Atanas Golomeev ( bg, Атанас Голомеев) is a retired Bulgarian professional

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player and

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. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the

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position. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. In 2019, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

College career

Golomeev played

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, with the

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, in the 1968–69 season. He played in 24 games, and averaged 37.5 points per game, with a single-game scoring high of 57 points.

Club career

During his

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career, Golomeev won 10 Bulgarian League championships (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982), and 4 Bulgarian Cups (1976, 1979, 1982, and 1983).

National team career

As a member of the senior men's

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, Golomeev participated in five

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competitions (

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, and

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). At the EuroBasket 1973 and

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, he was the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 156 and 160 points respectively.1975 leading scorers
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selections four times, in

, and

References

External links

FIBA ProfileFIBA Hall of Fame Profile
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