Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professionalbasketball player andcoach. At 6 feet 91⁄2 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as acombo 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.
He was named one ofFIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was among the 105 player nominees for the50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list. He was nicknamed, "The Prince".
While playing withCSKA Moscow, Myshkin won eight consecutiveSoviet Union League titles, from 1977 to 1984. Even though his team was aFIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) regular, Myshkin never had the chance to play for theEuropean-wide top-tier level continental title.
National team career
[edit]As a member of the seniorSoviet Union national team, Myshkin led them to back-to-backEuroBasket gold medals in1979 and1981. He also won the gold medal at the1982 FIBA World Championship, in Colombia.
Following his retirement, Myshkin became acoach, and he coached theclubsCSKA Moscow,Arsenal Tula,Universitet Surgut, andDynamo Kursk. In 2013, he became thehead coach of theRussian women's national basketball team.[1]
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