Dmitriy Gavrilov

Dmitri Alexandrovich Gavrilov (Template:Lang-ru,), 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.

Professional career

The Alma-Ata native started his career with home town side CSKA Almaty, staying there until 2008 when he was loaned to Barsy Atyrau.<ref name=Tigrom>Template:Cite web</ref>

In June 2009 he joined the Astana Tigers, the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship title holders.<ref name=Tigrom /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After helping the Tigers win another championship, Gavrilov extended his contract for a year in June 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He would post 11 points and 7.9 rebounds in the championship during the season.<ref name=Inks>Template:Cite web</ref>

In June 2011, Gavrilov rejoined Barsy Atyrau for the season,<ref name=Inks /> despite reported interest from power house BC Astana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Playing with the side in the Baltic Basketball League, he contributed 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 20 minutes per game.<ref name=BBL>Template:Cite web</ref>

In July 2012, he moved to Caspiy Aktau.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Rejoining Barsy for 2013-2014, Gavrilov posted 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in around 19 minutes on average in the Baltic league.<ref name=BBL />

Whilst playing for Kapchagay, he was selected as the best power forward of the 2014-15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the 2015 Kazakhstan Basketball Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International career

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• RealGM profile Retrieved 10 July 2015
• FIBA Game Center profile Retrieved 10 July 2015
• Asia-basket profile Retrieved 10 July 2015Template:Asbox