University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

2017-2018 (Junior): He played in 14 games with seven as a starter. He averaged 13.6 minutes a game. He scored 3.9 points a game, and had 3.4 rebounds a game. He was third on the team with 18 blocks. He recorded his career-high in points against New Orleans with 14 points. He recorded 11 rebounds a career-high against New Orleans in another game. 

Before UIW: Comes to UIW from San Jac, where the team qualified for the National NJCAA Championship Tournament, held the top spot in the national rankings, and posted a 30-win season, going 33-2. Kulikov started in all 35 games for San Jac, where he averaged 6.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.4 blocked shots per game. He shot 52.5 percent from the floor, going 95-for-181. His 50 blocked shots ranked him fourth in the region.

High School: "Big Kuli" played in the U18, U19, and U20 FIBA tournaments. He prepped at Canarias Basketball Academy (Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain), a program known for producing top talent.

Personal: Kulikov is the son of Alexey Kulikov and Irina Kulikova and is majoring in sociology. He has two brothers, Vyacheslav and Ivan.