Evgeni Kisurin (alternate spelling: Evgeny) (born January 28, 1969) is a Russian former professional

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player, and

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. At a height of 2.07 m tall, he played at the

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and

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positions.

College career

Kisurin played

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at VCU.

Professional career

Kisurin spent an important part of his career playing for

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. He helped his team reach the

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in 1996.

National team career

Kisurin was a regular member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia, he won silver medals at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and

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. He also won a bronze medal at the

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. He also played at the

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, and at the

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.Evgeny KISURIN (RUS).
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Coaching career

On April 8, 2013, he was appointed the acting

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of the Russian club Spartak Saint-Petersburg.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileItalian League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kisurin, Evgeni 1969 births Living people BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players Centers (basketball) KK Cibona players KK Włocławek players Pallacanestro Varese players PBC CSKA Moscow players Power forwards (basketball) Russian men's basketball players Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States Soviet men's basketball players VCU Rams men's basketball players Olympique Antibes basketball players Olympic basketball players for Russia Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 FIBA World Championship players 1994 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Novosibirsk