Dmitry Andreyevich Kulagin (russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Кулагин; born July 1, 1992) is a Russian professional

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player for

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus an ...

Professional career

Kulagin started his professional playing career in 2009. On 12 July 2011, Kulagin signed a contract with

Triumph Lyubertsy BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Sain ...

. On 9 July 2012, Kulagin signed a one-year contract with Krasnye Krylya. From 2013 to 2015 he played with Triumph Lyubertsy / Zenit St. Petersburg. On 14 July 2015, he signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow. On July 26, 2017, he parted ways with CSKA. On June 25, 2021, Kulagin officially signed with

of the

, and of the EuroLeague until it was suspended due to the

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. He had spent the previous two seasons with

PBC 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 ...

, averaging 9.5 points and 4.6 assists in the 2020-2021

campaign with them.

Russian national team

Kulagin played with the junior national team of Russia. He played at the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 23rd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Kaunas, in Lithuania, hosted the tournament. Spain won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Group stages ...

, averaging 20.8 points per game. He also won the silver medal at the

2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 27th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania from July 22 to August 1. Serbia was the defending champion. Lithuania won the title aft ...

, and the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Personal life

His younger brother,

Mikhail Kulagin Mikhail Andreyevich Kulagin (Russian: Михаил Андреевич Кулагин; born 4 August 1994) is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He is a 1.92 m (6' 3") tall point guard- shooting gua ...

, is also a professional basketball player.CSKA Moscow brings back Kulagin brothers.
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References

External links

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