Kurbanov will spend a season in Spartak St. Petersburg

24.07.2008
Nikita Kurbanov (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA forward Nikita Kurbanov is sent on the rent by our club to Spartak St. Petersburg. Nikita will play in red and white colors for a single season.

Andrei Vatutin, CSKA CEO:

- We did not hide originally our intention to employ Nikita in one of the Russian clubs again. Competition on his position at CSKA is a very tough and, at the same time, the demand for skilled Russian players, the national team candidates is high. We are happy that it was Spartak who gave Kurbanov a chance to express himself. Nikita will play under the coach Yevgeny Pashutin, next to Zakhar Pashutin and Anatoly Kashirov.

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:

- It is a very good opportunity for Nikita as well as for Anatoly Kashirov. He will play for Zhenya Pashutin and under supervision of our captain Zakhar Pashutin. I think Nikita got another possibility to grow up and to make a step forward in his career.