Aleksandr Petrov

The Soviet basketball legend Aleksandr Petrov was born 14 May, 1939 in Baku, Soviet Union. The 208-centimeter-tall center spent the majority of his career with Dynamo Moscow (1957-1961, 1963-1966), while also playing a highly successful single seasons with Dinamo Tbilisi (1961-1962), and CSKA Moscow (1962-1963).

In 1961, Petrov made his EuroLeague debut with Dinamo Tbilisi team. He played just two seasons in th EuroLeague, winning a title in each of those – one with Dinamo (1962), one with CSKA Moscow (1963) team. In 15 games Petrov played in the EuroLeague, he scored 144 points, averaging 9.6 points per game.

Petrov was a regular member of the Soviet Union national team, winning 4 consecutive Eurobasket titles from 1959 to 1965. In his EuroLeague and international games from 1959 to 1965, Petrov scored 729 points in 71 game.

ACCOLADES

EuroLeague champion (1962, 1963)
USSR Premier League (1963)
Eurobasket (1959, 1961, 1963, 1965)
Olympic Games (1960, 1964)
FIBA World Cup (1963)

EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS

OLYMPIC GAMES STATISTICS

FIBA WORLD CUP

EUROBASKET