Anton Aleksandrovich Ponkrashov (, born April 23, 1986) is a Russian professional

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. Standing at , he can play as a

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and as a

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Professional career

Ponkrashov joined Pulkovo during the 2001–02 season. He moved to LenVo Saint Petersburg for the 2002–03 season. He then moved to Spartak St. Petersburg for the 2004–05 season. He then joined

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for the 2006–07 season. He then moved to Khimki Moscow Region for the 2007–08 season and he returned to CSKA Moscow before the 2009–10 season. Ponkrashov has played for the

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in the

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in 2010. On July 21, 2010 he signed a two-year contract with

Spartak Saint Petersburg BC Spartak Saint Petersburg was a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. During the 2016–17 season, the club was named BC Kondrashin Belov (BCKB), after its former player Alexander Belov and its former hea ...

. In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with an option for a third year with

. He left CSKA again in June 2013. On February 16, 2014, he signed with

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League. Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...

for the rest of the season. On August 17, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr. On December 31, 2014 he left Krasny Oktyabr and signed a three-year deal with

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ...

. On June 15, 2017, he re-signed with UNICS. On July 17, 2019, he signed with

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

of the

VTB United League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

. On July 7, 2020, Ponkrashov was released from the Russian club. On February 3, 2021, he has signed with

Khimki Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...

of the

. Ponkrashov averaged 5.2 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game. On October 7, 2021, he signed with Nazm Avaran Sirjan of the

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. On July 15, 2022, he signed with

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...

of the

National team career

Ponkrashov is also a member of the senior

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. With the Russian national team he won the gold medal at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships.

References

External links

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