Name Atanas Golomeev Role Basketball Player | Height 2.08 m | |
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Atanas Golomeev (Bulgarian: Атанас Голомеев) is a retired Bulgarian basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the center position. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
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College career
Golomeev played college basketball at McGill University, with the McGill Redmen, in the 1968–69 season. He played in 24 games, and averaged 37.5 points per game, with a single-game scoring high of 57 points.
Club career
During his club career, Golomeev won 8 Bulgarian League championships (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982), and 4 Bulgarian Cups (1976, 1979, 1982, and 1983).
Bulgarian national team
As a member of the senior men's Bulgarian national basketball team, Golomeev participated in five EuroBasket competitions (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1977). At the EuroBasket 1973 and EuroBasket 1975, he was the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 156 and 160 points respectively. He earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection four times, in 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1977 .