He was born on January 6, 1984, in Almaty. From 1998 to 2003, he played for the youth basketball team of Kazakhstan and participated in international competitions in Iran and Kyrgyzstan. In 1999, he received the title of Candidate Master of Sports in basketball. After finishing secondary school No. 146, he graduated externally in 1999 and enrolled in the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism (KazAST). After graduating in 2003,... see more