Alexander Volkov (basketball)

Infobox NBA player
name = Alexander Volkov
nickname = Sasha


caption =
position = Power forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 218
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|3|28
birth_place = Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
College = none
draft = 6th round, 18th pick, 134th overall
draft_year = 1986
draft_team = Atlanta Hawks
career_start = 1982
career_end = 2002
former_teams = Budivelnyk Kiev (1981–1986)
CSKA Moscow (1986–1988)
Budivelnyk Kiev (1988–1989)
Atlanta Hawks (1989–1992)
Panasonic Reggio Calabria (1992–1993)
Panathinaikos (1993–1994)
Olympiacos (1994–1995)
BC Kiev (2000–2002)
awards =

Alexander Anatolevich "Sasha" Volkov (Russian:Александр Анатольевич Волков; born March 28 1964, in Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a retired Ukrainian professional basketball player. At 6'10" (2.08 m), he played the forward position.

Volkov won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics as a member of the Soviet Union national basketball team.
He played professionally for Budivelnyk Kiev (1981-1986; 1988-1989), CSKA Moscow (1986-1988), the Atlanta Hawks (1989-1992), Panasonic Reggio Calabria (1992-1993), Panathinaikos (1993-1994), Olympiacos (1994-1995), and BC Kiev (2000-2002).
From 1999 to 2000, he served as Minister of Sports in Ukraine.Today Volkov is the head of the Ukrainian basketball federation, elected on June 21, 2007. [ [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_8050.teamID_2183.roundID_1786.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1999.coid_XMLbsK7GHXIO034L4HJG-3.articleMode_on.html Volkov Elected President Of Ukraine Federation] ]

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External links

*basketball-reference|name=Alexander Volkov
* [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-85178406.html Contact Sports Signs Alexander "Sasha" Volkov] . Business Wire. 29 April 2002.
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=UKR&PlayerID=37218 Player Profile - Eurobasket.com]
* [http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=VOL-ALE Player Profile - Legabasket.it]
* [http://www.eurobasket.lt/zaidejas-1130-Aleksandr-Volkov.html Player Profile - eurobasket.lt]