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Background

2005-06:
Averaged 1.1 points and 0.5 rebounds in 5.3 minutes per game…appeared in 24 games…11/4/05 vs. Atlanta, played 3:50 in his NBA debut…11/13/05, placed on the inactive list…11/18/05, activated…11/23/05, placed on the inactive list…11/25/05, activated…11/29/05, placed on the inactive list…11/30/05, activated…12/23/05 at Charlotte, scored his first NBA points in tallying seven points (3-6 FG, 1-2 3-PT FG) and had two rebounds and an assist in 13:56…12/27/05 vs. Sacramento, scored six points and had a rebound in 22:52…1/14/06 vs. Seattle, scored three points and had an assist in 7:45…2/14/06 vs. Houston, scored two points and had two rebounds and two assists in 12:04…4/16/06 vs. Seattle, two points and had three rebounds and an assist in 10:17…PLAYOFFS: Not on playoff roster…

PROFESSIONAL:
2005 European Championship for Junior Men (U-18): In eight games played for the Under-18 Russian National Team, averaged 16.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.13 steals and 33.1 minutes per game…connected on 42-91 FG (.462), 19-49 3FG (.388) and 27-35 FT (.771)…helped Russia to a fifth place finish in the tournament…2004-05 (CSKA Moscow - Russia): Spent the majority of the season playing for the CSKA junior team in the Russian Junior League, averaging 15.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 25.3 minutes in 16 games played…connected on 89-167 FG (.533), 24-61 3FG (.393) and 52-68 FT (.765) on the year…in his best game of the season, tallied 39 points and 13 rebounds vs. Khimki…helped CSKA win the junior team tournament at the Euroleague Final Four, notching 17 points in 20 minutes vs. the Skipper Bologna junior team, 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five steals in 22 minutes vs. the Pau Orthez juniors, 18 points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes vs. the AEK junior team and 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the title game vs. the Zalgiris Kaunas juniors…also played in four Superleague A contests with CSKA’s senior team, averaging 3.0 points in 6.0 minutes per game…in four games played in the Russian Cup, tallied 10.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.3 steals in 24.3 minutes per game…played in one Euroleague game, seeing two minutes of action…took part in the 2005 Reebok Big Man Camp in Treviso, Italy…2004 European Championship for Junior Men (U-18): Averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.3 minutes in four Qualifying Round matches for Russia…tallied 9.6 points, and 2.8 rebounds in 25.6 minutes in five Challenge Round games and recorded 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 17.6 minutes in eight Qualifying Round games…winner of the Slam Dunk Contest at the International Tournament for Juniors in Barcelona…2003-04 (Avtodor Saratov – Russia): In 22 games, averaged 4.8 points in 18.1 minutes per game…connected on 34-103 FG (.330) and 31-50 FT (.620)…tallied 3.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 12.1 minutes in 10 FIBA Europe Cup contests…took part in the 2004 Reebok Euro Camp in Treviso, Italy…2003 European Championship for Cadets (U-16): Tallied 10.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 23.4 minutes in eight Final Round matches…recorded 22 points vs. France, connecting on 5-7 3FG in the contest…his team won the bronze medal in the tournament…member of the Russian Under 16 National Team…2002-03: Played for the Avtodor Saratov junior team…


Personal

  • Nickname is “Yarik”
  • Was born in Moscow, Russia
  • Father, Igor Korolev, played basketball professionally. Mother, Svetlana, also played basketball
  • Lived in Costa Rica, from ages 5-9, where his father was playing professionally
  • Learned English while attending an American elementary school in Costa Rica
  • Enjoys watching movies, listening to music and playing video games in his spare time