Evgeny Sergeyevich Voronov (russian: Евгений Сергеевич Воронов, born May 7, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player for

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of the VTB United League. He is also a member of the

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. He is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) in height and plays as a

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Professional career

Voronov has played with various teams in the

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since beginning his professional career in 2005. In 2006-07, he was a member of EuroCup Challenge winners CSK VVS Samara. While playing with

Krasnye Krylya Samara BC Krasnye Krylya (russian: БК Красные Крылья, en, BC Red Wings) was a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Samara, Russia. History Krasnye Krylya played in the 2009–10 season of the Russian Super League 1, as ...

, he averaged 7.1 points per game in 23 league games. On January 24, 2014, he signed 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 ...

for the rest of the 2013–14 season. On June 12, 2014, he signed a 2+1 deal with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. On July 2, 2016, he signed a 1+1 contract with

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 ...

. After one season, he left UNICS. On July 5, 2017, he signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg. 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. On July 17, 2020, Voronov signed with

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. On July 27, 2021, he has signed with

of the VTB United League.

Russian national team

Voronov is also a member of the senior

. He competed with the team for the first time at the

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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. He was part of the Russian team that won the bronze medal at the

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References

External links

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at euroleague.net

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Voronov, Evgeny 1986 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Krasnye Krylia players BC Samara players BC UNICS players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in basketball People from Mineralnye Vody PBC CSKA Moscow players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Russian men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Stavropol Krai Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade silver medalists for Russia