Andrey Zubkov

At the age of 18, Andrei Zubkov moved to Krasnodar from his native Chelyabinsk and joined the Lokomotiv-Kuban team. In 2010 and 2011 Andrey won the Russian U23 Championship, and also made his debut in the Lokomotiv-Kuban first team. In the final game of the 2010/11 youth championship against CSKA-2, Zubkov played all 40 minutes and recorded a double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds).

In November 2012, he signed a 4-year contract with the Krasnodar club.

In the 2012/2013 season, he became winner of the Euro Cup and finalist of the VTB United League. In his full season debut on a professional level, Zubkov played 57 games in the PBL, VTB United League and Euro Cup, averaging over 4 points in all three tournaments.

In June 2013 he took part in the prestigious international camp for young talents ADIDAS Eurocamp.

In the 2013/2014 season, Zubkov played in 21 games of the VTB United League, spending an average of 12 minutes on the floor and scoring 4 points and 1.5 rebounds. He also played 21 games in the Euro League, averaging 8 minutes of playing time and averaging 3.7 points and 1 rebound.

In December 2016, he was recognized as the “Most Valuable Player” of the month in the VTB United League. In 3 games Andrey averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2.3 assists. In the bronze match of the Final Four of the Euro League against Baskonia, Zubkov scored 11 points and, together with the Russian club, won medals in the main European tournament.

In the summer of 2017, after the expiration of the contract he left the club in the status of Loko’s leader in terms of the number of games played (270). This club record still belongs to Zubkov.

In June 2017, Zubkov joined Khimki. For 2 seasons in the Moscow regional club, Andrey twice became silver medalist of the VTB United League.