Yuri Korneev
Russian basketball player
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Yuri Korneev (March 26, 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union – June 17, 2002), was a Russian basketball player.[1] At a height of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, he played at the small forward position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.
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| Born | March 26, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 17, 2002 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1954–1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954–1961 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Korneev started his club career with Dynamo Moscow, but he eventually moved to CSKA Moscow, where he became one of the club's cornerstones in the 1960s. While a member of the Red Army club, Korneev won a EuroLeague championship in 1963. He scored 15 crucial points in the tie-breaking final game against Real Madrid, after first two games of the finals were not enough to crown a champion. He made it to the EuroLeague Final once again, two years later, when Real took their revenge for what had been a bitter loss 2 years earlier. In addition to that, Korneev helped CSKA to win five Soviet Union League championships.
Korneev left CSKA in the prime of his career, due to a Soviet rule at the time, that did not allow players above 25 years old to play for the Army-supported team.
National team career
Korneev was a regular member of the senior Soviet national basketball team. Korneev won two EuroBasket gold medals, in 1959 and 1961, two Summer Olympics silver medals, in 1960 and 1964, and a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.