Sergei Belov

Sergei Belov
Сергей Белов
	Belov in 2012
Personal information
Born	23 January 1944; Nashchyokovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 October 2013 (aged 69); Perm, Russia
Nationality	Soviet / Russian
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1966: undrafted
Playing career	1964–1980
Position	Shooting guard
Number	10
Coaching career	1981–2004
Career history
As a player:
1964–1967	Uralmash Sverdlovsk
1968–1980	CSKA Moscow
As a coach:
1981–1982	CSKA Moscow
1989–1990	CSKA Moscow
1990–1993	Basket Cassino
1999–2004	Ural Great Perm
Career highlights
	As player: 2× EuroLeague champion (1969, 1971); 4× FIBA European Selection (1969, 1971, 1972, 1974); 11× USSR League champion (1969–1974, 1976–1980); 2× USSR Cup winner (1972, 1973); FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1969); FIBA World Cup MVP (1970); Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (1968); Order of the Badge of Honour; Medal "For Distinguished Labour"; FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); FIBA Order of Merit (1995); FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team (2007); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008); 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018); As head coach: 2× USSR League champion (1982, 1990); 2× Russian Championship champion (2001, 2002); Russian Cup winner (2004); North European League champion (2001);
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	FIBA Hall of Fame
Men's Basketball
Representing Soviet Union
Summer Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Eurobasket
Summer Universiade
Head coach for Russia
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Eurobasket

Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.

In 1991, Belov was named by FIBA as the Best FIBA Player ever. He became the first international player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on 11 May 1992. Belov was named to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007. He was also inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007 and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.