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City: Saint Petersburg
Country: Russian Federation
      
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Players
1 Tyson Carter SG 193 cm 79 kg 27 yo
2 Jordan Loyd SG 193 cm 95 kg 31 yo
3 Denis Zakharov PG, SG 192 cm 88 kg 31 yo
4 Andrey Toptunov PG 184 cm 78 kg 22 yo
7 Sergey Karasev SG, SF 201 cm 89 kg 31 yo
8 Igor Volkhin SF 199 cm 90 kg 27 yo
9 Dmitry Kulagin SG 195 cm 89 kg 32 yo
12 Billy Baron SG 188 cm 88 kg 34 yo
14 Anton Pushkov C 208 cm 98 kg 36 yo
17 Maksim Karvanen PF 203 cm 95 kg 25 yo
19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas PF, SF 205 cm 98 kg 35 yo
20 Andrey Zubkov PF 206 cm 100 kg 33 yo
22 Alex Poythress C 206 cm 108 kg 31 yo
25 Mateusz Ponitka SF 197 cm 93 kg 31 yo
33 Conner Frankamp PG 185 cm 77 kg 29 yo
55 Jordan Mickey PF 203 cm 107 kg 30 yo
67 Shabazz Napier PG 185 cm 82 kg 33 yo
 
Left the team early:
77 Artūras Gudaitis C 211 cm 127 kg 31 yo
Statistics
GM 2P% 3P% FT% REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
News
Heurtel reportedly heading to Russia despite agreement with French Federation (3)

2022-09-20

Despite the position of the French Basketball Federation, Thomas Heurtel's next career stop is likely to be Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia, Be Basket.fr reported. BasketNews sources confirmed that Zenit are waiting for Heurtel to join the club. At the end of June, the 33-year-old Frenchman reached a verbal agreement with Zenit for the 2022-23 campaign, per Be Basket.fr.
Official: three Americans leave Zenit

2022-06-23

Billy Baron, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd left Zenit Saint Petersburg, via the official report.

EuroLeague suspends Russian clubs' participation in the upcoming season

2022-06-16

The EuroLeague Board has suspended the participation of the Russian teams for the 2022-23 season.

Xavi Pascual remains undecided about his future: 'We have to wait a bit'

2022-06-08

Xavi Pascual revealed to Radio Marca that his decision about the future is still pending.

Best-paid coach outside the EuroLeague? The curious case of Xavi Pascual

2022-06-02

Xavi Pascual could become the highest-paid head coach outside the EuroLeague.

Jordi Bertomeu: 'Our intention is to allocate two wildcards to replace Russian clubs'

2022-05-20

EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu met with the media representatives in a press conference where he covered Serbian teams and the EuroLeague future, the competition's goals, and many more.

Mindaugas Kuzminskas officially leaves Zenit

2022-04-08

Zenit Saint Petersburg and Mindaugas Kuzminskas decided to terminate the contract early by agreement of both parties, according to the official club's report. Kuzminskas left the squad and came back to Lithuania, when Russia started the war in Ukraine. Until this day, he has been negotiating the termination of the deal. The 32-year-old Lithuanian joined Zenit in the summer of 2021. Over 10 VTB ...
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News
Heurtel reportedly heading to Russia despite agreement with French Federation (3)

2022-09-20

Despite the position of the French Basketball Federation, Thomas Heurtel's next career stop is likely to be Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia, Be Basket.fr reported. BasketNews sources confirmed that Zenit are waiting for Heurtel to join the club. At the end of June, the 33-year-old Frenchman reached a verbal agreement with Zenit for the 2022-23 campaign, per Be Basket.fr.
Official: three Americans leave Zenit

2022-06-23

Billy Baron, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd left Zenit Saint Petersburg, via the official report.

EuroLeague suspends Russian clubs' participation in the upcoming season

2022-06-16

The EuroLeague Board has suspended the participation of the Russian teams for the 2022-23 season.

Xavi Pascual remains undecided about his future: 'We have to wait a bit'

2022-06-08

Xavi Pascual revealed to Radio Marca that his decision about the future is still pending.

