Dmitri Alexandrovich Gavrilov (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Гаврилов; born 27 November 1986) is a Kazakhstani professional basketball player. He plays for BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship and the VTB United League.

Dmitri Gavrilov
No. 24 – BC Astana
PositionPower forward
LeagueKazakhstan Championship
VTB United League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 37)
Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Career history
2006–2008CSKA Almaty
2008–2009Barsy Atyrau
2009–2011Astana Tigers
2011–2012Barsy Atyrau
2012–2013Caspiy Aktau
2013–2014Barsy Atyrau
2014–2016Kapchagay
2016–presentBC Astana
Career highlights and awards

Professional career edit

The Alma-Ata native started his career with home town side CSKA Almaty, staying there until 2008 when he was loaned to Barsy Atyrau.[1]

In June 2009 he joined the Astana Tigers, the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship title holders.[1] He played with the side in the 2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, scoring 26 points (including 8 in overtime) to help the Kazakhstani's overcome Smart Gilas in the group stage.[2]

After helping the Tigers win another championship, Gavrilov extended his contract for a year in June 2010.[3] He would post 11 points and 7.9 rebounds in the championship during the season.[4]

In June 2011, Gavrilov rejoined Barsy Atyrau for the season,[4] despite reported interest from power house BC Astana.[5] Playing with the side in the Baltic Basketball League, he contributed 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 20 minutes per game.[6]

In July 2012, he moved to Caspiy Aktau.[7]

Rejoining Barsy for 2013-2014, Gavrilov posted 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in around 19 minutes on average in the Baltic league.[6]

Whilst playing for Kapchagay, he was selected as the best power forward of the 2014-15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship,[8] and the 2015 Kazakhstan Basketball Cup.[9]

International career edit

Gavrilov has played for the Kazakhstan national basketball team. He was part of the squad for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship but did not play.[10]

In the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, he had 10.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 24 minutes per game as Kazakhstan finished 9th.[11]

Gavrilov also participated in the 2014 Asian Games, top-scoring for Kazakhstan in three games, including against champions South Korea and in the bronze medal game against Japan (both losses).[12]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Гаврилов станет "Тигром"" Русский [Gavrilov will be a Tiger]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 21 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Eurobasket News Report (5/25/2010) - Preliminary Round. Day 3". Eurobasket.com. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Гаврилов продлил контракт с "Тиграми"" Русский [Gavrilov has extended his contract with the Tigers]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Eurobasket News Report (6/18/2011) - Dmitriy Gavrilov inks deal with Barsy Atyrau". Eurobasket.com. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Dmitry Gavrilov: Caspiy is the best for me". BC Caspiy Aktau. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Dmitriy Gavrilov". Baltic Basketball League. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Казахстанский форвард Дмитрий Гаврилов заключил контракт с баскетбольным клубом "Каспий"" Русский [Kazakhstani forward Dmitri Gavrilov signed a contract with basketball club Caspiy]. Lada.kz (in Russian). 26 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Финал 4-х Чемпионата Казахстана 2014/2015 завершен" Русский [The Final 4 of the 2014/2015 Kazakhstan Championship is over]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Кубка Республика Казахстан 2015" Русский [2015 Kazakhstan Republic Cup]. BC Almaty (in Russian). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Dmitriy Gavrilov (Kazakhstan)". FIBA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Kazakhstan #14 - Dmitriy Gavrilov". FIBA. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Profile - Gavrilov Dmitriy". 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

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