Alexander Volkov

Alexander Anatolevich "Sasha" Volkov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Волков; born March 28, 1964, in Omsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 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 also came out briefly from retirement to play for the Ukraine national basketball team in 1998. 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 Kyiv (2000–2002). He was one of the founders of BC...