Best-paid coach outside the EuroLeague? The curious case of Xavi Pascual

2022-06-02

Xavi Pascual could become the highest-paid head coach outside the EuroLeague.

Jordi Bertomeu: 'Our intention is to allocate two wildcards to replace Russian clubs'

2022-05-20

EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu met with the media representatives in a press conference where he covered Serbian teams and the EuroLeague future, the competition's goals, and many more.

Mindaugas Kuzminskas officially leaves Zenit

2022-04-08

Zenit Saint Petersburg and Mindaugas Kuzminskas decided to terminate the contract early by agreement of both parties, according to the official club's report. Kuzminskas left the squad and came back to Lithuania, when Russia started the war in Ukraine. Until this day, he has been negotiating the termination of the deal. The 32-year-old Lithuanian joined Zenit in the summer of 2021. Over 10 VTB ...
Russian clubs future in Europe is in the air: who could replace them?

2022-03-30

Partizan Belgrade, Virtus Bologna, and Valencia Basket are considered the leading candidates to replace Russian clubs in the EuroLeague, sources say BasketNews. So far, there have been no developments over Russian clubs' future in the EuroLeague, and the decisions will be taken after the season 2021-22. "There is not much more to add to what we announced last Tuesday, March 22, confirming the ...
Conner Frankamp leaves Zenit by mutual agreement

2022-03-30

Zenit Saint Petersburg and Conner Frankamp have agreed to terminate their partnership by mutual consent. The American point guard joined the Russian club in the summer of 2021. Over 8 VTB League games, the 26-year-old averaged 5.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists. In his maiden EuroLeague season, Frankamp logged 7.8 points, 0.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists. Frankamp played his best game with Zenit on ...
Arturas Gudaitis terminates the contract with Zenit, heads to Napoli

2022-03-29

Lithuanian center Arturas Gudaitis will finish the season in Italy. The 28-year-old big man officially signed with GeVi Napoli. He was under the contract with Zenit St. Petersburg until 2023, but both sides found a solution to terminate the deal, sources say BasketNews. Gudaitis also had interest from a couple of Lithuanian and Spanish ACB clubs. Due to war in Ukraine, Gudaitis left Saint ...
EuroLeague players that got stuck in Russia: what's the way out?

2022-03-29

It's been three weeks since the football's governing body, FIFA, officially announced that foreign players and coaches employed by Russian clubs can suspend their contracts and move elsewhere temporarily. However, players on the basketball field are still in limbo. Why? Some EuroLeague players who spoke to BasketNews couldn't hide their astonishment at finding themselves unable to leave Russian ...
EuroLeague clubs approved the withdrawal of Russian clubs

2022-03-22

Three Russian clubs, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg, and UNICS Kazan, were officially excluded from the EuroLeague season 2021-22, BasketNews sources confirmed. Bertomeu officially approached thirteen ECA shareholders on Monday, suggesting approving the Russian clubs' withdrawal and not listing them in the final EuroLeague standings. According to BasketNews sources, the majority of ECA ...
EuroLeague deadline for Russian teams has passed: what's next?

2022-03-21

EuroLeague president and CEO Jordi Bertomeu officially proposed the withdrawal of Russian teams from the 2021-22 EuroLeague season, sources say BasketNews. Bertomeu approached ECA shareholders, suggesting approving the Russian clubs' withdrawal and not listing them in the final EuroLeague standings. Thirteen ECA members will have to submit their vote until Tuesday afternoon. It's anticipated that ...
Ponitka on Gortat's words: 'Where was he when he had to stand for the team in 2011 or 2013?'

