Alexander Belov

For the Olympic canoer, see Aleksandr Belov (canoer). For the Soviet soldier, see Alexander Belov (sergeant).

Alexander Belov

Personal information
Born	(1951-11-09)9 November 1951 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
NBA draft	1975 / Round: 10 / Pick: 161st overall
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Playing career	1967–1978
Position	Center
Number	14
Career history
1967–1978	Spartak Leningrad (Soviet Union)
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing the Soviet Union Summer Olympic Games 1972 Munich National Team 1976 Montreal National Team FIBA World Cup 1974 Puerto Rico National Team 1970 Ljubljana National Team FIBA EuroBasket 1969 Italy National Team 1971 West Germany National Team 1975 Yugoslavia National Team

Alexander Alexandrovich Belov (Russian: Александр Александрович Белов) (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978) was a Soviet basketball player who won the gold medal with the Soviet Union national basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, scoring the game-winning basket in the gold medal game. Belov died from a very rare disease - cardiac sarcoma, in 1978, at the age of 26. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Club career

Born in Leningrad, Belov was the star player of Spartak Leningrad, leading the club to the Soviet Union League title in 1975, and to three European Cup Winners' Cup finals, in 1971, 1973, and 1975, winning the last two. He also won the Soviet Union League championship in 1975.

1975 NBA Draft

In the tenth round of the 1975 NBA draft, the New Orleans Jazz selected Belov with the 161st pick of the draft.

Soviet Union national team

Belov won four gold medals with the Soviet Union national team. The highlight of his career came when he hit the game-winning shot in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games gold medal game.

External links

• (Russian) Biography
• FIBA Hall of Fame page on Belov