Andrey Desyatnikov
{{short description|Russian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Andrey Desyatnikov
| image = Uralmash vs Samara (14.04.2022) - 61.jpg
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| position = Center
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 232
| team = Free agent
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| nationality = Russian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|4}}
| birth_place = Vladivostok, Russia
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| draft_year = 2016
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2019
| team1 = Zenit Saint Petersburg
| years2 = 2015
| team2 = → Rossiya Novogorsk
| years3 = 2017–2018
| team3 = → Wilki Morskie Szczecin
| years4 = 2019–2021
| team4 = Khimki
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = Dynamo Vladivostok
| years6 = 2022
| team6 = Samara
| years7 = 2022–2023
| team7 = CSKA Moscow
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 South Korea|Russia}}
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Andrey Valeryevich Desyatnikov ({{langx|ru|Андрей Валерьевич Десятников}}; born May 4, 1994) is a Russian professional basketball player.
Professional career
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.[http://proteam.pro/en/members-view/andrey-desyatnikov/ ANDREY DESYATNIKOV Career:]{{Cite web |url=http://enbasket.fc-zenit.ru/main/teams/zenit/players/14929.html |title=32 Andrey Desyatnikov Clubs: |access-date=2016-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311235341/http://enbasket.fc-zenit.ru/main/teams/zenit/players/14929.html |archive-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web|title=Andrey Desyatnikov Profile|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Andrey-Desyatnikov/Summary/33847|website=RealGM|accessdate=26 April 2015}}
International career
Desyatnikov played with the junior national teams of Russia at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament and FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in 2012.{{cite web|title=Andrey Desyatnikov |url=http://www.invictussportsgroup.com/roster_detail.php?page=andrey_desyatnikov.html |website=InvictusSportsGroup.com |accessdate=26 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215221351/http://www.invictussportsgroup.com/roster_detail.php?page=andrey_desyatnikov.html |archivedate=15 February 2016 }} 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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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160215203345/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Andrey-Desyatnikov-62419/stats/ Andrey Desyatnikov] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Andrey_Desyatnikov/193640 Andrey Desyatnikov] at eurobasket.com
- [https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005909 Andrey Desyatnikov] at euroleague.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160216023849/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Andrei%20Desiatnikov/pid//_//players.html Andrey Desyatnikov] at fiba.com
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Category:BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Category:Sportspeople from Vladivostok
Category:Russian men's basketball players
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
Category:Wilki Morskie Szczecin players
Category:PBC CSKA Moscow players