Biography
An accident with famous personalities often become resonant. The incident on the road became a reason for the public to remember the achievements of Nikita Shabalkin, whose name before this point appeared exclusively in the sports news.Childhood and youth
The future basketball player was born on October 9, 1986 in the city of Vladikavkaz. However, the early biography of the boy passed on Caucasian mineral waters - in the city of Lermontov.
There he began to engage in large tennis and swimming. But his professional path was predetermined - the father had the title of Master of Sports on Basketball. It is not surprising that Nikita also became acquainted with this game, and at the age of 12 began to attend the section.
The growth of European champion is 206 cm, but in childhood he was called Puph, because of the figure - Shabalkin was low and suffered from excess weight. It did not interfere with training in training, but the guy's game team did not take for a long time.
Initially, Nikita visited the section in mineral waters, then moved to Stavropol boarding school. From there - to the capital, where he became a pupil of a squirrel "Trint".
From the moment you get acquainted with the basketball, the teenager tried not to miss the NBA games. The native of Vladikavkaz recorded the matches to the cassettes and gently kept in the box. Often, friends gathered friends and seen spectacular moments. Already then, the schoolboy appeared idols - Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Shakil O'Neill.
Sabalkin earned his first money, living in the Stavropol boarding school. Completely unexpectedly for the young player, pupils paid a salary at once every six months - 6 thousand rubles. Arriving home, the guy gave their mother, and she bought presents for this money for the New Year.
In general, family holidays in the house have always been celebrated with a scope. In childhood, Nikita dreamed of getting a moped as a gift. But the mother spent sharply about this, being a resuscitation doctor. Two-wheeled transport Shabalkin never acquired, which never regretted it.
Sport classes greatly influenced the nature of the basketball player. From a moral point of view, he began to relate to everything responsible - and in ordinary life too. At the same time, I heard independent from an early age.
Basketball
After graduating from school, Forward began to play CSKA PBC. As part of the youth metropolitan team, it was listed until 2007, until the transition to Khimki near Moscow.Shabalkin's fall in the final application for the European Championship for fans of this sport was unexpected. Although two years earlier, a young man, together with Anton Ponkrashov, has already declared itself, becoming the winner among young men not older than 20 years.
Anyway, the native of Vladikavkaz was destined to wear the title of champion. According to the results of the tournament, he managed to spend 20 minutes in the game, and for his best match he brought 7 points team.
The bright start of the career marked the gradual surrender of the position. In the summer of 2009, Shabalkin won a silver medal at the World Student Games. Immediately after the end of this season, the player moved to Triumph. But as part of the successor of the Moscow region "Dynamo", good luck turned away from the athlete at all. Due to the injury, the young man had to miss a number of important meetings.
In 2010, Nikita concluded a contract with Dynamo, and the native of Vladikavkaz managed to pay attention to the audience, becoming the leader of the team. After 2 seasons, Shabalkin moved to Lokomotiv-Kuban.
Such a choice of club player explained by several factors. First, the basketball player itself comes from the south, so I considered the Lokomotiv with a native team. Secondly, he looked attentively for the goals and objectives of the team, seeing how she seeks to settle on leading positions.
A new cooperation was Rada and the Locomotive Directorate, believing that powerful striker will make a variety of team attack and will help in defense. The expectations of both sides were justified. For example, on the match with Triumpham in May 2012, the Krasnodar club won with a crushing score of 104: 61. And Nikita became the most productive player at this meeting, bringing a team of 20 points.
In December, Shabalkin switched to UNICS BC. The following year it became known that Forward will miss a number of death matches. However, a few days later the news about the termination of the contract on the mutual agreement of the two sides. Care from BC UNICS marked up and the end of a basketball player.
Personal life
European champion fans could be content with rare photos of their idol - Nikita did not complain social networks too much. Under the vulture "secretly" was also a personal life of an athlete - and now the former basketball player prefers not to disclose the family status.
Building a career, Shabalkin had no free time to even think about the search for his wife. However, there were other desires of the striker, for example, extreme sports. Even at the beginning of a professional biography, he understood - it should be extremely careful that the lacquer does not put the cross on the dream to get out of the stars.
Nikita Shabalkin now
Having left the sport, the native of Vladikavkaz received a higher education and became a businessman. Now Nikita Alekseevich is the general director of a construction company engaged in large projects for the construction of apartment buildings.In March 2021, it became known about the accident in Moscow. The former basketball player crossed the road near the pedestrian crossing. Initially, information appeared in the news reports that an athlete knocked down a taxi. The victim was taken to the hospital with an ankle and knee injuries.
However, a little later revealed other circumstances of the case. Including that European champion hit the car to the foot. The passenger of the vehicle and approved at all - the man was drunk and behaved aggressively.
Shabalkin gave an interview in which he recognized his guilt in that part, which allowed himself the transition in the wrong place and gave free to emotions. Also, the man called the act of taxi driver inadequate, because he swept it on the hood.
Achievements
- 2002/2003, 2003/2004 - Twill Champion of Dux as part of youth CSKA
- 2003/2004 - The winner of the Yurban Jumble Tournament as part of youth CSKA
- 2005 - European champion among youth teams
- 2007 - MVP Cup Fiba-Europe Cup
- 2008 - Winner of the Russian Basketball Cup
- 2007/2008, 2008/2009 - Two-time silver winner of the Russian Championship.
- 2009 - Silver medalist of the XXV World Student Games in Basketball Players Competitions
- 2007 - European Basketball Champion
- 2007 - Honored Master of Sports of Russia