Michailas Anisimovas (born October 11, 1984) is a Ukrainian–Lithuanian professional

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player.

Lietuvos Rytas

After an impressive season in

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, he was signed by

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in 2007. He was initially expected to develop his game to higher level to become one of the better centers in

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, but failed to impress the head coach and was receiving only a few minutes per game. He improved his statistics in the 2008/2009 season, and became a more reliable bench player. In September 2009 he was signed by

Budivelnyk Kyiv BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdraw from the Superleague du ...

Personal life

Michailas Anisimovas currently holds a dual

n and Ukrainian citizenship.

Awards and achievements

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Presidents Cup winner: 2008 *

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winner: 2009 * UBL best center of the season: 2015

References

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