Alexander Volkov (basketball)
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1981–1986 | Stroitel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Stroitel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Reggio Calabria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIBA Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Volkov (
Professional career
Volkov played professionally for
In USSR he was also selected MVP in 1989, and was one of the key players on the Soviet national team since 1985, winning the gold medal at the 1988 Seoul games.
In 1986 he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 6th round, together with CSKA Moscow teammate Valeri Tikhonenko. Fellow Soviet player Arvydas Sabonis was also drafted late in the first round. This was the second NBA draft when Soviet players were selected, after Alexander Belov was drafted in 1975. Volkov signed with the Hawks 3 years later on 1 August 1989. His brief career in NBA was hampered by injury as well as competition from several all-star front-men: Dominique Wilkins, Kevin Willis and Moses Malone. Volkov averaged 5 points and close to 2 rebounds per game during his first (89-90) season. After missing the whole next season, he came back stronger, roughly doubling his statistical output on the floor and even starting in 27 games. Afterwards, he chose to continue his career in Europe.
He was one of the founders of BC Kyiv. Volkov, who had already retired from playing in 1995, returned to play several games, to help the newly found team in 2000. He later also served as the team's President.[1]
National team career
Volkov won a
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1989–90 | Atlanta | 72 | 4 | 13.0 | .482 | .382 | .583 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .5 | .3 | 5.0 |
1991–92 | Atlanta | 77 | 27 | 19.7 | .441 | .318 | .631 | 3.4 | 3.2 | .9 | .4 | 8.6 |
Career | 149 | 31 | 16.5 | .455 | .333 | .613 | 2.6 | 2.2 | .7 | .3 | 6.8 |
Political career
From 1999 to 2000, Volkov served as a chairman of the State Committee on Sports in
Volkov was elected to the
Personal life
In 2022, following the
References
- ^ "Volkov looks forward to All Star Day". FIBA Europe. March 9, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ Taylor, Richard (December 3, 1998). "Basketball: England frozen out by Ukraine". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ "Volkov Elected President Of Ukraine Federation". FIBA Europe. June 21, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ a b c (in Russian) Волков Александр Анатольевич, file.liga.net
- ^ (in Ukrainian)Московский комсомолец:Рада як ніколи Moskovsky Komsomolets:Council as ever, Korrespondent.net (13 September 2012)
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України".
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України".
- ^ "Волков Олександр Анатолійович — Біографія, Балотування, Фракції, Декларації | ПолітХаб".
- ^ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Archived 2014-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian Television and Radio (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) - ^ "Olympic champion Sasha Volkov fighting to defend Ukraine". Eurohoops. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
External links
- Alexander Volkov at nba.com
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Alexander Volkov at Eurobasket.com
- Alexander Volkov at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Alexander Volkov at fiba.com
- Alexander Volkov at fibaeurope.com
- Sasha Volkov, the symbol of Ukrainian basketball