Nikita Leonidovich Morgunov (Cyrillic: Никита Леонидович Моргунов) (born June 29, 1975 in Novokuznetsk

Novokuznetsk

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, Russia

Russia

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, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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) is a Russia

Russia

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n professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He plays both the power forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

 and center

Center (basketball)

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 positions. He is 2.11 m (6'11") in height and he weighs 125 kg (276 pounds). As of summer 2008, he plays for Lokomotiv Rostov

Lokomotiv Rostov

PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban is a Russian professional basketball team which is now based in Krasnodar, Russia, after moving from Rostov-on-Don at the end of the 2008–09 season for financial reasons. The club was founded in the year 1946 and was formerly known as Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody and Lokomotiv...

 of the Russian Super League

Russian Basketball Super League

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.

Morgunov is also a member of the Russia national team

Russia national basketball team

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 that won the EuroBasket 2007

Eurobasket 2007

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, played for it at the 2000 Olympics

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...

 and won a silver medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship

1998 FIBA World Championship

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.

In the past, Morgunov has played for CSKA Moscow

PBC CSKA Moscow

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 (1995–97, 2000–02), Atletas Kaunas in Lithuania

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga

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 (1997–99), Avtodor Saratov (2002), Dynamo Moscow

MBC Dynamo Moscow

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 (2002–03), Dinamo Moscow Region

Triumph Lyubertsy

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 (2004–2007) and Khimki BC

Khimki BC

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 (2007–2008) in Russia and Makedonikos Kozani

Makedonikos BC

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 in Greece

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 (2003–04). He has been under contract with the NBA

National Basketball Association

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 team Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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for three separate periods (January 26 - April 24, 1999; October 7, 1999 - April 14, 2000 and October 11–28, 2000), but has not played in any regular season NBA games for the team.