| Sergey Karasev | |
| Position: | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lbs: | 208 |
| League: | VTB United League |
| Team: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Number: | 7 |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Draft Year: | 2013 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 19 |
| Career Start: | 2010 |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Team1: | Triumph Lyubertsy |
| Team2: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Team3: | →Canton Charge |
| Years4: | – |
| Team4: | Brooklyn Nets |
| Years5: | 2016–2019 |
| Team5: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Team6: | Khimki Moscow |
| Years7: | 2021–present |
| Team7: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Sergey Vasiliyevich Karasev (Russian: Серге́й Васильевич Карасёв, Karasyov; born October 26, 1993) is a Russian professional basketball player for Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.[1] [2] He was drafted with the 19th pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After playing for the Triumph Lyubertsy Under-23 team in 2009–10, Karasev joined the senior team for the 2010–11 PBL season. Karasev averaged 16.1 points per game during the 2012–13 season of the 2nd-tier European league, the EuroCup.[3] On April 3, 2013, Karasev decided to declare for the NBA draft.[4]
Karasev was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2013 NBA draft. On August 20, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers.[5] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[6]
On July 10, 2014, Karasev was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade involving the Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics.[7] On October 24, 2014, the Nets exercised their third-year team option on Karasev's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015–16 season.[8] On March 11, 2015, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season after being diagnosed with a dislocated patella and a torn MCL of the right knee, along with multiple loose bodies in the knee joint.[9]
On March 26, 2016, Karasev scored a career-high 17 points in a 120–110 win over the Indiana Pacers.[10]
On July 1, 2016, Karasev returned to Russia and signed a 2+1 deal with Zenit Saint Petersburg.[11]
On July 1, 2019, Karasev signed a two-year contract with Russian club Khimki.[12]
On June 7, 2021, Karasev officially returned to Zenit Saint Petersburg.
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 22 || 1 || 7.1 || .343 || .211 || .900 || .7 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 1.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Brooklyn| 33 || 16 || 16.8 || .403 || .296 || .763 || 2.0 || 1.4 || .7 || .0 || 4.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Brooklyn| 40 || 5 || 10.0 || .405 || .297 || .929 || 1.5 || .9 || .2 || .1 || 2.4|-| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 95 || 22 || 11.7 || .395 || .282 || .842 || 1.5 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 3.0
Karasev was a regular Russian junior national team representative as he competed at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, won a silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and a bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
Karasev represented the Russian senior national team for the first time at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[13]
Karasev is the son of former Russian international player and former Zenit Saint Petersburg head coach, Vasily Karasev.[14] He also used to play under his father during his time with Triumph Lyubertsy, as well as for Russia's national team during EuroBasket 2013.