Petr Samoylenko (born February 7, 1977) is a retired Russian professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 1 3⁄4 in (1.87 m) tall, and a weight of 190 pounds (86 kg), he played at the point guard position. He was best known throughout his career for being a defensive specialist.
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| Born | February 7, 1977 Uchkuduk, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Drafted by | {{{draft_team_pba}}} | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1998 | Samara | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2007 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Primorye | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sakhalin | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editSamoylenko played professionally with Samara, UNICS Kazan,[1] Dynamo Moscow, and Spartak Primorye.
National team career
editSamoylenko was a long-time member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia's senior national team, he played at the following tournaments: the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2003, the EuroBasket 2005, the EuroBasket 2007, and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.[2]
Club honors
edit- North European League
- Winner (1): 2002–03
- FIBA Europe League
- Winner (1): 2003–04
- VTB League
- EuroCup
- Winner (1): 2010–11
- Russian League
- Runner-up (4): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Third place (9): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Russian Cup
- Winner (2): 2003, 2009
- Runner-up (3): 2005, 2007, 2010