Ilona Korstin

Ilona Kalyuvna Korstin (Russian: Илона Кальювна Корстин; born May 30, 1980) is a retired Russian basketball forward of Estonian origin, who competed for her native Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning two bronze medals. She ended her career in 2013.^[1]

Ilona Korstin

Ilona Korstin in London 2012
Personal information
Born	(1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 45) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft	2001: 2nd round, 29th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	1996–2013
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1997–2003	CJM Bourges Basket
2001	Phoenix Mercury
2003–2006	VBM-SGAU Samara
2006–2009	CSKA Moscow
2009–2011	Spartak M.R. Vidnoje
2011–2012	Beşiktaş
2012	Perfumerías Avenida
2012–2013	Dynamo Moscow
Career highlights
Russian Player of the Year (2004)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  Russia Women's basketball Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Competition 2008 Beijing Team Competition World Championship 2002 China Team competition 2006 Brazil Team competition EuroBasket 2001 France Team competition 2003 Greece Team competition 2005 Turkey Team competition 2007 Italy Team competition 2009 Latvia Team competition 2011 Poland Team competition

She is CEO at the VTB United League

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

WNBA regular season statistics^[2]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2001	Phoenix	12	0	6.3	.280	.333	.857	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.8
Career	1 year, 1 team	12	0	6.3	.280	.333	.857	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.8

Honors and achievements

International

• Olympics Bronze Medal (2): 2004, 2008
• World Championship Silver Medal (2): 2002, 2006
• EuroBasket (3): 2003, 2007, 2011

Club

Bourges Basket

• Euroleague (1): 2001
• Ligue Féminine (2): 1999, 2000

VBM-SGAU Samara (CSKA Moscow)

• Euroleague (1): 2005
• Russian Premier League (3): 2004, 2005, 2006
• Russian Cup (4): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
• World League (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

Spartak M.R. Vidnoje

• Euroleague (1): 2010
• Europe SuperCup (2): 2009, 2010

Dynamo Moscow

• EuroCup (1): 2013

Individual

• Honored Master of Sports of Russia
• Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 1st class (2 August 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high achievements in sports at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008