Evgeny Sergeyevich Kolesnikov (russian: Евгений Сергеевич Колесников; born December 26, 1985) is a Russian professional
basketball player
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for
Avtodor Saratov
BC Avtodor (russian: БК «Автодор» Саратов), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the VTB Unit ...
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 ...
. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ¾ in) in height and he plays as a
combo guard
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. He is also a member of the
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 ...
.
Professional career
Kolesnikov played with the
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow (russian: ПБК ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League, and was a member of the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketb ...
junior team in Russia between 2002 and 2004. In 2004, he moved to fellow Russian side
CSK VVS Samara
BC Samara (russian: БК Самара) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Samara, Russia.
History
BC Samara (1976–2002)
Club was founded in Tolyatti as BC Azot. Club was a silver medalist of the Russian Super League ...
, where he competed with the club's second team. In 2005, he moved, this time to
PBC Ural Great
PBC Ural Great Perm was a Russian professional basketball Sports club, club that was located in Perm, Russia, Perm, Russia. The club's home arena was Universal Sports Palace Molot, Molot Sports Hall. The team played in the Russian Basketball Supe ...
, where he saw action in the 2005-06 ULEB Eurocup.
After one more season in Russia, where he saw little playing time, he moved to
Latvia
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n side
BK VEF Rīga
VEF Rīga is a Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. VEF Rīga is a nine-time Latvian Basketball League champion.
History
Early years
The club name VEF came from the radio manufacturing company VEF which created th ...
. Kolesnikov had two highly successful seasons with the squad, leading the team to the 2009 Latvian league title and winning the 2009
Baltic Basketball League
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Challenge Cup MVP. On the heels of his success in Latvia, Russian side
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 ...
signed Kolesnikov to a two-year deal in 2009. He averaged 7.5 points per league game in his first season with the team and also competed in the
ULEB Eurocup 2009–10
Union of European Leagues of Basketball (ULEB; french: Union des Ligues Européennes de Basket-Ball) is a sports organization within basketball created for growth of professional basketball in Europe.ULEB Eurocup 2010–11.
In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with
Enisey Krasnoyarsk
BC Enisey (russian: БК Енисей) is a Russian professional basketball team from the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays its national domestic league games in the VTB United League. The team colors ...
.
Kolesnikov joined UNICS in 2017. He averaged 6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season. On August 18, 2020, he re-signed with the team.
On April 14, 2022, he has signed with
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...
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 ...
.
Russian national team
Kolesnikov is also 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 competed with the team for the first time at 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 ...
after previously making appearances with the junior national team.Profile at FIBA.com