Sergei Bykov

Sergey Bykov
Sergei Bykov in November 2017
Personal information
Born (1983-02-26) February 26, 1983 (age 41)
Novodvinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2000–2017
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number10
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2001Spartak Moscow
2001–2004Dynamo Moscow
2004–2005Universitet Surgut
2005–2010Dynamo Moscow
2010–2011CSKA Moscow
2011–2014Lokomotiv Kuban
2014–2015UNICS Kazan
2015–2016Lokomotiv Kuban
2016–2017Avtodor Saratov
As coach:
2017–presentRussia (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
Medals
Representing  Russia
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2007 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lithuania

Sergey Vladimirovich Bykov (alternate spelling: Sergei Bykov) (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Быков; born February 26, 1983) is a Russian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in),[1] he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional playing career

Club career

Bykov began playing with the junior youth clubs of Spartak Moscow. He made his professional debut with Spartak Moscow during the 2000–01 season. He moved to Dynamo Moscow before the 2001–02 season.

He then moved to Universitet Surgut before the 2004–05 season. He then returned to Dynamo Moscow before the 2005–06 season. In 2010, he joined CSKA Moscow, signing a three-year contract worth €4.5 million euros net income.[2]

Only one year later, in June 2011 he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban.[3] He parted ways with Lokomotiv on February 14, 2014.[4] Five days layer, he signed with UNICS Kazan.[5] On July 10, 2015, he parted ways with UNICS.[6]

On July 13, 2015, he returned to Lokomotiv Kuban for the 2015–16 season.[7]

On December 5, 2016, he signed with Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the season.[8] Bykove retired from playing professional basketball after the 2016–17 season.

National team career

Bykov was also a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia's senior national team, he won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2007, and the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2011.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing professional basketball in 2017, Bykov started working as a basketball coach. He became an assistant coach with the senior men's Russian national basketball team, in August 2017.[9]

References

  1. ^ Sergey Bykov Height: 190sm Weight: 95kg.
  2. ^ "Bykov stays in Moscow, moves to CSKA". Talkbasket.net. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Sergey Bykov inks with Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Sergey Bykov, Lokomotiv Kuban part ways". Sportando.net. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Unics Kazan announced Sergey Bykov". Sportando.net. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. ^ "UNICS Kazan parted ways with Sergey Bykov". Sportando.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Lokomotiv brings back guard Bykov". Euroleague.net. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  8. ^ Sergey Bykov inks with Avtodor Saratov
  9. ^ Βykov added in the coaching stuff of Russian national team.