He began his career at the Triumph club near Moscow, for whose youth team he began playing in 2008. Since 2010, he played for Triumph-2, and in the 2011/12 season he was involved in the games of the main team. In 2011, at the age of 17, he became the MVP of the 25th round of the PBL, scoring 34 points in a match with Dynamo Moscow, receiving a utility coefficient of 43.
International career
Since 2009, he has been involved in national team games different ages(under 18, 19 and 20 years old). Was first called to national team for games qualifying round for the 2012 Olympics, which were held in Caracas, Venezuela. At the tournament he took part in three matches, spent an average of 8.54 minutes on the field, scored 3.3 points, gave 0.7 assists, made 1.7 rebounds, 0.7 steals. Included in the Russian team's application for the 2012 Olympics in London. Following the results of the Games, the Russian team became the bronze medalist of the Olympics (3rd place). For this achievement, Sergei Karasev, like all his teammates, was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree.
Awards
Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (August 13, 2012) - for great contribution to development physical culture and sports, tall sporting achievements at the Games of the XXX Olympiad 2012 in London (Great Britain).
Achievements
As part of the national team
Bronze medalist Olympic Games 2012.
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One of the best playmakers in Russia and Europe in the 1990s, who, in addition to excellent average and good long-range shots, was distinguished by excellent vision of the field, the ability to give a sharp, timely pass, the ability to take over the game and decide the fate of the match; basketball player who managed to become the champion of Russia as part of three different teams, and the champion of three countries.
He began playing basketball in 1978 at a sports school in the Petrogradsky district of Leningrad. During the first seven school years (thanks to the coach and true teacher Igor Bykov, whom V. Karasev called his “second father”), Vasily Karasev received the basics of the basketball profession, developed an enduring love for basketball and an irresistible desire to win - he received a start in life.
In 1988, V. Karasev graduated from Leningrad sports boarding school Olympic reserve No. 1, where he trained with A.I. Steinbock. In the same year, he began playing for the Kondrashin Leningrad Spartak - he made his debut in the USSR Championship match against Zalgiris Kaunas.
Over five seasons in Spartak St. Petersburg, V. Karasev gained experience, confidence, found his game and, together with the team, became a silver medalist last championship USSR (in 1991) and the first champion of Russia (in 1992).
In 1992, Stanislav Eremin, who became the head coach of CSKA Moscow, collected bit by bit new team on the old foundation and traditions. Among the “conscripts” of 1993, V. Karasev also joined S. Eremin’s team. With CSKA, in which his talent as a point guard was fully revealed, V. Karasev (height 193 cm, “fighting” weight 93 kg) became the champion of Russia five times, played well in the Final Four of the Northern European League (NEBL) and in the Euroleague. “The best memories are associated with Stanislav Eremin, with CSKA, from this time, best years my life,” V. Karasev later recalled.
In 1992, Vasily Karasev became a member of the first Russian basketball team of the Selikhov draft.
However, V. Karasev’s successes in the Russian national team are associated with the 5-year period (1994–1999) of its leadership by Sergei Belov. It was during these years that V. Karasev twice became the silver medalist of the World Championship, silver and bronze medalist of the European Championship.
The dramatic events of the 1994 World Championships in Toronto (Canada) and 1998 in Athens (Greece) are worthy of a separate story.
According to the memoirs of Sergei Belov, the Russian national team in 1994 had a good team, quite young, but quite professional and ready for big victories. All the guys had the skill of the “Soviet school” of basketball and an unrealized desire to win. The team prepared thoroughly - according to a special program, for the implementation of which they were given as much time as needed (three and a half months) - and were ready to win.
At the preliminary stage of the championship, the Russians beat very strong teams from Argentina, Canada, and Australia, and they beat them on class. The highlight of this stage was the semi-final against Croatia. The opponent was extremely strong: NBA stars - Dino Radja, Toni Kukoc, Stojan Vrankovic, a united and well-played squad - a super team, the strength of which Yugoslavia, perhaps, has never had before. However, this “miracle team” was defeated by Russia – 66:64.
The next day, having barely burned off the adrenaline gained the day before in the game with the Croats by the morning, psychologically devastated by their brilliant sensational victory, the Russians were not ready for the final match for “gold” (scheduled for 15:00 on the same day) either physically or mentally - such victories do not pass without a trace.
They had to oppose the American “DreamTeam-2”, which was much more powerful than the Croats. Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Shawn Kemp, Dominique Wilkins, Dan Marley, Mark Price - just the list of these great basketball names made the hearts of opponents and fans flutter. The strength of this team was such that, without losing a single one of the eight matches played, the Americans won against all opponents by a margin of more than 20 points. Against this background, the loss of the Russian national team to this team preliminary stage with a difference of “-17” it looked decent. Having shown everything that its players were capable of at that moment, giving all their remaining energy to the game, the Russian team lost the final match - 137:91, but this “silver” was more expensive than other gold. The Russians left Toronto with their heads held high.
