Evgeny Kolesnikov

Evgeni Kolesnikov

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Obradoiro CAB
Position	Guard
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1985-12-26) December 26, 1985 Dzhambul, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2007 / Undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2004	CSKA Moscow
2004–2005	CSK VVS Samara
2005–2006	Ural Great Perm
2006–2007	Spartak Primorje
2007–2009	VEF Rīga
2009–2011	Spartak St. Petersburg
2011–2013	Krasnye Krylya Samara
2013–2014	UNICS Kazan
2014–2015	Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2015–2016	Avtodor Saratov
2016–present	Obradoiro CAB

Evgeny Kolesnikov (alternatively Yevgeny Kolesnikov, Evgeni Kolesnikov, born December 26, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ¾ in) in height and plays as a guard. He is currently playing for Obradoiro CAB and is also a member of the Russian national basketball team.

Pro career

Kolesnikov played with the PBC CSKA Moscow junior team in Russia between 2002 and 2004. In 2004, he moved to fellow Russian side CSK VVS Samara, where he competed with the club's second team. In 2005, he moved, this time to PBC Ural Great, where he saw action in the 2005-06 ULEB Eurocup.

After one more season in Russia, where he saw little playing time, he moved to Latvian side BK VEF Rīga. Kolesnikov had two highly successful seasons with the squad, leading the team to the 2009 Lativan league title and winning the 2009 Baltic Basketball League Challenge Cup MVP. On the heels of his success in Latvia, Russian side Spartak Saint Petersburg signed Kolesnikov to a two year deal in 2009. He averaged 7.5 points per league game in his first season with the team and also competed in the ULEB Eurocup 2009–10. He will again compete with the team at the ULEB Eurocup 2010–11.

In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Enisey Krasnoyarsk.

Russian national team

Kolesnikov is also a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. He competed with the team for the first time at the 2010 FIBA World Championship after previously making appearances with the junior national team.