Nikita Aleksandrovich Kurbanov (russian: Никита Александрович Курбанов; born October 5, 1986) is a Russian professional

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of the

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Professional career

Kurbanov made his professional debut with

during the 2004–05 season. He then moved to

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, before returning to CSKA Moscow. He joined

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in 2008, and he spent the 2008–09 season with Spartak St. Petersburg. He then moved back to CSKA Moscow once again. On June 17, 2014, he signed a 1+1 deal with

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. On June 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the option of third year with his former team CSKA Moscow. On May 5, 2017, Kurbanov was named

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of the 2016–17 season. On June 18, 2021, Kurbanov extended his contract for another two (1+1) years.

Russian national team

As a member of the junior Russian national basketball teams, Kurbanov led the

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in scoring and he was named to the competition's All-Tournament First Team. He also won the gold medal with Russia's junior national team at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was also named the tournament's

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. He has also played with the senior

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, and the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 17 , , 0 , , 9.0 , , .421 , , .200 , , .706 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .5 , , .3 , , 2 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , 15 , , 4 , , 7.2 , , .500 , , .333 , , .636 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.1 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2007–08† , 3 , , 0 , , 8.1 , , 1.000 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , .7 , , .0 , , 3.7 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 18 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .313 , , .375 , , .500 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 7 , , 0 , , 5.4 , , 1.000 , , .0 , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , .0 , , 1.4 , , 1.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 6 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .471 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , 2.5 , , 0.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 3.8 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2015–16† , 29 , , 15 , , 20.0 , , .558 , , .413 , , .889 , , 5.0 , , 1.2 , , 0.7 , , .1 , , 6.7 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 35 , , 29 , , 19.1 , , .489 , , .333 , , .894 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , .3 , , 6.1 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 36 , , 35 , , 18.3 , , .542 , , .333 , , .863 , , 3.2 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , .2 , , 5.2 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2018–19† , 34 , , 28 , , 17.4 , , .661 , , .511 , , .833 , , 3.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , .1 , , 5.7 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 28 , , 28 , , 20.1 , , .489 , , .444 , , .792 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , 0.6 , , .3 , , 5.3 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 39 , , 39 , , 22.0 , , .620 , , .338 , , .718 , , 2.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , .3 , , 4.1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 18 , , 18 , , 18.3 , , .652 , , .387 , , .667 , , 2.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , .2 , , 4.0 , , 4.5

References

External links

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at eurobasket.net
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at euroleague.net

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