The Soviet Union men's national basketball team () was the national
basketball
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team that represented the
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
in international competitions. After the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No. 142-N of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Declaration No. 142-Н of ...
in 1991, the
successor countries all set up their own national teams.
Based on the number of medals, the basketball program of the former Soviet Union remains one of the most successful in the history of international basketball competitions, behind that of the United States but ahead of Spain.
History
EuroBasket 1947
The Soviets first competed in the European championship at
EuroBasket 1947. They quickly established their dominance of the European field, winning both preliminary round games, all three semifinal round games, and the championship match against defending
gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
lists
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
. The Soviets outscored their opponents by an aggregate 126 points over their 6 wins, an average margin of victory of 21 points.
EuroBasket 1951
After refusing to host
EuroBasket 1949 as was
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations.
...
's expectation of the Soviet Union and skipping the tournament entirely, the Soviets returned to European championships in
EuroBasket 1951. They dominated the early portions of the tournament, outscoring opponents 312–117 in their four preliminary round wins. The three games of the semifinal round also posed little problem for the Soviet team, as the closest any opponent came was the
Czechoslovak team losing by only 16. In the first game of the final round, which was essentially a semifinal game, the Soviets defeated
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
72–54 to advance to the championship game, a rematch against Czechoslovakia.
In that match, the Soviet team faced its first true close test in European play. A 44–44 tie was broken by Soviet
Ilmar Kullam from the free throw line with 1 second left on the clock to give the Soviets a 45–44 win. Even that was called into question, however, as one of the referees initially signaled that Kullam had stepped on the free throw line during the shot and therefore the point would be disallowed. After consultation with another referee, however, the free throw was upheld and the Soviets had won their second European championship.
EuroBasket 1953
The Soviets maintained their domination at
EuroBasket 1953
The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) e ...
, which they hosted in Moscow. They had no trouble in a 3–0 preliminary round that included a 104-point slaughter of
Denmark
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. An eight-team final round also posed little difficulty for the squad, with the closest of the 7 wins being a 29–24 slog against
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
as the Soviets extended their streak to 3 championships with 25 wins and no losses.
EuroBasket 1955
Through four preliminary round games and the first three final round games, the Soviets extended their winning streak to 31 games. With four games left in the final round robin of
EuroBasket 1955
The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) enter ...
, the Soviets were facing the pesky
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
team, which was so far had been the closest to defeating the Soviet Union, in 1951. Czechoslovakia, however, had already lost twice in the round, and had a record of 1–2 to the Soviets' 3–0 going into the game.
In a shocking result, the 81–74 final score did not favor the Soviet Union. They did so once more before the tournament was over, losing to
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
in a game that essentially determined the
gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
despite being only the 6th of 7 matches each team played. The Soviets' 5–2 record in the round matched that of Czechoslovakia, and the Soviets finished with only a
bronze medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...
.
EuroBasket 1957
Two years later, at
EuroBasket 1957 in
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, the Soviets returned to form. They won their three preliminary round games and then their seven final round games, including an exciting final match of the round robin against similarly undefeated hosts
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
. The Soviets trailed 23–19 at halftime, but battled back to a 60–57 victory to take their 4th European championship.
Honours
Medals table
Competition results
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship
FIBA EuroBasket
Rosters
1947 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 14 teams
Stepas Butautas,
Connor Zaleski,
Zuzu Zaleski,
Ilmar Kullam,
Evgeny Alekseev,
Anatoli Konev,
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya,
Vasili Kolpakov,
Vytautas Kulakauskas,
Justinas Lagunavičius
Justinas Lagunavičius (4 September 1924 – 15 July 1997) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Li ...
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Alexander Moiseev,
Yuri Ushakov,
Kazys Petkevičius,
Sergei Tarasov (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1948 Olympic Games: did not participate
1949 EuroBasket: did not participate
1950 World Championship: did not participate
1951 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 17 teams
Stepas Butautas,
Otar Korkia,
Joann Lõssov,
Anatoli Konev,
Ilmar Kullam,
Anatoli Belov,
Heino Kruus,
Alexander Moiseev,
Justinas Lagunavičius
Justinas Lagunavičius (4 September 1924 – 15 July 1997) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Li ...
