| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Ruslan Aitkali F #47
Height: 6-7 (201cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93kg)
Born: Dec 19, 1997 (28 years old)
Hometown: Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Nationality: Kazakhstan

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 2019 Undrafted
Pre-Draft Team: Almaty Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan)
Ruslan Aitkali Player Profile
2024-25 International Season Stats
2024-25 International Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 35.1% | 31.0% | 50.0% |
Recent Games
| Date | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/2025 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/8/2025 | UNICS Kazan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4/5/2025 | Parma Basket Perm | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4/2/2025 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3/30/2025 | MBA Moscow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NBA Career
0 Years Of Service
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2019 | Ruslan Aitkali went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA. |
International Basketball Career
International Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 16 | Almaty Alma-Ata | National League | 2 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | .444 | .308 | .000 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 9 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .444 | .313 | 1.000 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 10 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .185 | .190 | 1.000 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 18 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .231 | .091 | .800 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 40 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .351 | .310 | .500 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 16 | Almaty Alma-Ata | National League | 2 | 2 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | .444 | 2.0 | 6.5 | .308 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 9 | 2 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .444 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .313 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 10 | 0 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | .185 | 0.4 | 2.1 | .190 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 18 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .231 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .800 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 40 | 7 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .351 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .310 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 16 | Almaty Alma-Ata | National League | 2 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 9 | 2 | 95.3 | 31 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 4 | 0 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 10 | 0 | 105 | 16 | 5 | 27 | .185 | 4 | 21 | .190 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 18 | 2 | 72.7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 1 | 11 | .091 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 40 | 7 | 502.9 | 110 | 40 | 114 | .351 | 26 | 84 | .310 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 89 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 16 | Almaty Alma-Ata | National League | 2 | 2 | .519 | .519 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 75.2 | -11.7 | 1.0 | 72.1 | 155.8 | 10.9 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 9 | 2 | .556 | .537 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 175.7 | -2.8 | 1.1 | 105.6 | 129.5 | 9.6 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 114.7 | -10.9 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 10 | 0 | .287 | .259 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 15.3 | 137.6 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 67.4 | 124.3 | 0.7 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 18 | 2 | .362 | .269 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 112.2 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 83.1 | 124.9 | 2.2 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 40 | 7 | .468 | .465 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 116.0 | -2.1 | 1.0 | 85.9 | 125.9 | 4.0 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 16 | Almaty Alma-Ata | National League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .054 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .008 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .029 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 10 | .000 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .010 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 16 | .111 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | Astana Tigers | VTB United | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .060 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2 | 38 | .050 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
International Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | Ruslan Aitkali has signed with Astana Tigers. |
National Basketball Career
Nationality: Kazakhstan
FIBA Senior Team Events Stats
| Year | Age | Event | GP | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | Asian World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 01:10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10th |
| 2020 | 21 | Asia Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 16:14 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .667 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - |
| 2021 | 23 | Asian World Cup Qualifier | 10 | 09:07 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .486 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 9th |
| 2022 | 23 | FIBA Asia Cup A | 3 | 11:51 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | .111 | 0.3 | 2.7 | .125 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 15th |
| 2024 | 25 | Asia Cup Qualifiers | 5 | 07:26 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .455 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - |
| AVERAGES | 23 | 08:41 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .444 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | - | ||
| TOTAL | 23 | 199:52 | 70 | 28 | 63 | .444 | 14 | 40 | .350 | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 29 | - |
FIBA Junior Team Events Stats
| Year | Age | Event | GP | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | U16 Asia Cup | 8 | 14:00 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 8.8 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .667 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - |
| AVERAGES | 8 | 14:00 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 8.8 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .667 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | 112:00 | 72 | 32 | 70 | .457 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - |