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Alexander Volkov (Ukraine)
Born on March 29, 1964, in Omsk.
Height:
206cm (6'9")
Position:
Power Forward
Nationality:
Ukraine
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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on June 18, 2020.

Clubs

  • Stroitel (1981 – 1986)
  • CSKA Moscow (1986 – 1988)
  • Stroitel (1988 – 1989)
  • Atlanta Hawks (1989 – 1992)
  • Reggio Calabria (1992 – 1993)
  • Panathinaikos (1993 – 1994)
  • Olimpiakos (1994 – 1995)
  • BC Kyiv (2000 – 2002)

Club Highlights

  • Two-time Soviet League champion (1988, 1989)
  • Greek League champion (1995)

National Team

  • World Championship for Junior men silver medalist (1983)
  • Spartakiad gold medal with the Ukranian National Team (1983)
  • University Games gold medalist (1985)
  • EuroBasket gold medalist (1985)
  • Two-time World Championship silver medalist (1986, 1990)
  • EuroBasket silver medalist (1987)
  • Olympic Games gold medalist (1988)
  • Played two Olympic Games (1988, 1992)
  • EuroBasket bronze medalist (1989)

Individual Highlights

  • Second player from the Soviet Union to be drafted to the NBA
  • Soviet League MVP (1989)
  • FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • Italian All-Star Game (1992)
  • Greek All-Star Game (1994)