Vladimir Andreev (basketball)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Georgiyevich and the family name is Andreev.

Vladimir Andreev

Personal information
Born	(1945-06-14) June 14, 1945 Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1963–1975
Position	Center
Career history
1963–1966	Lokomotiv (Alma-Ata)
1966–1974	CSKA Moscow
1974–1975	Rīgas ASK
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (1969, 1971) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1969) 6× USSR Premier League champion (1969–1974) 2× USSR Cup winner (1972, 1973)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City FIBA World Cup 1967 Montevideo FIBA EuroBasket 1967 Finland 1969 Italy 1971 West Germany

Vladimir Georgiyevich Andreev (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Андреев; born 14 June 1945) is a Russian former basketball player. At 2.15 m (7'0 3⁄4") tall, he played at the center position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.

Professional career

As a member of the Soviet team CSKA Moscow, Andreev won six USSR Premier League championships (1969–1974), and two USSR Cup titles (1972, 1973). In 1969, while playing with CSKA, Andreev won the FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) championship, against the Spanish club Real Madrid. He was the top scorer of the EuroLeague Final, with a total of 37 points scored. He also won the EuroLeague championship with CSKA in 1971.

National team career

Andreev was a member of the senior men's Soviet national team, from 1967 to 1971. With the USSR, he won three FIBA EuroBasket titles. He won the gold medal at the 1967 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1969 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 1971 FIBA EuroBasket. He also won the gold medal at the 1967 FIBA World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympic Games.