Andrey Desyatnikov

{{short description|Russian basketball player}}

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| 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}}

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{{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.

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