Russia national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | David Blatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Bronze: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | Silver: 1994, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Silver: 1993 Bronze: 1997 |
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The Russia national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions. The team has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team.
[edit] 2006 Roster
| No. | Name | Ht-Pos-Wt | Club | |
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| 4 | Fedor Dmitriev | (205-F-84) | Spartak St. Petersburg | |
| 5 | Egor Vyaltsev | (190-G-85) | Ural Great (Perm) | |
| 6 | Anton Ponkrashov | (200-G-86) | CSKA Moscow | |
| 7 | Nikolai Padius | (197-G-80) | Dynamo Moscow Region | |
| 8 | Nikita Morgunov | (211-F-75) | Dynamo St. Petersburg | |
| 9 | Petr Samoylenko | (186-G-77) | UNICS Kazan | |
| 10 | Nikita Shabalkin | (204-F-86) | CSK VVS Samara | |
| 11 | J.R. Holden | (185-G-76) | CSKA Moscow | |
| 12 | Sergei Monia | (204-F-83) | Dynamo Moscow | |
| 13 | Yaroslav Korolev | (206-G/F-87) | Los Angeles Clippers |  |
| 14 | Alexei Savrasenko | (215-C-79) | CSKA Moscow | |
| 15 | Fedor Likholitov | (210-C-80) | Dynamo Moscow Region | |
Head Coach:  David Blatt |
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[edit] See also
Soviet Union national basketball team
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International basketball
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