Vasily Karasev

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Vasily Karasev
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Personal information
Born (1971-04-14) April 14, 1971 (age 53)
Leningrad, USSR
NationalityRussian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1993: undrafted
Playing career1990–2009
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
As player:
1990–1992 Spartak St. Petersburg
1992–1996 CSKA Moscow
1996–1997 Efes Pilsen
1997–1998 Alba Berlin
1998–2000CSKA Moscow
2000–2001 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2001–2002 Ural Great Perm
2002–2003 Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2003–2005 Khimki
2005–2006Ural Great Perm
2006–2008 Universitet Yugra Surgut
2008–2009 Triumph Lyubertsy
As coach:
2010, 2014 Russia Under-20
2010–2012 Triumph Lyubertsy (assistant)
2012–2018 Triumph Lyubertsy / Zenit
2013 Russia
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Greece
EuroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Germany
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Spain
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Netherlands U-18 Team

Vasily Nikolayevich Karasev (Russian : Василий Николаевич Карасев; born April 14, 1971) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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Professional career

For several years, Karasev was the starting point guard of the Russian League club CSKA Moscow, in the EuroLeague. He also led CSKA to the 1996 EuroLeague Final Four, where he was named to the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team. He was selected to the FIBA EuroStars team in the years 1997, 1998, and 1999. He is widely considered to have been one of the best European point guards of the 1990s.

National team career

Karasev was the starting point guard of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, between 1993 and 2003. With Russia's senior national team, Karasev won two EuroBasket medals, the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1993 and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1997. He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals, one at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and one at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

At the 1998 FIBA World Championship, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Karasev began working as a basketball coach. He became the head coach of Triumph Lyubertsy (later renamed to Zenit St. Petersburg), in 2012.

Personal life

Vasily is the father of Sergey Karasev. Sergey has been a senior Russian national basketball team player, and has played with the pro clubs Triumph Lyubertsy, Canton Charge, Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets (NBA), and Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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