Evgeny Sergeyevich Voronov (Russian: Евгений Сергеевич Воронов, born May 7, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player for Parma Basket of the VTB United League. He is also a member of the Russian national basketball team. He is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) in height and plays as a shooting guard.
 Voronov in April 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 18 – Parma | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | VTB United League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 7, 1986 Stavropol Krai, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Lokomotiv Rostov | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | CSK VVS Samara | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Krasnye Krylya Samara | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Triumph Lyubertsy | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Lokomotiv Kuban | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Khimki | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Parma Basket | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editVoronov has played with various teams in the Russian Basketball Super League since beginning his professional career in 2005.[1] In 2006–07, he was a member of EuroCup Challenge winners CSK VVS Samara. While playing with Krasnye Krylya Samara, he averaged 7.1 points per game in 23 league games.[2]
On January 24, 2014, he signed with Triumph Lyubertsy for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[3] On June 12, 2014, he signed a 2+1 deal with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.[4]
On July 2, 2016, he signed a 1+1 contract with UNICS Kazan.[5] After one season, he left UNICS.[6] On July 5, 2017, he signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg.[7] After averaging 10.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the 2017–18 season, Voronov re-signed with the team on September 7, 2018.[8] On July 17, 2020, Voronov signed with Khimki.[9]
On July 27, 2021, he has signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League.[10]
Russian national team
editVoronov 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, including helping the team to a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[11] He was part of the Russian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12]
References
edit- ^ Profile at FIBAEurope.com
- ^ Profile at eurobasket.com
- ^ "Triumph Bolster Backcourt With Voronov". fibaeurope.com. January 24, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Evgeny Voronov officially signs a 2+1 contract with Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando.com. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Evgeny Voronov moves to Unics Kazan". Eurohoops.net. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Спасибо, Женя! Archived 2018-09-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Evgeny Voronov inks with Zenit St. Petersburg
- ^ "Zenit re-signs Evgeny Voronov until 2020". Sportando. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ "Evgeny Voronov signs with Khimki". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Евгений Воронов продолжит карьеру в "ПАРМЕ"!". parmabasket.ru (in Russian). July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Profile Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ "Yevgeny Voronov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
External links
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- Evgeny Voronov at euroleague.net
- Evgeny Voronov at fiba.com