Nick MINNERATH
“I would like to thank Avtodor club and their president Mr. Vladimir Rodionov for giving me a great opportunity in Saratov. Playing in Russia for the first time was an amazing experience I will never forget. I cannot thank the city and fans enough for there continued support all year and I wish the club best of luck next season!”.



The Avtodor key player has been included in the 2016-2017 All-VTB United League Team. Additionally Minnerath has been named the Best Forward & Best Import Player of the competition by EUROBASKET.COM.

The Regular Season Top Scoring Player spent 22 games for Avtodor in the VTB League this season recording 23.3 points and 6.8 rebounds for 34.0 minutes per game. The American forward became the top scorer of the Basketball Champions League where his average statistics in 15 games were 20.3 points and 6.8 rebounds for 34.1 minutes. Minnerath was also selected as the Best Avtodor player for six months by the traditional fans' voting.

Basketball club Avtodor thanks Nick for his strong contribution to the team wins last season and wishes a success in his future playing career!