At the 1998 World Championships, the Russian team repeated its “silver” success - a result that has not yet been surpassed in modern history domestic basketball. Taking into account the performances of the USSR national team, this was the 10th consecutive World Championship when the Russian team managed to win medals.
In preparation for the 1998 World Cup, the head coach of the Russian national team, Sergei Belov, managed to repeat, almost completely, the training cycle format tested 4 years earlier and maintain the “silver” composition of the team from four years ago.
“The games at the tournament were difficult, but in pain and grit we won strong-willed victories,” recalled S. Belov, “We beat the Italians, Greeks, Canadians, and in the quarterfinals, the Lithuanians. The semi-final game again turned out to be the culmination of our performance and created a sensation - we defeated the US team, although not DreamTeam, but also very strong team. During the match we had a hard time, the opponent acted extremely assertively and aggressively, especially in defense. 2 minutes before the end of playing time we were losing “-10”, and these 2 minutes ended with a score of 10:0 in favor of the Russian team. Sergei Babkov played superbly, scoring 30 points in that game. In the last seconds, with the score tied, our “third”, Sergei Panov, turned out to be against the American “fifth”. While the Americans were figuring out who would play with whom, “Pan” made a heroic pass across the entire court under the opponent’s backboard and carefully placed the ball in the basket – 66:64. Then, after a successful shot, the timer was not stopped, and Zakhar Pashutin, having caught the ball and placed it on the floor under the ring, managed to stall the clock a little. The Americans still managed to put the ball into play and even scored an effective three-pointer, but... after the final siren. A few minutes of validating pause... - and the Greek match commissioner indicated with a gesture: the ball was not counted. Ours took it!
In the final match, the Russian team failed to find the key to the strong Yugoslavs, who did a very good job on the main Russian players. The result was a disappointing defeat - 62:64 and only silver. Nevertheless: “Two silver medals at the world championships in a row for the Russian team, taking into account the prevailing situation in world basketball at that time, were a leap over their head, the limit of its capabilities. To some extent, these successes became a kind of swan song of Soviet basketball, the completion of its glorious history,” noted S. Belov in his book “Moving Up.”
As part of the Russian national team (from 1992 to August 2005), V. Karasev played more than 100 matches - not every basketball player has such track record. And this player’s experience went into the treasure chest of the future coach V. Karasev.
In 1996, Vasily Karasev received an invitation to the Turkish bookmaker EFES Pilsen (Istanbul), with whom he became the champion of Turkey in 1997, and the following season as part of the German club ALBA (Berlin) he became the champion of Germany. Further, while playing for BC Iraklis (Greece), he gained invaluable experience of European basketball, felt it “from the inside,” which, of course, was useful in his future career as a player and coach.
V. Karasev long ago understood, accepted and professed the biblical principle “do not make yourself an idol: “Yes, I liked someone’s game, but I never wanted to be like someone. Among the basketball players I would like to mention is Larry Bird. I liked the way the same Magic Johnson played, of course, Michael Jordan - he was always interesting to watch. They were thinking players,” he said.
It was good in Europe, but, as V. Karasev himself noted, “playing at home is always much better and more enjoyable,” and in 2001 he finally returned to Russia. As part of the team of BC "Ural-Great" (Perm), to which she head coach(still the same!) the legendary Sergei Belov gathered many stars of European and American basketball, V. Karasev became the champion of Russia twice in a row (in 2001 and 2002).
In all the vicissitudes of the next few years of “nomadic life” - in the mineral waters “Lokomotiv”, the Moscow region BC “Khimki”, the “oil and gas producing” BC “University-Yugra” (Surgut), again the BC “Ural-Great” (Perm) - V. Karaseva his family supported him: his wife Yana, son Sergei and daughter Ksenia.
Twenty years professional career The players did not leave secrets for Vasily Karasev in basketball, the time has come to realize the accumulated potential in the “role” of a coach: “During this time, a lot has changed in Russian basketball, it has become more professional. Now basketball for players is a job where they earn money, and that’s good. Changes occurred naturally, it was not difficult to keep up with them: when you live in constant changes, you don’t notice them,” said V. Karasev.
In 2006, V. Karasev “settled” for a long time in the Lyubertsy BC “Triumph”, where he first acted as a player-coach, helping his older friend and mentor S. Eremin (since 2010 - B. Khomichius), and at the beginning of 2012 he headed this team as head coach. In the same year, V. Karasev led BC “Triumph” to third place in the regular PBL championship, as well as to third place in the “Final Four” of the FIBA European Challenge Cup, and was awarded the honorary badge “For services to the city of Lyubertsy”.
Thanks to the play of the highly experienced 39-year-old V. Karasev, the student team of the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture (MSAFK) reached the super final of the Student Basketball Association championship of the 2009–2010 season.
In 2010-2011, V. Karasev led the Russian youth team “U19”, which for the first time in many years became the bronze medalist of the 2011 World Championship.
Under the leadership of V. Karasev in 2013, the Russian student team in Kazan for the first time in the history of domestic basketball (not counting last victory USSR national team in 1985) became the winner World Universiade. Several players from that team then joined the Russian national team. The 20-year-old son of V. Karasev, Sergei, became the best point guard at the Universiade. By that time, Sergei Karasev had also been playing for the main Russian national team for several years (since 2009). In 2012 in London, he “managed” to win the Olympic bronze, and in 2013 he became the ninth Russian basketball player in history to be recruited to the US NBA, where he began playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In August 2013, a very tense and dramatic month for V. Karasev, not afraid of responsibility and the expected barrage of criticism, he “closed the personnel gap with his chest.” At the difficult moment of changing the coaches of the national team and the leadership of the Russian Football Federation, a month before the start of the European Championship in Slovenia, when it was almost impossible to seriously change anything, in the absence of key players of the national team (A. Kirilenko, V. Khryapa, T. Mozgov and A. Kauna) V. Karasev led the national men's team of Russia. For the first time in eight years, a Russian became the head coach of the national team.
After his appointment, Vasily Karasev said: “I’m glad that they entrusted me with the national team. Contrary to the popular opinion in the press that the appointment of a Russian coach harms the reputation of Russian basketball, I believe that Russian coaches with their victories they have long proven their right to lead their national team. We not only have talented coaches, but also strong promising players with whom we can achieve success.”
Unfortunately, four losses in a row (to the national teams of Italy, Greece, Sweden and Finland) and a consolation victory over the Turks brought the Russian team only eighth place in the group tournament of the 2013 European Championship and the loss of chances to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. But, as they say, for one beaten they give two unbeaten...
“It is these guys, I am sure, that will form the backbone of the national team in a couple of years, and the sooner they gain experience, the better,” said V. Karasev. “Playing from aggressive defense to fast attack is normal. This is a system that has already proven its worth. In three weeks—that’s how long we worked on basketball issues at the training camp—it’s difficult to change a player’s mind: the spirit of a winning team takes years to form. Everything needs to be worked out, and people need to accept the coaching ideas. But by falling and rising, we grow.”
In November 2013, the executive committee Russian Federation Basketball appointed V. Karasev as the head coach of the second Russian basketball team, the basis of which was made up of players from the student team, as well as basketball players from the youth team (not older than 20 years).
Both basketball masters, father and son Karasev, are active basketball promoters; they have repeatedly given master classes to young Russian basketball players. Spectators and participants will remember for a long time the “Student Basketball Festival on Red Square” held within the framework of the 9th GTO Forum. The culmination of the holiday on June 4, 2013 was a match in support of the development of Russian basketball, a match between two teams of basketball players different generations– “Generation Pi” and “Further Together”, in which Vasily Karasev took part along with other stars of Russian basketball and business.
“I started playing basketball at the age of seven, and that’s all I lived for. And I will continue to live by basketball, in any form,” said the famous basketball fighter and coach Vasily Karasev.
V.N. Karasev is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia, silver medalist of the World Championship (1994, 1998), silver medalist of the European Championship (1993), bronze medalist of the European Championship (1997), silver medalist of the USSR Championship (1991), champion of Russia (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002), silver medalist of the Russian Championship (1993), champion of Turkey (1997), champion of Germany (1998), bronze medalist of the Euroleague Final Four (1996), bronze medalist of the World Youth Championship (2011), bronze winner of the FIBA Challenge Cup (2009, 2011).
Played for the teams: Spartak (St. Petersburg) (1989–1993), CSKA (Moscow) (1993–1996; 1998–2000), EFES Pilsen (Istanbul) (1996–1997), ALBA (Berlin) (1997–1998), Iraklis (Greece) (2000–2001), Ural Great (Perm) (2001–2002; 2005–2006), Lokomotiv ( Mineralnye Vody) (2002–2003), “Khimki” (Moscow region) (2003–2005), “University-Yugra” (Surgut) (2006–2008), “Triumph” (Lyubertsy) (2008–2009), MGAFK (Moscow) (2009–2010).
Coaching career: head coach of BC "Triumph-2" (Lyubertsy) (2009–2010), coach, head coach of BC "Triumph" (Lyubertsy) (2010–2013), coach of the Russian youth team "U19" (2010–2011), head coach of the Russian student team at the 2013 World Universiade, acting head coach of the national team "Russia-1", head coach of the national team "Russia-2" (since August 2013).
