Egor Sytnikov on loan to Nizhny Novgorod

KK Cedevita Olimpija and the talented Egor Sytnikov have agreed that the young Russian player, who has been a part of the Ljubljana club since 2017, will continue his career as a player on loan in Nizhny Novgorod. He will wear the jersey of the Russian team in the 2021/22 season.

The young and talented Egor Sytnikov has been a member of the Ljubljana club since 2017. He was part of all teams in the younger age categories, and last season he played for Ljubljana’s Ilirija on loan and played six matches for the Cedevita Olimpija youth team.

For Ilirija, he played in 12 matches in the 2nd SKL, and on average he spent a little more than 15 minutes on the floor. During that time, he scored 9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists.

In the 2019/20 season, Sytnikov averaged 11.7 points in 11 matches for the Cedevita Olimpija team, and he showed excellent performances at the Euroleague tournament in Belgrade, where he averaged 18.5 points in four matches. With an excellent game, Sytnikov also earned a place in the ideal five of the Belgrade tournament for basketball players who will shape European and world basketball in the future. Also on the regional scene, Sytnikov has already proven himself in the youth competition, and in the 2019/20 season, the talented basketball player with a Russian passport in the ABA League youth tournament scored 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in five games.