Ivan Edeshko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Edeshko.

Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko (Belarusian: Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка, romanized: Ivan Ivanavich Yadeshka; Russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born 25 March 1945^[1]) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player and coach.

Ivan Edeshko

Edeshko in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1945-03-25) 25 March 1945 (age 80) Stsiatski [be] Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet and Belarusian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1967: undrafted
Playing career	1963–1981
Position	Point guard
Number	9
Career history
As a player:
1963–1970	Spartak Minsk
1971–1977	CSKA Moscow
1977–1979	SKA Kyiv
1979–1980	CSKA Moscow
1980–1981	SKA Kyiv
As a coach:
1982–1987	Soviet Union (assistant)
1990–1992	CSKA Moscow
Career highlights
As player: EuroLeague champion (1971) 2× FIBA European Selection (1972, 1973) 8× USSR League champion (1971–1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980) 2× USSR Cup winner (1972, 1973) Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1972) Order of the Badge of Honor USSR (1972) Medal For Labor Valor USSR (1982) Order of Honor Russia (2006)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team Competition 1976 Montreal Team Competition FIBA World Cup Puerto Rico 1974 USSR Philippines 1978 USSR EuroBasket 1971 West Germany USSR 1973 Spain USSR 1975 Yugoslavia USSR 1979 Italy USSR

Club career

During his club career, Edeshko trained at the Armed Forces sports society, in Moscow. He spent most of his career with CSKA Moscow.

National team career

Edeshko won a gold medal with the senior Soviet national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[2] In the gold medal game against the American national team, Edeshko's full-court length inbound pass led to Alexander Belov's game-winning basket with no time left on the game clock. The game's final score was 51–50.^[3][4]