Anatoly Myshkin

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Anatoly Myshkin
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Myshkin in 2011
Personal information
Born (1954-08-14) August 14, 1954 (age 70)
Sylva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1970–1986
Position Small forward / power forward
Number12
Coaching career1986–present
Career history
As a player:
1970–1976 Uralmash Sverdlovsk
1976–1984 CSKA Moscow
1985 Dynamo Moscow
1985–1986CSKA Moscow
As a coach:
1986–1988 CSKA women (assistant)
1988–2001CSKA women
2001–2004 Arsenal Tula
2005–2006 Universitet Surgut
2006–2007Bizon
2007–2008 Dynamo Kursk
2008–2011Bizon
2013–2015 Russia women
Career highlights
As a player:

As a head coach:

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Moscow
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Philippines
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Colombia
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Spain
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Belgium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Italy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 France

Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 12 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forward-power forward). Myshkin was able to break up all of the defensive schemes in European basketball, due to his unique skill set.

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He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list. He was nicknamed, "The Prince".

Club career

While playing with CSKA Moscow, Myshkin won eight consecutive Soviet Union League titles, from 1977 to 1984. Even though his team was a FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) regular, Myshkin never had the chance to play for the European-wide top-tier level continental title.

National team career

As a member of the senior Soviet Union national team, Myshkin led them to back-to-back EuroBasket gold medals in 1979 and 1981. He also won the gold medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in Colombia.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Myshkin became a coach, and he coached the clubs CSKA Moscow, Arsenal Tula, Universitet Surgut, and Dynamo Kursk. In 2013, he became the head coach of the Russian women's national basketball team. [1]

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