,
Vasili Kolpakov,
Yuri Larionov,
Oleg Mamontov,
Evgeni Nikitin,
Viktor Vlasov (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 23 teams
Stepas Butautas,
Otar Korkia,
Joann Lõssov,
Anatoli Konev,
Ilmar Kullam,
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya,
Heino Kruus,
Alexander Moiseev,
Justinas Lagunavičius
Justinas Lagunavičius (4 September 1924 – 15 July 1997) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Li ...
,
Yuri Ozerov,
Kazys Petkevičius,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Viktor Vlasov,
Stanislovas Stonkus (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1953 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 17 teams
Stepas Butautas,
Otar Korkia,
Armenak Alachachian,
Ilmar Kullam,
Anatoli Konev,
Heino Kruus,
Alexander Moiseev,
Yuri Ozerov,
Viktor Vlasov,
Justinas Lagunavičius
Justinas Lagunavičius (4 September 1924 – 15 July 1997) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Li ...
,
Algirdas Lauritėnas,
Kazys Petkevičius,
Lev Reshetnikov,
Gunars Silins (Coach:
Konstantin Travin)
1954 World Championship: did not participate
1955 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 18 teams
Otar Korkia,
Anatoli Konev,
Alexander Moiseev,
Yuri Ozerov,
Viktor Vlasov,
Kazys Petkevičius,
Algirdas Lauritėnas,
Arkadi Bochkarev,
Mikhail Semyonov,
Stanislovas Stonkus,
Vladimir Torban,
Mart Laga,
Lev Reshetnikov,
Gunars Silins (Coach:
Konstantin Travin)
1956 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 15 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Arkadi Bochkarev,
Mikhail Semyonov,
Yuri Ozerov,
Kazys Petkevičius,
Algirdas Lauritėnas,
Vladimir Torban,
Stanislovas Stonkus,
Mikhail Studenetski (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1957 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Guram Minashvili,
Arkadi Bochkarev,
Mikhail Semyonov,
Yuri Ozerov,
Vladimir Torban,
Algirdas Lauritėnas,
Mart Laga,
Stanislovas Stonkus,
Mikhail Studenetski (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 17 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Gennadi Volnov,
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Arkadi Bochkarev,
Yuri Korneev,
Guram Minashvili,
Mikhail Semyonov,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Mikhail Studenetski,
Vladimir Torban (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1959 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Guram Minashvili,
Mikhail Semyonov,
Arkadi Bochkarev,
Yuri Korneev,
Yuri Ozerov,
Vladimir Torban,
Oleg Kutuzov,
Guram Abashidze (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Gennadi Volnov,
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze,
Guram Minashvili,
Mikhail Semyonov,
Yuri Korneev,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Cezars Ozers,
Albert Valtin (Coach:
Stepan Spandaryan)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 19 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Gennadi Volnov,
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis,
Armenak Alachachian,
Yuri Korneev,
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Aleksandr Kandel,
Viacheslav Novikov,
Albert Valtin (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Gennadi Volnov,
Jaak Lipso,
Armenak Alachachian,
Guram Minashvili,
Tõnno Lepmets,
Viacheslav Khrinin,
Alexander Travin,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Juris Kalnins,
Vadim Gladun,
Olgerts Jurgensons (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1963 World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams
Gennadi Volnov,
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the List of h ...
,
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze,
Guram Minashvili,
Juris Kalnins,
Yuri Korneev,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Anzor Lezhava,
Alexander Travin,
Viacheslav Khrinin,
Leonid Ivanov,
Vadim Gladun (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1964 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Jānis Krūmiņš,
Gennadi Volnov,
Jaak Lipso,
Armenak Alachachian,
Valdis Muižnieks,
Yuri Korneev,
Juris Kalnins,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Alexander Travin,
Viacheslav Khrinin,
Levan Moseshvili,
Nikolai Baglei
Nikolai Lvovich Baglei (; ; 25 February 1937 – 3 March 1991) was a Ukrainian basketball player. Playing for the Soviet team he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at EuroBasket 1965 and Summer Universiades of ...
(Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1965 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams
Gennadi Volnov,
Jaak Lipso,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Armenak Alachachian,
Aleksandr Petrov,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Alexander Travin,
Viacheslav Khrinin,
Visvaldis Eglitis,
Nikolai Baglei
Nikolai Lvovich Baglei (; ; 25 February 1937 – 3 March 1991) was a Ukrainian basketball player. Playing for the Soviet team he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at EuroBasket 1965 and Summer Universiades of ...
,
Nikolai Sushak
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People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
,
Amiran Skhiereli (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Gennadi Volnov,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Jaak Lipso,
Anatoli Polivoda,
Priit Tomson,
Tõnno Lepmets,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Vladimir Andreev,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Yuri Selikhov,
Anatoli Krikun (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1967 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Gennadi Volnov,
Jaak Lipso,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Priit Tomson,
Anatoli Polivoda,
Vladimir Andreev,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Alexander Travin,
Yuri Selikhov,
Rudolf Nesterov,
Gennadi Chechuro (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1968 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Gennadi Volnov,
Jaak Lipso,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Priit Tomson,
Anatoli Polivoda,
Vladimir Andreev,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Yuri Selikhov,
Anatoli Krikun,
Sergei Kovalenko,
Vadim Kapranov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1969 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Gennadi Volnov,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Priit Tomson,
Vladimir Andreev,
Anatoli Polivoda,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Alexander Boloshev,
Sergei Kovalenko,
Alexander Kulkov,
Vitali Zastukhov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1970 World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Jaak Lipso,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Vladimir Andreev,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Priit Tomson,
Alexander Sidjakin,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Sergei Kovalenko,
Anatoli Krikun,
Vitali Zastukhov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Vladimir Andreev,
Priit Tomson,
Ivan Edeshko,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Anatoli Polivoda,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Mikheil Korkia
Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic numbe ...
,
Alexander Boloshev,
Aleksei Tammiste (Coach:
Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 1st among 16 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Gennadi Volnov,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Ivan Edeshko,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Anatoli Polivoda,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Alexander Boloshev,
Mikheil Korkia
Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic numbe ...
,
Sergei Kovalenko,
Ivan Dvorni (Coach:
Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Zurab Sakandelidze,
Alexander Boloshev,
Anatoli Myshkin,
Ivan Edeshko,
Valeri Miloserdov,
Evgeni Kovalenko,
Sergei Kovalenko,
Yuri Pavlov,
Jaak Salumets,
Nikolai Djachenko (Coach:
Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
1974 World Championship: finished 1st among 14 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Modestas Paulauskas,
Priit Tomson,
Ivan Edeshko,
Alexander Boloshev,
Valeri Miloserdov,
Alexander Bolshakov,
Vladimir Zhigili,
Yuri Pavlov,
Alexander Salnikov,
Alexander Kharchenkov (Coach:
Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Alexander Sidjakin,
Ivan Edeshko,
Mikheil Korkia
Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic numbe ...
,
Alexander Boloshev,
Alexander Bolshakov,
Yuri Pavlov,
Valeri Miloserdov,
Vladimir Zhigili,
Alexander Salnikov (Coach:
Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
1976 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Alexander Belov,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Valeri Miloserdov,
Mikheil Korkia
Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic numbe ...
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Vladimir Zhigili,
Ivan Edeshko,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Anatoli Myshkin,
Alexander Salnikov,
Vladimir Arzamaskov,
Andrei Makeev (Coach:
Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
,
Anatoli Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Mikheil Korkia
Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic numbe ...
,
Valeri Miloserdov,
Alexander Belostenny,
Stanislav Eremin,
Vladimir Zhigili,
Alexander Salnikov,
Vladimir Arzamaskov,
Viktor Petrakov,
Alexander Kharchenkov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1978 World Championship: finished 2nd among 14 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
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Anatoli Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Ivan Edeshko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Vladimir Zhigili,
Stanislav Eremin,
Alexander Boloshev,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Alexander Salnikov,
Andrei Lopatov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1979 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
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Anatoli Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Ivan Edeshko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Stanislav Eremin,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov,
Vladimir Zhigili,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Valdemaras Chomičius,
Alexander Salnikov,
Andrei Lopatov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be on ...