He was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, and the medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Everyone who loves basketball knows the name of Vasily Karasev well, but Wikipedia, as is usually the case, provides disappointingly little information about the life path of a wonderful player and coach - except for a list of teams and regalia. We will try to fill this annoying gap.
Vasily Karasev - basketball player
Vasily Nikolaevich Karasev was born in Leningrad on April 14, 1971. In 1978, he began playing basketball in sports school. Later he entered the Leningrad Olympic Reserve School (boarding school), from which he graduated in 1988. The development of the talented young man was led by Anatoly Steinbok, an outstanding coach who raised many good athletes.
Since childhood, Vasily Karasev’s life principle has been to be first in everything. Achieve victory at any cost! And the young basketball player made progress quickly. Already in 1989, yesterday’s schoolboy joined the legendary Leningrad club “Spartak”, for which he had previously played. As part of Spartak, Karasev was among the last silver medalists in history Soviet Union(1991) and the first champions of Russia (1992). In 1993 he moved to basketball club CSKA.
Karasev's playing role is point guard. Speed and athleticism, masterful dribbling, average height for a basketball player (Vasily Karasev's height is 193 centimeters, weight - 93 kilograms), and most importantly, his “intelligent” style of play: all these factors made Vasily’s position in sports very significant. It should be taken into account that Karasev belonged to a happy generation of young basketball players who were able to quickly advance and take responsibility for the success of the team. There were no foreign players in Russia yet, but many experienced basketball players were leaving abroad. Karasev was able to use the chance and quickly develop, not only in clubs, but also in the national team. Already at the age of 20, he was called up to the Russian national team.
Vasily Karasev - winner
In the legendary 1994 World Championship, Vasily, together with Russian team conquered silver medal, while the national team defeated many first-class opponents - Canadians, Argentines, Australians, a star team of Croats and lost only to the American “dream team” (“Dream Team”, one of the strongest in history).
At the 1998 championship, Karasev turned out to be the leader of the national team - he spent the most time in the game and gave the most assists. Russia was one step away from gold: in the final, we still lost with a minimal score to the Yugoslavs, having previously defeated the American Dream Team in the semifinals. Vasily Karasev entered the top five best players championship (symbolic team of the world).
There were remarkable achievements in club games as well. For example, in 1996, during a match between CSKA and the strong Greek team Olympiacos, Karasev scored 31 points - a European record.
Then the famous basketball player went abroad. In 1997, Russian champion Vasily Karasev also became the champion of Turkey together with the Efes Pilsen club, and in 1998, together with Alba, also the champion of Germany. In total, Karasev managed to play for a dozen different clubs.
He played for a very long time and ended his career only at the age of 39. “If I could combine my yesterday’s speed with today’s wisdom” ... - Karasev once said at the end of his playing career.
Vasily Karasev - father of a basketball player
Basketball player Karasev has a wife, former volleyball player Yana Karaseva, daughter Ksenia and son Sergei.
In the family: Vasily Karasev and his wife
Vasily Karasev and his wife turned out to be loving and at the same time ambitious parents. They admit that they always dreamed of seeing their children as athletes. And if the daughter chose a different career, then the son followed in his father’s footsteps and has now become famous basketball player Sergei Karasev. The future player was brought up quite harshly. For example, the boy learned to swim when he was thrown into the pool without warning (his parents, of course, stood by and controlled the situation).
In 2012, Sergei became a bronze medalist at the Olympics, and since 2013 he has been playing in the NHL - he became the ninth basketball player from Russia in history in this league.
The young athlete’s first mentor was his father, who unexpectedly discovered a “coaching streak” in himself. This had important consequences.
Vasily Karasev - coaching career
Having connected his entire life with basketball, Karasev, of course, did not want to leave the sport at 39 years old. After a two-decade playing career, he knew everything there was to know about basketball and was eager to put that knowledge into practice. In 2009-2010, he coached the Triumph-2 team, and in 2010 he took over the Russian youth team, which won bronze at the World Championships the following year. At the same time, he led the student team, which won the Universiade in 2013 - for the first time in Russian history. The son also competed in this tournament under the leadership of his father.
It was a success and club career: Since 2014, Karasev has headed the basketball team Zenit. In 2016, this club became a finalist in the Russian Cup. According to the results of the VTB United League championship, Vasily Karasev was recognized as the best coach.
The only major coaching failure was with the national team. Vasily Karasev took over the leadership of the team at a very difficult moment (2013): the strongest players were absent, and only a few weeks remained before the start of the European Championship. In such conditions it was very difficult to do anything, and as a result the team did not even make it out of the group, showing a very low result.
