Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional

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player and

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. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (

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). Myshkin was able to break up all of the defensive schemes in European basketball, due to his unique skill set. He was mobile and aggressive, and he possessed the speed and versatility to beat any defender. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was among the 105 player nominees for the

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list. He was nicknamed, "The Prince".

Club career

While playing with

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, 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

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and

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. He also won the gold medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in Colombia.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Myshkin became a

, and he coached the clubs

, Arsenal Tula, Universitet Surgut, and Dynamo Kursk. In 2013, he became the

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of the Russian women's national basketball team.Myshkin Ready For Russian Challenge , FIBA Europe
22 December, 2013

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myshkin, Anatoly 1954 births Living people Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Ural Yekaterinburg players FIBA EuroBasket-winning players FIBA World Championship-winning players Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in basketball PBC CSKA Moscow players People from Sverdlovsk Oblast Power forwards (basketball) Russian basketball coaches Russian men's basketball players Russian women's basketball coaches Small forwards Soviet men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players 1982 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast