Artem Zabelin
Russian basketball player (born 1988)
Artëm Vladimirovič Zabelin (Russian: Артём Владимирович Забелин; born January 15, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player for Elitzur Shomron of the Liga Leumit. He plays as a center or a power forward.
Professional career
Zabelin made his professional debut with Avtodor Saratov during the 2003–04 season. He joined CSKA Moscow in 2007. In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban. In 2019, Zabelin signed with Parma and averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. During the 2020–21 season, he signed with Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda of the Russian Basketball Super League 1 and averaged 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. On August 29, 2021, Zabelin returned to Parma.
On July 2, 2022, he has signed with UNICS of the VTB United League.
Russian national team
Zabelin has also been a member of the Russian national junior teams.
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