Dmitriy Gavrilov

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
Position	Power forward
League	Kazakhstan Championship VTB United League FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	(1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 38) Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Listed height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Career history
2006–2008	CSKA Almaty
2008–2009	→Barsy Atyrau
2009–2011	Astana Tigers
2011–2012	Barsy Atyrau
2012–2013	Caspiy Aktau
2013–2014	Barsy Atyrau
2014–2016	Kapchagay
2016–present	BC Astana
Career highlights
All-Kazakhstan championship (2015) Kazakhstan Championship champion (2010)

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.^[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

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]