Egor Vyaltsev

Egor Vyaltsev

No. 9 – Khimki
Position	Shooting guard
League	VTB United League Eurocup
Personal information
Born	(1985-10-10) October 10, 1985 Voronezh, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
NBA draft	2007 / Undrafted
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2004	CSKA Moscow
2004–2005	CSK VVS Samara
2005–2007	Ural Great Perm
2007–2011	Triumph Lyubertsy
2011–present	Khimki

Egor Ivanovich Vyaltsev (Russian: Егор Иванович Вяльцев, born October 10, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for Khimki of the VTB United League. He also represents the Russian national basketball team.

Professional career

Vyaltsev has spent his entire career playing for teams in the Russian Superleague. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he averaged 5.7 points per game for Triumph Lyubertsy. In June 2011 he signed a one-year contract with BC Khimki.

Russian national basketball team

Vyaltsev has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. He was called up to the team for the first time at Eurobasket 2009, and saw action in four games for the team. Although the Russians finished a disappointing seventh, they were later awarded a wild card to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Vyaltsev also played for the Russian junior team between 2002–04, most notably appearing with the team at the European Championship for Junior Men in 2002 and the European Under-20 Championship qualifying in 2004.