Ruslan Menirovich Pateev (Russian: Руслан Мэнирович Патеев,Tatar: Ruslan Mönir ulı Pateev, born April 25, 1990) is a Russian former professional basketball player.
He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and played college basketball at Arizona State University.
In 2007, he moved to Montverde Academy, in Florida, United States, where he spent two years, playing under head coach Kevin Sutton.
[citation needed] In September 2013, Pateev signed a two-year pro-contract with the Russian VTB United League team Khimki Moscow Region.
In 2019, he signed up with MBA Moscow for the Russian Basketball Super League 1.