Alexey Sergeevich Zozulin (russian: Алексей Сергеевич Зозулин, born January 14, 1983) is a Russian professional

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player who last played for

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

of the

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. He also represents the

Russia national basketball team The Russia men's national basketball team (russian: национа́льная сбо́рная Росси́и по баскетболу, natsionalnaya sbornaya rossii po basketbolu) represents Russia in international basketball competition. Th ...

internationally.

Professional career

Zozulin has spent his entire career playing for teams in the top division of Russian basketball. Career highlights include winning the Russia Cup with

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in 2003 and playing in the Eurocup with

Ural Great Perm PBC Ural Great Perm was a Russian professional basketball club that was located in Perm, Russia. The club's home arena was Molot Sports Hall. The team played in the Russian Super League. History The club was established in the year 1995 on the ...

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 BC Spartak Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. During the 2016–17 season, the club was named BC Kondrashin Belov (BCKB), after its former player Alexander Belov and its former head ...

. On 26 July 2012, Zozulin signed one-year deal with option to extend for one season with the Russian team

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. On July 7, 2014, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season and an option for another. On August 1, 2015, he joined

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

National team career

Zozulin has also been a member of the senior

Russian national basketball team The Russia men's national basketball team (russian: национа́льная сбо́рная Росси́и по баскетболу, natsionalnaya sbornaya rossii po basketbolu) represents Russia in international basketball competition. Th ...

. He was called up to the team for the first time at

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. Although the Russians finished a disappointing seventh, they were later awarded a wild card to the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

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

References

External links

Aleksei Zozulin
at eurobasket.com
Aleksey Zozulin
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com

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