Atanas Golomeev ( 5 July 1947 – 12 August 2023) was a Bulgarian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the
center position. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players
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History Background
In June 1991, FIBA organised the Jubilee Game between Europe an ...
, in 1991. In 2019, he was inducted into the
FIBA Hall of Fame
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.
College career
Golomeev played
college basketball
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at
McGill University
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, with the
McGill Redmen
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History
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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
club 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
Bulgarian national basketball team, Golomeev participated in five
EuroBasket
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competitions (
1969
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,
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
,
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, and
1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
). At the
EuroBasket 1973
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Venues
Group stage Group A – Badalona
Group B – Barcelona
Knocko ...
and
EuroBasket 1975
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Venues
First round Group A – Split
Group B – Karlovac
Group C ...
, he was
the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 156 and 160 points respectively. He earned
EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
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selections four times, in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
,
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, and
1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
.
Death
Atanas Golomeev died on 12 August 2023, at the age of 76.
References
External links
FIBA ProfileAtanas Golomeevat the
FIBA Hall of Fame
The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. Originally built in ...
1947 births
2023 deaths
Basketball players from Sofia
BC CSKA Sofia players
BC Levski Sofia players
Bulgarian basketball coaches
Bulgarian men's basketball players
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
Centers (basketball)
FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
McGill Redbirds and Martlets basketball players
PBC Academic players
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