Petr Samoylenko
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Petr Samoylenko is a Russia
n professional basketball
player. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg) in weight. He specializes in defense and plays the point guard
position. In June 2011 he extended his contract with UNICS Kazan
for one more season.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg) in weight. He specializes in defense and plays the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
position. In June 2011 he extended his contract with UNICS Kazan
UNICS Kazan
UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships...
for one more season.
Pro Clubs
- 1996-98 - BK SamaraCSK VSS SamaraCSK VVS Samara is a Russian professional basketball team, based in Samara, Russia. The club was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force . The club is a 2-time bronze medalist in the Russian Super League, in the years 1997 and 1998...
- 1998-07 - UNICS KazanUNICS KazanUNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships...
- 2007-08 - Dynamo MoscowMBC Dynamo MoscowMBC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team from Moscow, Russia.-Early Years:Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo is among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because Dynamo means 'power in motion'. The club was backed by the...
- 2008-12 - UNICS KazanUNICS KazanUNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships...
Club Honors
- NEBL
- - (1) - 2002/03
- FIBA Europe LeagueEuroChallengeThe EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...
- FIBA Europe League
- - (1) - 2003/04
- VTB LeagueVTB United LeagueVTB United League is an international professional basketball league that was founded in 2008. Its goal is to unite the leading basketball clubs of Eastern Europe and Northern Europe together into one league. The league is sponsored by VTB Bank. In its inaugural 2009–10 season, it featured clubs...
- VTB League
- - (1) - 2009/10
- ULEB Eurocup
- - (1) - 2010/11
- Russian ChampionshipRussian Basketball Super LeagueThe Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
- Russian Championship
- - (4) - 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2006/07
- - (9) - 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11
- Russian Basketball CupRussian Basketball CupThe Russian Basketball Cup is the primary professional national domestic basketball cup competition of Russia. The first cup tournament took place in the year 2000...
- Russian Basketball Cup
- - (2) - 2003, 2009
- - (3) - 2005, 2007, 2010
National Basketball Teams
- 2001 FIBA Europe ChampionshipEuroBasket 2001The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...
; - 2003 FIBA Europe ChampionshipEurobasket 2003-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
; - 2005 FIBA Europe ChampionshipEurobasket 2005The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...
; - 2007 FIBA Europe ChampionshipEurobasket 2007-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
; - 2008 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...