Anatoly Myshkin

Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 1⁄2 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forward-power forward). Myshkin was able to break up all of the defensive schemes in European basketball, due to his unique skill set.

Anatoly Myshkin

Myshkin in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1954-08-14) August 14, 1954 (age 70) Sylva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1970–1986
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	12
Coaching career	1986–present
Career history
As a player:
1970–1976	Uralmash Sverdlovsk
1976–1984	CSKA Moscow
1985	Dynamo Moscow
1985–1986	CSKA Moscow
As a coach:
1986–1988	CSKA women (assistant)
1988–2001	CSKA women
2001–2004	Arsenal Tula
2005–2006	Universitet Surgut
2006–2007	Bizon
2007–2008	Dynamo Kursk
2008–2011	Bizon
2013–2015	Russia women
Career highlights
As a player: FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 2× FIBA European Selection (1979, 1982) 8× USSR League champion (1977–1984) USSR Cup winner (1982) As a head coach: USSR League women's champion (1989) 2× Ronchetti Cup champion (1989, 1997) 6× Russian League women's champion (1992–1997) Russian Women's Cup winner (1996)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow World Championships 1978 Philippines 1982 Colombia European Championships 1973 Spain 1977 Belgium 1979 Italy 1981 Czechoslovakia 1983 France

He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list. He was nicknamed, "The Prince".

Club career

While playing with CSKA Moscow, Myshkin won eight consecutive Soviet Union League titles, from 1977 to 1984. Even though his team was a FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) regular, Myshkin never had the chance to play for the European-wide top-tier level continental title.

National team career

As a member of the senior Soviet Union national team, Myshkin led them to back-to-back EuroBasket gold medals in 1979 and 1981. He also won the gold medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in Colombia.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Myshkin became a coach, and he coached the clubs CSKA Moscow, Arsenal Tula, Universitet Surgut, and Dynamo Kursk. In 2013, he became the head coach of the Russian women's national basketball team.^[1]