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Anatoli Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Stanislav Eremin,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Vladimir Zhigili,
Valeri Miloserdov,
Alexander Salnikov,
Andrei Lopatov,
Nikolai Deriugin (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams
Valdis Valters,
Anatoli Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Alexander Belostenny,
Stanislav Eremin,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Alexander Salnikov,
Andrei Lopatov,
Nikolai Deriugin,
Gennadi Kapustin,
Nikolai Fesenko (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1982 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams
Valdis Valters,
Anatoli Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Arvydas Sabonis,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Valdemaras Chomičius,
Alexander Belostenny,
Stanislav Eremin,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Heino Enden,
Andrei Lopatov,
Nikolai Deriugin (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Valdis Valters,
Anatoli Myshkin,
Arvydas Sabonis,
Alexander Belostenny,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Valdemaras Chomičius,
Stanislav Eremin,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Heino Enden,
Nikolai Deriugin,
Andrei Lopatov,
Viktor Pankrashkin (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1984 Olympic Games: did not participate
1985 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams
Arvydas Sabonis,
Valdis Valters,
Alexander Volkov,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was ...
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Valdemaras Chomičius,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Heino Enden,
Andrei Lopatov (Coach:
Vladimir Obukhov)
1986 World Championship: finished 2nd among 24 teams
Arvydas Sabonis,
Valdis Valters,
Alexander Volkov,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Tiit Sokk,
Alexander Belostenny,
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was ...
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Valdemaras Chomičius,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Sergei Grishaev,
Andris Jekabsons (Coach:
Vladimir Obukhov)
1987 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Alexander Volkov,
Valdis Valters,
Vladimir Tkachenko,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Šarūnas Marčiulionis,
Sergejus Jovaiša,
Valdemaras Chomičius,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Sergei Babenko,
Heino Enden,
Viktor Pankrashkin,
Valeri Goborov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1988 Olympic Games: finished 1st among 12 teams
Arvydas Sabonis,
Alexander Volkov,
Šarūnas Marčiulionis,
Tiit Sokk,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was ...
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Valdemaras Chomičius,
Igors Miglinieks
Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Professional career
Miglinieks was a member of ...
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Viktor Pankrashkin,
Valeri Goborov (Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
1989 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 8 teams
Arvydas Sabonis,
Alexander Volkov,
Šarūnas Marčiulionis,
Tiit Sokk,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was ...
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Valdemaras Chomičius,
Gundars Vētra,
Valeri Goborov,
Viktor Berezhniy,
Eldar Elshad Gadashev (Coach:
Vladas Garastas)
1990 World Championship: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Alexander Volkov,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Tiit Sokk,
Alexander Belostenny,
Sergei Bazarevich,
Gundars Vētra,
Andrei Lopatov,
Viktor Berejnoi,
Oleg Meleshchenko,
Dimitri Sukharev,
Valeri Korolev,
Igor Pinchuk (Coach:
Vladas Garastas)
1991 EuroBasket: did not qualify
As
Unified Team (EUN)
1992 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams
Alexander Volkov,
Valeri Tikhonenko,
Alexander Belostenny,
Sergei Bazarevich,
Igors Miglinieks
Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Professional career
Miglinieks was a member of ...
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Gundars Vētra,
Sergei Panov,
Viktor Berejnoi,
Vitali Nosov,
Dimitri Sukharev,
Eldar Elshad Gadashev,
Vladimir Gorin (Coach:
Yuri Selikhov)
Head coaches
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Stepan Spandaryan: (1947–1953, 1956–1960)
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Konstantin Travin: (1953–1955)
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Alexander Gomelsky: (1961–1970, 1977–1983, 1987–1988)
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Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
: (1971–1976)
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Vladimir Obuchov: (1985–1986)
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Vladas Garastas: (1989–1991)
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Yuri Selikhov: (
Unified Team) (1992)
See also
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Soviet Union national under-19 basketball team
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Soviet Union national under-17 basketball team
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Soviet Union women's national basketball team
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Russia national basketball team
References
External links
Soviet Union national basketball teamat archive.fiba.com
{{National sports teams of the Soviet Union
Former national basketball teams
FIBA EuroBasket–winning countries
FIBA World Championship–winning countries
1947 establishments in the Soviet Union
National sports teams established in 1947