Sergei (Sergey) Karaulov (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Караулов; born April 15, 1982) is an Uzbekistani-Russian professional basketball player who currently plays for Uralmash Ekaterinburg of the Superleague 1.

Professional career

Start playing in 2001, Karaulov mainly played in Russian Basketball Leagues. Some of the clubs that Karaulov has played with during his pro career include: Krasnye Krylia, Triumph Lybuertsy,

Lokomotiv Rostov 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 ...

, Spartak Primorye, Nizhny Novgorod,

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and Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda.

NBA Draft right

Karaulov was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs, in the second round of the

2004 NBA Draft The 2004 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2004, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and was broadcast live on ESPN at 7:00 pm ( EDT). In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur colle ...

, with the 58th overall pick of the draft.

National teams

Having dual nationality, Karaulov can represent either Uzbekistan or Russia in international national team competitions. He played for Uzbekistan at the

2001 ABC Championship The 2001 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held in Shanghai, China. Qualification According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (China) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were auto ...

, and for Russia at the

2007 Summer Universiade The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, ...

References

External links

Thedraftreview.com Profile
(game center)
Eurobasket.com Profile
1982 births Living people People from Sirdaryo Region BC Khimki players BC Krasnye Krylia players BC Nizhny Novgorod players BC Samara players BC Spartak Primorye players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Centers (basketball) PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Russian men's basketball players Uzbekistani men's basketball players San Antonio Spurs draft picks {{Uzbekistan-basketball-bio-stub