Mikhail_Aleksandrovich_Mikhailov
Mikhail Mikhailov (basketball)
Russian basketball player and coach
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Mikhailov (alternate spelling: Mikhaylov) (Russian: Михаил Александрович Михайлов; born 17 May 1971 in Zlatoust, USSR) is a former Russian-Spanish professional basketball player and coach.[1] In 1994, he was an Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
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| Born | (1971-05-17) 17 May 1971 (age 52) Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian / Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1991–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1993 | Spartak St. Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Svetlana St. Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Ural Great | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Snaidero Udine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Caja San Fernando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Ural Great | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2009 | Spartak Primorye (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Krasnye Krylia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Russia Under-18 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Russia Under-20 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Avtodor Saratov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Russia Under-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls (consultant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mikhailov was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995. In the Summer of 1996, Mikhailov turned down a contract offer from the NBA's Sacramento Kings.[2]
Mikhailov was a part of the senior Russian national teams that won the silver medal at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the 1998 FIBA World Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 1993 EuroBasket, and a bronze medal at the 1997 EuroBasket, where he also earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection. He also played with Russia at the 1995 EuroBasket.
After his career, he stayed in Spain where he raised his family including his son of the same name Mikhail Mikhailov. His son played high school basketball in Kansas and went on to Canada to play on the university team of the Winnipeg Wesmen.[3]
- Taylor Allen (December 21, 2022). "Spaniards living large with Wesmen". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 27, 2023.