2022-03-21

Mateusz Ponitka, who left Zenit Saint Petersburg last week, returned to Poland and held a special press conference to explain his motives to play another game in Russia. "I am very happy to be in Poland. I want to thank my wife and agent for their support and help. I would also like to thank Zenit for almost three years together. I am against Russian aggression in Ukraine. War is evil. An ...
Mateusz Ponitka leaves Zenit Saint Petersburg

2022-03-18

A few days after returning to Russia to re-join Zenit Saint Petersburg, Mateusz Ponitka's stint with the Russian club has officially come to an end, per club's announcement. "Mateusz Ponitka leaves BC Zenit. The Club and the forward decided to terminate the contract ahead of terms by agreement of the parties. Thank You for everything, Mateusz!" the announcement reads. The 28-year-old player had ...
Ponitka receives criticism from Marcin Gortat: 'He's always been an individualist'

2022-03-15

Yesterday Zenit Saint Petersburg officially announced the return of 5 players to Russia, including Mateusz Ponitka, Jordan Loyd, Billy Baron, Tyson Carter, and Alex Poythress. The Polish basketball legend and long-time NBA player Marcin Gortat minced no words regarding his countryman Ponitka's decision to come back to the Saint Petersburg club. "Mateusz Ponitka has always been an individualist. He ...
Leave or stay: American players in Russia (1)

2022-03-08

The war in Ukraine set difficult times in the entire world, including basketball. Many players had to make a choice, whether to stay in Russia and continue playing or sacrifice paychecks and look for other teams. BasketNews compiled a list of the American and other international players who decided to stay in their respective VTB League teams and opted to leave the country. American and ...
EuroLeague set the deadline for Russian clubs suspension (1)

2022-03-03

March 21st is the deadline for the suspended Russian clubs, including CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, Zenit Saint Petersburg, and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, to get back to the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions, via Alessandro Maggi of Sportando. The information was confirmed by BasketNews sources. If the situation does not change favorably, all regular-season games versus Russian clubs will be ...
New EuroLeague standings: playoff picture changes dramatically (1)

2022-02-28

EuroLeague officially suspended three Russian teams indefinitely, dramatically changing the potential Top 8 picture. YOU CAN FIND UPDATED EUROLEAGUE STANDINGS HERE >> Even though it's considered a temporary suspension, it's unclear if the situation will change until EuroLeague regular-season ends (April 8th). According to the official press release, if the war situation in Ukraine does not change ...
EuroLeague suspended Russian teams

2022-02-28

Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) Executive Board members decided to suspend three Russian clubs, CSKA Moscow, Zenit Saint Petersburg, and UNICS Kazan. Other 15 EuroLeague clubs will continue to play as scheduled. If the situation does not change favorably, all regular-season games versus Russian teams will be annulled to configure the leagues' standings. CSKA, Zenit, and UNICS currently rank in ...
Jordan Loyd and Tyson Carter to leave for the USA

2022-02-28

Zenit American players Jordan Loyd and Tyson Carter are expected to leave Russia and travel back to the USA tomorrow, sources told Basketnews. As previously reported by SDNA and confirmed to our website, Zenit are allowing its foreign players and coaching staff members to leave the team momentarily, due to their concerns about the current war ongoing in Ukraine. Shabazz Napier was the first to ...
Lithuanian government addresses EuroLeague asking to cut ties with Russian teams

2022-02-28

Lithuanian Minister of Education, Science and Sports Jurgita Siugzdiniene addressed EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu and all 18 clubs, asking for sanctions against three Russian clubs, sources say BasketNews. According to sources, Siugzdiniene officially asks EuroLeague to cut ties with CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg, and UNICS Kazan until Russia won't conclude its aggression against Ukraine. In ...
Zenit's non-Russian players and staff are free to return to their home countries

2022-02-28

Zenit Saint Petersburg's non-domestic players and staff are free to leave and return to their home countries.According to SDNA info that BasketNews can confirm, Zenit are letting their non-Russian players and staff go, without any consequences and without having their contract dissolved. After some of the players expressed great concern about what is happening in Ukraine, the club realized that ...
Shabazz Napier leaving Zenit amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

2022-02-26

Shabazz Napier is leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ESPN's Andrew Wojnarowski reports. The 30-year-old American-Puerto Rican point guard had been recovering from an ankle injury suffered early in the season and neared a return to the EuroLeague team, but the attack has prompted his departure back to the States. Zenit had listed him as available to finally ...
EuroLeague temporarily moves Russian teams games to other venues (2)

2022-02-25

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams have decided to define a plan that temporarily moves all games scheduled to be played on Russian soil to other venues outside of Russian Federation territory, per EuroLeague announcement. Games involving Russian teams scheduled to be played in the non-Russian territory will continue to be played as scheduled. Euroleague Basketball will analyze the alternatives to ...
Relocating or suspending Russian teams? What we're hearing before the EuroLeague meeting

