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Aleksei Zozulin

Alexey Zozulin
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1983-01-14) January 14, 1983 (age 34)
Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Listed height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career 1999–present
Career history
1999–2000 Khimik Engels
2000–2005 UNICS Kazan
2005 Lokomotiv Rostov
2005–2006 Sibirtelecom Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2006–2008 Ural Great Perm
2008–2012 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2012–2015 CSKA Moscow
2015 Lokomotiv Kuban
Career highlights and awards

Alexey Sergeevich Zozulin (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Зозулин, born January 14, 1983) is a Russian professional basketball player who last played for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He also represents the Russia national basketball team internationally.

Zozulin has spent his entire career playing for teams in the top division of Russian basketball. Career highlights include winning the Russia Cup with UNICS Kazan in 2003 and playing in the Eurocup with Ural Great Perm in 2007 and 2008. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game for Spartak Saint Petersburg.

On 26 July 2012, Zozulin signed one-year deal with option to extend for one season with the Russian team CSKA Moscow. On July 7, 2014, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season and an option for another.

On August 1, 2015, he joined Lokomotiv Kuban on a one-year deal with a team option. On December 25, 2015, he parted ways with Lokomotiv.

Zozulin has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. He was called up to the team for the first time at Eurobasket 2009. Although the Russians finished a disappointing seventh, they were later awarded a wild card to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Zozulin also played for the Russian junior team between 1999–2002, most notably appearing with the team at the World Championship for Junior Men in 2000 and World Championship for Young Men in 2002.



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