Zenit players in national teams. Digest: Part 1

The Russia U16 national team played two friendly matches against the junior team of Belarus. In the first game on June 26, Roman Knyazev’s squad won in overtime with a score of 91:88, while in the second game on June 28, they lost in a tense finish (86:87). Yesterday, the highest-scoring player for the Russians was the St. Petersburg guard Nikolay Sevostyanov — 24 points, 4 steals, with one assist and one rebound.

The U21 national team, which includes the forward of the Blue-White-Sky Blues team Egor Evstafiev, also played a series of friendlies. On June 21, the team lost to their peers from Serbia (63:74), and on June 22, they were defeated by Slovenia U20 (94:97). In the game against Slovenia, Evstafiev scored 27 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, becoming the top scorer of the national team. The match against Armenia U20 took place on June 27 and ended with a Russian victory — 90:82. In this game, Evstafiev recorded 8 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. The game against Switzerland U20 was held on June 28 but was stopped after the second quarter with the score 38:24 in favor of Russia. The replay of the match will take place on July 2.

Additionally, the U18 national team has begun its training camp. The roster includes Academy players Dmitry Chikishev, Ivan Vasiliev and Mikhail Presnyakov. The camp will continue until July 8 in Paramonovo near Moscow, after which the team will play a series of friendly matches.