Kirill Andreyevich Gornaev (born December 11, 1996 , Kazan , Russia ) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays in the center position. He plays for the Ural basketball club.
| Kirill Gornaev | |
|---|---|
 Ural | |
| Position | Center |
| Growth | 203 cm |
| Weight | 105 kg |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Date of Birth | December 11, 1996 (22 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Kazan , Russia |
| NBA draft | not selected, 2018 |
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Career
Gornayev is a pupil of Kazan basketball. In the capital of Tatarstan, Kirill played for UNICS-2 in the VTB United Youth League and in the ASB Championship for the team of the Volga State Academy of Physical Culture for Sports and Tourism. In the 2015/2016 season, he took part in 11 games of the PGAFKSiT, his performance in these meetings was 14.7 points, 16.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.8 interceptions and 2.2 block shots per game, on average.
February 28, 2016 Gornaev took part in the first in the history of the “Match of Young Stars” . As part of the ASB team, Kirill scored 11 points [1] .
As part of the ASB team, Kirill became the bronze medalist of the Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge tournament in South Korea [2] .
In August 2016, on the advice of his father, Gornaev took part in the Ural Draft. According to the results of a viewing training of almost 40 people from Yekaterinburg , the Sverdlovsk region and other regions, Cyril became the winner of the selection and signed a contract with Ural [3] .
Russian team
In May 2018, Gornaev was included in the Russia-2 team to participate in the International Student Basketball Cup [4] .
Achievements
- Silver medalist of VTB United Youth League : 2014/2015
Notes
- ↑ Match of the young stars. VTB United Youth League team takes precedence over ASB team
- ↑ ACB team beat Korea-2 team in the match for 3rd place in the tournament in Seoul
- ↑ Ural signed Gornaev
- ↑ Russian student teams at the ISBK include players from VTB United League, Super League, VTB United Youth League, ASB and NCAA