Ilya Alekseyevich Platonov (born July 31, 1998) is a Russian professional basketball player, a small forward. He plays for BC Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League.[3]
Career
Platonov spent his first seasons in the VTB United League with Lokomotiv-Kuban (2018/2019), then moved to Pari Nizhny Novgorod, where he played in the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons.[3] In the 2022/2023 season the forward played for MBA-MAI, posting some of his best personal numbers — an average of 7.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.[3] He then moved to Samara, where he spent two seasons (2023/2024 and 2024/2025).[3]
In April 2024, Platonov suffered a serious injury that required surgery and about a year of rehabilitation. In March 2025, he returned to the court with Samara.[3] Over the 2024/2025 season, he averaged 8.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game for Samara.[1]
In July 2025, Platonov signed a two-year contract with BC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. The club's head coach, Sergey Kozin, noted that by the end of the season the forward had returned to his previous level after recovering, and that in May 2025 he had come to Nizhny Novgorod for a training session and a medical examination.[1]
Playing statistics
The athlete is 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall and weighs 95 kg (209 lb). Over his entire career in the VTB United League (135 games), he averages 6.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game, with an average of about 20 minutes on the court. [3] In the 2025/2026 season with Pari Nizhny Novgorod, he played 31 games, averaging 6.4 points and 2.5 rebounds.[3]
National team
Platonov has been on the extended candidate lists for the Russian national team: in January 2024, he was included in the extended list for the February training camp, and in June and July 2023, he was called up to the national team's summer camps.[3]
Sources
- Vremya N — Forward Ilya Platonov Returns to BC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (archive)
- checko.ru — Platonov Ilya Alekseevich — INN 423083234200
- sports.ru — Ilya Platonov — Small Forward, Pari Nizhny Novgorod: 28 Years Old, Height and Weight, Photos and Videos, Basketball Player Biography on Sports.ru (archive)