Nikita Leonidovich Morgunov (russian: Никита Леонидович Моргунов; born June 29, 1975) is a Russian former professional

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player. Standing at , he played both the

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and

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positions. He represented the

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Professional career

Some of the clubs that Morgunov played with during his pro career included:

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(1995–97, 2000–02),

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(1997–99), Avtodor Saratov (2002),

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

(2002–03, 2012–13), Dinamo Moscow Region (2004–07),

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(2007–08),

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(2008–10), and Universitet Yugra Surgut (2010–11) in Russia, and Makedonikos Kozani in

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(2003–04). He was also under contract with the

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team the

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, for three separate periods (January 26 - April 24, 1999; October 7, 1999 - April 14, 2000, and October 11–28, 2000), but he did not play in any regular season NBA games for the team. On December 16, 2014, he signed with

of the

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Russian national team

Morgunov was also a member of the senior men's Russian national team that won the gold medal at the

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. He also played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and he won a silver medal at the

1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

(archive)
Eurobasket.com Profile
1975 births Living people Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics BC Avtodor Saratov players BC Khimki players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Makedonikos B.C. players Olympic basketball players of Russia PBC CSKA Moscow players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players People from Novokuznetsk Power forwards (basketball) Russian men's basketball players 2002 FIBA World Championship players 1998 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast {{Russia-basketball-bio-stub