Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

Ivan Edeshko

Ivan Edeshko
Edeshko in 2017
Personal information
Born (1945-03-25) 25 March 1945 (age 79)
Stsiatski [be] Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet and Belarusian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1967: undrafted
Playing career1963–1981
PositionPoint guard
Number9
Career history
As player:
1963–1970Spartak Minsk
1971–1977CSKA Moscow
1977–1979SKA Kyiv
1979–1980CSKA Moscow
1980–1981SKA Kyiv
As coach:
1982–1987Soviet Union (assistant)
1990–1992CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko (Belarusian: Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка, romanizedIvan Ivanavich Yadeshka; Russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born 25 March 1945[1]) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player and coach.

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. 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.[2][3]

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