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Sergei Belov, Russia
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HoopHall: The international basketball community may never see another player like Sergei Belov. As a four-time Olympian and member of numerous European
Championship teams, Belov is widely considered the greatest international player
of all time. In a career that has spanned the gamut of international
competition, Belov is the first international player ever elected into the
Basketball Hall of Fame. He was regarded as a magician with the basketball and
called the "Jerry West of Russia." After each Belov team victory, opponents used
to say Belov could score at will. His playing skills were advanced for the
international game, and Belov used his significant court presence to make the
Soviet National Team a force in Olympic competition. With Belov, the Soviet
Union won the bronze medal in the 1968, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. Many
observers have suggested that the highlight of Belov's career was winning the
1972 Olympic gold medal. Belov led the Russian National Team to four European
and two World championships. He also led the Central Sports Club of the Moscow
Army to 11 Russian League Championships. Belov's team won Spartakiada USSR gold
medals in 1971, 1975, and 1979. His club team won the European Cup for Champion
Clubs title in 1969 and 1971 and was a finalist in 1970 and 1973. In addition,
Belov participated in the international FIBA Cup in 1975, 1977 and 1979, and was
a member of the USSR's silver medal William Jones Cup team in 1972. |
Dražen Petrović
Profile
Name: Sergei Belov
Nickname: N/A
Born: January 23, 1944
Status: Retired
Origin: Nashevoko, Russia
Height: 6-3
Weight: 175lbs
Schools: N/A
Drafted: Undrafted
Languages: Russian
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Teams (jersey): Russian National Team, Uralmash (Sverdlovsk) (1964-67), CSKA
(Central Sports Club of the Army) (1968-80), Russian National Team (1967-80),
IBN Dream Team (First Team)
Ibn Notes:
Ibn Facts:
Back in 1991, FIBA named Belov as one of
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players
with the likes of
other international basketball legends
Arvydas
Sabonis,
Nikos
Galis,
Dino
Meneghin, Juan Antonio Corbalan,
Oscar
Schmidt,
Teo Cruz,
Sergei
Belov,
Drazen
Petrovic, Modestas Paulauskas,
Toni
Kukoc, Alexander Volkov, and
Vlade
Divac among others... the list was determined by votes from a group of
international experts and coaches.
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