Evgeni Kisurin (alternate spelling: Evgeny) (born January 28, 1969) is a Russian former professional basketball player, and coach. At a height of 2.07 m tall, he played at the power forward and center positions.

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Evgeni Kisurin

Personal information
Born	(1969-01-28) January 28, 1969 (age 55) Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
College	VCU (1992–1993)
NBA draft	1993: undrafted
Playing career	1985–2006
Position	Power forward / center
Coaching career	2007–present
Career history
1985–1986	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
1987–1992	Spartak Saint Petersburg
1993–1994	A.P.U. Udine
1994–1996	CSKA Moscow
1996–1998	Cibona Zagreb
1998–1999	CSKA Moscow
1999–2000	Pallacanestro Varese
2000	Anwil Włocławek
2000	Saint Petersburg Lions
2000–2003	Spartak Saint Petersburg
2003–2004	Arsenal Tula
2004–2005	Spartak Saint Petersburg
2005–2006	Olympique Antibes
Career highlights and awards
FIBA European Selection (1995) FIBA EuroStar (1996) CIS Premier League champion (1992) 3× Russian Championship champion (1995, 1996, 1999) USSR Cup winner (1987) 2× Croatian League champion (1997, 1998)
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  Russia FIBA World Cup 1994 Canada 1998 Greece FIBA EuroBasket 1997 Spain

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Kisurin played college basketball at VCU.

Kisurin spent an important part of his career playing for CSKA Moscow. He helped his team reach the EuroLeague Final Four in 1996.

Kisurin was a regular member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia, he won silver medals at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and 1998 FIBA World Championship. He also won a bronze medal at the 1997 EuroBasket.

He also played at the 1999 EuroBasket, and at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.^[1]

On April 8, 2013, he was appointed the acting head coach of the Russian club Spartak Saint-Petersburg.