Ivan Edeshko

Ivan Edeshko

Edeshko in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1945-03-25) 25 March 1945 (age 79) Stsiatski [be] Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet and Belarusian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1967: undrafted
Playing career	1963–1981
Position	Point guard
Number	9
Career history
As player:
1963–1970	Spartak Minsk
1971–1977	CSKA Moscow
1977–1979	SKA Kyiv
1979–1980	CSKA Moscow
1980–1981	SKA Kyiv
As coach:
1982–1987	Soviet Union (assistant)
1990–1992	CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
As player: EuroLeague champion (1971) 2× FIBA European Selection (1972, 1973) 8× USSR League champion (1971–1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980) 2× USSR Cup winner (1972, 1973) Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1972) Order of the Badge of Honor USSR (1972) Medal For Labor Valor USSR (1982) Order of Honor Russia (2006)
Medals Representing  Soviet Union Men's Basketball Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team Competition 1976 Montreal Team Competition FIBA World Cup Puerto Rico 1974 USSR Philippines 1978 USSR EuroBasket 1971 West Germany USSR 1973 Spain USSR 1975 Yugoslavia USSR 1979 Italy USSR

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