Egor Koulechov

Egor Koulechov (Hebrew: איגור קולשוב‎, Russian: Егор Кулешов; born November 5, 1994) is an Israeli-Russian professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Arizona State, Rice and Florida before playing professionally in Israel. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the shooting guard and the small forward positions.

Egor Koulechov
No. 77 – Ironi Nahariya
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994
Volgograd, Russia
NationalityIsraeli / Russian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolSagemont (Weston, Florida)
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2019→Hapoel Holon
2019–presentIroni Nahariya
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Koulechov was born in Volgograd, Russia, to a Jewish family. Koulechov lived his first 6 years in Russia before growing up in Kibbutz Neve Ur, Israel. He played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion youth team and Wingate Institute Academy.[1]

In 2011, Koulechov moved to the United States, where he enrolled at Sagemont in Weston, Florida, and played for the basketball team in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.[2]

College career

Koulechov began his college career at Arizona State, where he averaged averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 43.8 percent from the field.[2] On June 4, 2014, Koulechov left for Rice after his freshman season but sat out first season per NCAA Transfer rules.[3]

In the 2016–17 season, Koulechov earned first-team All-Conference USA and Second Team NABC All-District 11 honors as a junior at Rice.[4] He was also named two-time Conference USA Player of the Week, Koulechov ranked second on the team and fifth in Conference USA with 18.2 points.[2]

Koulechov graduated from Rice in 2017 with one season of NCAA eligibility remaining; under NCAA rules, he had the option of remaining at Rice or enrolling in a graduate program elsewhere and finishing out his college basketball career at the new school. Accordingly, he announced on April 19, 2017 that he would play at Florida as a graduate transfer.[5]

In his senior year at Florida, Koulechov led the team with 6.4 rebounds per game and ranked second with 13.8 points per game as a senior at Florida, he had six games with 20+ points and nine games with at least three 3-pointers made.[2]

Professional career

2018–19 season

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Koulechov joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[6]

On August 9, 2018, Koulechov started his professional career with Maccabi Rishon LeZion, signing a two-year deal.[7] In October 2018, Koulechov won the 2018 Israeli League Cup with Rishon LeZion. In 26 Israeli League games played for Rishon LeZion, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

On April 17, 2019, Koulechov was loaned to Hapoel Holon for the rest of the season, joining as an injury cover for Guy Pnini.[8]

2019–20 season

On August 15, 2019, Koulechov signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2019–20 season.[9]

National team career

Koulechov was a member of the Israeli U-16, U-18 and U-20 national teams.

In July 2013, he averaged 12.0 points and 4.6 rebounds for the U-20 squad, leading his team with a 93.5 free throw percentage as well as 1.7 steals per game. The team claimed 15th place in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[2]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  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  Bold  Career high     Led the league

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Arizona State 27714.0.438.333.6792.80.50.30.23.7
2015–16 Rice 323234.4.417.343.8627.01.30.80.116.7
2016–17 Rice 353534.0.474.474.8198.82.10.80.318.2
2017–18 Florida 343430.6.414.398.8646.41.10.50.113.7
Career 12810829.0.436.395.8326.41.30.60.213.6

Source: RealGM

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References
  1. "היהלום הרוסי: מסעו המרגש של איגור קולשוב". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. "Egor Koulechov - Men's Basketball - Florida Gators". FloridaGators.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. "Koulechov transfers to Rice men's basketball". RiceOwls.com. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. "Evans, Koulechov named NABC All-District 11". RiceOwls.com. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  5. "Egor Koulechov transferring to Florida from Rice". ESPN.com. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  6. "Three-Gor ready to make it rain in NBA Summer League". WCJB. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. "Egor Koulechov signs with Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando.basketball. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  8. "קולשוב הושאל מראשל"צ לחולון עד תום העונה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  9. "איגור קולשוב עובר לעירוני נהריה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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