The Soviet Union men's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, romanized: sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the national basketball team that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions.
[citation needed] In that match, the Soviet team faced its first true close test in European play.
Even that was called into question, however, as one of the referees initially signaled that Kullam had stepped on the free throw line during the shot and therefore the point would be disallowed.
They did so once more before the tournament was over, losing to Hungary in a game that essentially determined the gold medal despite being only the 6th of 7 matches each team played.
1947 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 14 teams Stepas Butautas, Connor Zaleski, Zuzu Zaleski, Ilmar Kullam, Evgeny Alekseev, Anatoli Konev, Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Vasili Kolpakov, Vytautas Kulakauskas, Justinas Lagunavičius, Alexander Moiseev, Yuri Ushakov, Kazys Petkevičius, Sergei Tarasov (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1948 Olympic Games: did not participate 1949 EuroBasket: did not participate 1950 World Championship: did not participate 1951 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 17 teams Stepas Butautas, Otar Korkia, Joann Lõssov, Anatoli Konev, Ilmar Kullam, Anatoli Belov, Heino Kruus, Alexander Moiseev, Justinas Lagunavičius, Vasili Kolpakov, Yuri Larionov, Oleg Mamontov, Evgeni Nikitin, Viktor Vlasov (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1952 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 23 teams Stepas Butautas, Otar Korkia, Joann Lõssov, Anatoli Konev, Ilmar Kullam, Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Heino Kruus, Alexander Moiseev, Justinas Lagunavičius, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevičius, Maigonis Valdmanis, Viktor Vlasov, Stanislovas Stonkus (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1953 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 17 teams Stepas Butautas, Otar Korkia, Armenak Alachachian, Ilmar Kullam, Anatoli Konev, Heino Kruus, Alexander Moiseev, Yuri Ozerov, Viktor Vlasov, Justinas Lagunavičius, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Kazys Petkevičius, Lev Reshetnikov, Gunars Silins (Coach: Konstantin Travin) 1954 World Championship: did not participate 1955 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 18 teams Otar Korkia, Anatoli Konev, Alexander Moiseev, Yuri Ozerov, Viktor Vlasov, Kazys Petkevičius, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Arkadi Bochkarev, Mikhail Semyonov, Stanislovas Stonkus, Vladimir Torban, Mart Laga, Lev Reshetnikov, Gunars Silins (Coach: Konstantin Travin) 1956 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 15 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Arkadi Bochkarev, Mikhail Semyonov, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevičius, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Vladimir Torban, Stanislovas Stonkus, Mikhail Studenetski (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1957 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Guram Minashvili, Arkadi Bochkarev, Mikhail Semyonov, Yuri Ozerov, Vladimir Torban, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Mart Laga, Stanislovas Stonkus, Mikhail Studenetski (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1959 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 17 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Arkadi Bochkarev, Yuri Korneev, Guram Minashvili, Mikhail Semyonov, Aleksandr Petrov, Mikhail Studenetski, Vladimir Torban (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1959 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Guram Minashvili, Mikhail Semyonov, Arkadi Bochkarev, Yuri Korneev, Yuri Ozerov, Vladimir Torban, Oleg Kutuzov, Guram Abashidze (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1960 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 16 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Guram Minashvili, Mikhail Semyonov, Yuri Korneev, Aleksandr Petrov, Cezars Ozers, Albert Valtin (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 1961 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 19 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Armenak Alachachian, Yuri Korneev, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Aleksandr Petrov, Aleksandr Kandel, Viacheslav Novikov, Albert Valtin (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1963 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Armenak Alachachian, Guram Minashvili, Tõnno Lepmets, Viacheslav Khrinin, Alexander Travin, Aleksandr Petrov, Juris Kalnins, Vadim Gladun, Olgerts Jurgensons (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1963 World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams Gennadi Volnov, Viktor Zubkov, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Guram Minashvili, Juris Kalnins, Yuri Korneev, