Veterans

Sergey Nikolaevich Tarakanov

Position: Small Forward

Date of Birth: Apr 25, 1958 (66)

Height: 200 cm

Array: Lodeynoye Pole (Russia)

Nationality: Russia

Teams:

1975-79 – Spartak Leningrad;
1979-90 – CSKA Moscow;
1990-91 – Ludwisgburg Stuttgart, Germany;
1991-92 – St. Louis Liege, Belgium

Achiviements:

With CSKA Moscow: 7-time USSR champion (1980-84, 88, 90), 3-time USSR silver medalist, 2-time USSR Cup winner (1982, 1985)…

with Team USSR: Olympic champion (1988), Olympic bronze medalist (1980), 1984 Friendship Games winner, 3-time European champion (1979, 1981, 1985), World champion (1982), WC silver medalist (1986), Intercontinental Cup winner (1979)… European Championship Best Newcomer (1979), best free-throw shooter of European Championship (1981) and World Championship (1982). Eurobasket champion (2007) as Team Russia General Manager

Elected to FIBA Hall Of Fame (2021)