Samara welcomes back Varnakov

BC Samara (Superleague 1) landed 29-year old 184cm point guard Alexandr Varnakov for new season. It is actually his comeback to Samara as he has played here before. Varnakov played most recently at Kupol-Rodniki in the Superleague 1. In 24 games he averaged 14.3ppg, 5.3rpg, 3.7apg and 1.0spg last season.
The most of previous (2019-20) season Varnakov spent at Vostok-65 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk where in 16 Superleague 1 games he had 5.9ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.0apg and 1.1spg. Varnakov also played for Spartak St.Petersburg that season. In 8 Superleague 1 games he recorded 9.3ppg, 2.3rpg, 4.5apg and 1.9spg.
Varnakov represented Russia at the European Championships U20 in Slovenia nine years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 8.3ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.3apg, FGP: 44.4%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 73.7%.
Varnakov has played previously for four other teams: Irkut, TEMP-SUMZ-UMMC Revda, BC Nizhny Novgorod and Ruskon Mordovia.
Among many awards Varnakov played in the final of Russian Superleague 1 in 2017 and 2019. He was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-Russian Superleague 1 2nd Teamfor three consecutive years between 2017 and 2019.