Ivan Edeshko
Belarusian retired basketball player and coach
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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.
Born25 March 1945
NationalitySoviet and Belarusian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Edeshko in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1945 |
| 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 | |
Playing | |
| 1963–1970 | Spartak Minsk |
| 1971–1977 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1977–1979 | SKA Kyiv |
| 1979–1980 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1980–1981 | SKA Kyiv |
Coaching | |
| 1982–1987 | Soviet Union (assistant) |
| 1990–1992 | CSKA Moscow |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
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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]