2022-02-25

Eighteen Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams will discuss the potential strategic moves facing Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the urgent meeting on Friday. All three Round 27 games with Russian teams (CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg, UNICS Kazan) were suspended on Thursday, and the EuroLeague has to decide on further actions and possible sanctions. The current political situation in Ukraine and ...
Last minute decision: Barcelona won't travel to Russia on Thursday

2022-02-24

FC Barcelona decided not to travel to Russia on Thursday for the EuroLeague games against Zenit St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow. The decision to suspend their current trip was made at the airport of Barcelona, just minutes before the private flight to Russia, sources say BasketNews. That doesn't mean Barcelona won't play the Russian clubs yet. Barcelona still might travel to Saint Petersburg on ...
Betting Corner: a gift from Kazan and a noticeable trend in Zenit-Barcelona games

2022-02-23

After taking one week break, Andreas Blomdahl and Betting Corner return with the best choices for the upcoming EuroLeague round. Currently, Andreas correctly predicted 17 out of 26 possible outcomes. A pretty solid record of building upon. However, we remind you to gamble responsibly. Anadolu Efes Istanbul (12-12) vs Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (11-12) A very important game for both teams in the ...
Zenit ease past Tsmoki behind great team performance

2022-02-17

Zenit Saint Petersburg (12-3) got a comfortable victory over Tsmoki Minsk (2-9) 90-74 (17-20, 23-12, 25-16, 25-26) and continue chasing UNICS (13-2) at the top of the VTB United League table. Zenit started the second half with an 8-2 run to create the double-digit lead (48-36). Xavi Pascual's squad continued their successful performance after the break and had plus 17 (65-48), going into the final ...
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Players
Seasons:   21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 04/05 | 03/04
Statistics


2021/2022

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroLeague 23 52.9%
422/798 		35.7%
196/549 		73.2%
271/370 		33.9
23.6/10.3 		15.1 5.4 13.1 2.7 2.9 20.3 19.9 74


2020/2021

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroLeague 39 56.2%
705/1255 		37.5%
358/955 		79.2%
537/678 		30.9
21.8/9.2 		17.5 6 12.3 2 2.3 21 20.6 77.5


2019/2020

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroLeague 28 52.9%
544/1029 		33.1%
236/714 		69.7%
302/433 		32.4
20.3/12.1 		18.6 7.3 13.7 2.4 2.8 19.8 20.5 74.9


2018/2019

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 16 52.9%
348/658 		36.2%
136/376 		76%
209/275 		34.8
24.1/10.8 		19.7 7 12.8 3 2.6 21.4 20.8 82.1


2017/2018

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 19 52.6%
420/799 		35.7%
169/473 		74.3%
315/424 		35.4
23.3/12.1 		17.6 6.9 12.9 2.9 0 22.9 22.9 87.5


2016/2017

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 16 54.3%
322/593 		37.4%
170/454 		73.1%
225/308 		35
24.1/10.9 		21.5 7.6 14.1 3.6 0 25.6 20.9 86.2


2015/2016

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 18 50.8%
391/769 		37.1%
144/388 		77.9%
250/321 		37.3
26.9/10.3 		18.5 6.8 14.4 2.4 0 20.6 20.5 81.3


2014/2015

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 18 50.3%
419/833 		29.7%
96/323 		76%
275/362 		36.2
24.2/12.1 		17.6 7.6 12.7 3.1 0 20.4 21.1 77.8


2013/2014

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
VTB UL 24 50.3%
586/1164 		34.6%
108/312 		78.4%
352/449 		33.4
23.8/9.7 		16.8 7.4 12.7 2.1 2.1 20.8 15.9 77


2012/2013

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
VTB UL 20 48.4%
430/888 		32.4%
116/358 		76.1%
341/448 		34.6
23.2/11.5 		15.4 9.5 13.1 2.2 - 22.1 8 77.5


2011/2012

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
Records
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Schedule
Seasons:   21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 04/05 | 03/04