Mikhail Kulagin

Mikhail Andreyevich Kulagin (Russian: Михаил Андреевич Кулагин; born 4 August 1994) is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He is a 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)^[1] tall point guard-shooting guard.

Mikhail Kulagin

Mikhail Kulagin in 2023
No. 30 – BC UNICS
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	VTB United League
Personal information
Born	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 31) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Triumph Lyubertsy
2014–2015	Rossiya Novogorsk
2015–2020	CSKA Moscow
2020–2021	BC Enisey
2021–2022	Nizhny Novgorod
2022–present	UNICS
Career highlights
EuroLeague champion (2016) 2× VTB United League champion (2016, 2017)

Professional career

After playing with the youth clubs of CSKA Moscow, Kulagin has played professionally with the Russian clubs Triumph Lyubertsy, Rossiya Novogorsk, and CSKA Moscow.^[2] After five seasons, he parted ways with CSKA Moscow on 1 June 2020.^[3] On 19 August 2020 Kulagin signed with BC Enisey.^[4]

On 20 July 2021 he signed for the third time with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.^[5]

On 29 June 2022 he signed with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.^[6]

National team career

Russian junior national team

Kulagin was a member of the junior national teams of Russia. With Russia's junior national teams, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was a member of the All-Tournament Team, the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Russian senior national team

Kulagin has been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia, he played at the EuroBasket 2017.^[7]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Kulagin won the EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16†	CSKA Moscow	18	1	5.4	.448	.250	.000	.7	.5	.1	—	1.6	1.1
2016–17		17	5	10.4	.373	.300	.800	1.5	1.2	.3	.1	3.9	2.7
2021–22	Zenit	17	7	19.1	.407	.425	.467	1.5	2.4	.6	.3	5.5	4.5
Career		52	13	11.5	.401	.354	.577	1.3	1.3	.3	.1	3.7	2.7

Personal life

His older brother, Dmitry Kulagin, is also a professional basketball player.^[8] He is currently in a relationship with Yana Sizikova, a professional tennis player. The couple married in 2025.