Nikita Kurbanov
# Nikita Kurbanov

Nikita Aleksandrovich Kurbanov (Russian: Никита Александрович Курбанов; born October 5, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player and the team captain of CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in),

## Professional career

Kurbanov made his professional debut with CSKA Moscow during the 2004–05 season. He then moved to Lokomotiv Rostov, before returning to CSKA Moscow. He joined UNICS Kazan 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 Lokomotiv Kuban.

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 VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year 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 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 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 MVP.

He has also played with the senior Russian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009, the EuroBasket 2015, and the EuroBasket 2017.

## Career statistics

| † | Denotes season in which Kurbanov's team won the EuroLeague |
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### EuroLeague

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005–06 | CSKA Moscow | 17 | 0 | 9.0 | .421 | .200 | .706 | 1.6 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 2006–07 | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 4 | 7.2 | .500 | .333 | .636 | 1.5 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| 2007–08† | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .0 | .7 | .0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 2009–10 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 0 | 6.5 | .313 | .375 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .2 | .0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2010–11 | CSKA Moscow | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.000 | .0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 10.5 | .471 | .333 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 2015–16† | CSKA Moscow | 29 | 15 | 20.0 | .558 | .413 | .889 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .1 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | 35 | 29 | 19.1 | .489 | .333 | .894 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .3 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | 36 | 35 | 18.3 | .542 | .333 | .863 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .2 | 5.2 | 6.4 |
| 2018–19† | CSKA Moscow | 34 | 28 | 17.4 | .661 | .511 | .833 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .1 | 5.7 | 7.8 |
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | 28 | 28 | 20.1 | .489 | .444 | .792 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .3 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| 2020–21 | CSKA Moscow | 39 | 39 | 22.0 | .620 | .338 | .718 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 2021–22 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 18 | 18.3 | .652 | .387 | .667 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .2 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
