 .425 .467 1.5 2.4 .6 .3 5.5 4.5
Career 52 13 11.5 .401 .354 .577 1.3 1.3 .3 .1 3.7 2.7

Personal life

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His younger brother, Mikhail Kulagin, is also a professional basketball player.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Кулагин перешёл в БК "Триумф"". Чемпионат.com. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. ^ "Krasnye Krylya Samara lands Dmitry Kulagin". Sportando.com. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ "CSKA brings back Kulagin brothers". Euroleague.net. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Thank you, Dmitry!". cskabasket.com. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Valanciunas Named Tournament MVP // FIBA Europe
  6. ^ Профиль Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine на официальном сайте Чемпионата мира по баскетболу среди игроков до 19 лет
  7. ^ CSKA Moscow brings back Kulagin brothers.
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