Artem Zabelin

Russian basketball player
Artëm Zabelin
No. 35 – UNICS
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1988-01-15) January 15, 1988 (age 36)
Khabarovsk, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Listed height7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2007Avtodor Saratov
2004–2005Khimik Engles
2007–2011CSKA Moscow
2011–2012Lokomotiv Kuban
2012–2013Spartak Primorye
2013–2015Krasnye Krylia
2015–2019Avtodor Saratov
2019–2020Parma
2020–2021Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda
2021–2022Parma
2022–presentUNICS
Career highlights and awards
  • EuroLeague champion (2008)

Artëm Vladimirovič Zabelin (Russian: Артём Владимирович Забелин; born January 15, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS of the VTB United League. He is a forward-center.

Professional career

Zabelin made his professional debut with Avtodor Saratov during the 2003-04 season. He joined CSKA Moscow in 2007. In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban.[1] In 2019, Zabelin signed with Parma and averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. During the 2020-21 season, he signed with Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda of the Russian Basketball Super League 1 and averaged 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. On August 29, 2021, Zabelin returned to Parma.[2]

On July 2, 2022, he has signed with UNICS of the VTB United League.[3]

Russian national team

Zabelin has also been a member of the Russian national junior teams.[citation needed]

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 season in which Zabelin won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08† CSKA Moscow 5 0 4.8 .700 — .500 .8 — — .2 3.2 2.6
2009–10 2 0 2.5 .000 — — .5 — — — 0.0 0.0
2010–11 1 0 1.0 — — — — — — — 0.0 0.0
Career 8 0 3.8 .636 .500 .6 — — .1 2.0 1.6

References

  1. ^ Artem Zabelin inks with Lokomotiv Kuban
  2. ^ "Zabelin is back at Parma". Eurobasket. August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Artem Zabelin joins Unics Kazan". Sportando. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

External links

  • Euroleague.net Profile
  • Eurobasket.com Profile
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CSKA Moscow 2007–08 Euroleague champions