Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:

— Ruslan is a very assiduous player, he trains well and has good background. I'm sure he will be an important part of our rotation in VTB United League. He joined us in Slovenia and did his best there. So we decided to give him a chance.

Ruslan Pateev

Center

Birthday: April 25, 1990
Place of born: Moscow
Height: 213 cm
Weight: 113 kg
Entry to club since 2013

Sports career

Teams played:
2005-2007 — BC Khimki-EYBL (Russia),
2007-2009 – Montverde Academy (Florida, USA),
2009-2013 – Arizona State (NCAA, USA),
Since 2013 – BC Khimki