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Egor Demin
Demin with BYU in 2024
No. 3 – BYU Cougars
PositionGuard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18)
Russia
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeBYU (2024–present)
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Real Madrid

Egor Demin (Russian: Егор Демин; born 3 March 2006) is a Russian basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for Real Madrid.

Early life

Demin was born on 3 March 2006.[1][2] His father, Vladimir, was also a basketball player.[3] He grew up in Moscow and attended the Moscow Basketball Academy (also known as the Trinta School) where he trained until 2021.[4] He received offers to play with other teams, including BC Khimki, but opted to stay at the academy until age 15 to be with his coach, Evgeny Gorbunov.[3]

Demin had sent highlight footage to European teams and had received six offers by 2021.[3] He was considered a top Russian prospect and signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid in September 2021, at age 15.[5] Playing for the cadet "A" team in the Real Madrid academy, he helped them win the Spanish Cadet Championship in 2022 while averaging 17.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in the tournament.[6] For the following two seasons, he was a member of the junior "A" team and the Real Madrid B team in the Liga EBA.[1][7]

Demin helped Real Madrid B to the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament championship in 2023 and scored 10 points in the final, while finishing with averages of 8.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.[4] In May 2023, he received a promotion to the main Real Madrid squad and made his debut at the age of 17, playing in one game.[3][8] With Real Madrid B in the 2023–24 season, he played 21 games and averaged 13.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.[2] He also helped Real Madrid B return to the Next Generation Tournament and scored double figures in all four games, including 26 points and 11 rebounds in the final, an 85–84 overtime win over the French academy INSEP.[2][9]

In 2024, Demin was one of the nominees for the Russian Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[3]

College career

Following the 2023–24 season, Demin opted to move to the U.S. to play college basketball.[10] He committed to play for the BYU Cougars, where he was the program’s first five-star recruit,[11] being described as "arguably the most notable prospect ever to commit to the BYU basketball program."[12]

International career

Demin represented Russia at the 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers tournament where he had per-40-minute averages of 21.1 points and 6.9 rebounds.[13] His performance at the tournament received comparisons to Luka Dončić by ESPN journalist Mike Schmitz.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Spain Real Madrid ACB 1 0.9 .000 .000 — — — — — 0.0

References

  1. ^ a b "Egor Demin". Eurobasket.com.
  2. ^ a b c Dickson, Darnell (17 June 2024). "On his way: Russian star Egor Demin officially signs with BYU men's basketball". Daily Herald.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Егор Демин, 18 | Номинация «Спорт и киберспорт" [Egor Demin, 18 | Nomination “Sports and eSports”]. Forbes Russia (in Russian). 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Егор Демин - чемпион юношеской Евролиги!" [Egor Demin is the champion of the Junior Euroleague!]. MosSport.ru (in Russian). 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ Casado, Ramón (2 September 2021). "Oficial: el Real Madrid ha fichado al mayor talento de Rusia, el joven Egor Demin" [Official: Real Madrid has signed the greatest talent in Russia, the young Egor Demin]. DefensaCentral.com (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Ganeev, Timur (26 May 2022). ""Его лично курирует агент Дончича". Российский разыгрывающий зажигает в "Реале"" [“He is personally supervised by Doncic’s agent.” Russian point guard lights up Real Madrid]. Sport Express (in Russian).
  7. ^ McCann, Dave (11 June 2024). "BYU's former Russian basketball star sees big things ahead for Cougars' top prospect". Deseret News.
  8. ^ "Egor Demin". Proballers.com.
  9. ^ Ilyin, Gennady (26 May 2024). "Егор Демин стал двукратным чемпионом юниорской Евролиги" [Egor Demin became a two-time champion of the Junior Euroleague]. Sports.ru (in Russian).
  10. ^ Lundquist, Casey (28 May 2024). "International NBA Prospect Egor Demin Commits to BYU Basketball". Sports Illustrated.
  11. ^ https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/08/02/byu-egor-demin-five-star/
  12. ^ McDonald, Ryan (2 June 2024). "'Let's rock BYU': Russian star Egor Demin announces his commitment to the Cougars basketball program". Deseret News.
  13. ^ a b Faucha, Fernando (17 September 2021). "Real Madrid's Demin, Duru among youngsters tipped for NBA". Diario AS.
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