Nikita Mikhailovskii
Russian basketball player
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Nikita Aleksandrovich Mikhailovskii (Russian: Никита Александрович Михайловский; born 10 September 2000) is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.
Mikhailovskii in 2018 | |
| No. 10 – UNICS Kazan | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | VTB United League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 September 2000 Pavlovo, Russia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2023 | Avtodor Saratov |
| 2021–2022 | →Tasmania JackJumpers |
| 2023–2025 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2025–2026 | Samara |
| 2026–present | UNICS Kazan |
| Career highlights | |
Professional career
Avtodor Saratov (2017–2023)
On 8 May 2019, Mikhailovskii was named VTB United League Young Player of the Year as the league's top player under age 22.[1]
Loan to Tasmania JackJumpers (2021–2022)
On 29 July 2021, Mikhailovskii signed as a Next Star with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).[2] He remained under contract with BC Avtodor, and his transfer to the Tasmania JackJumpers was technically a loan, with the provision that he might still play in Russia at the end of the season.[3] In March 2022, he was released from the club "by mutual agreement".[4]
CSKA Moscow (2023–2025)
On June 20, 2023, he signed with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.[5]
National team career
In seven games at the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany, Mikhailovskii averaged 17.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game for the Russian national under-18 team, who finished in fourth place, and made the All-Tournament Team.[6]
Mikhailovskii was named to the All-Star Five at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Riga, Latvia after averaging 16.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and leading Russia to fourth place.[7]
He played for the Russian under-19 team at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. On 30 June 2019, Mikhailovskii recorded 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in an 83–75 win over Greece.[8] It was the first triple-double at the tournament since Dario Šarić in 2013.[9]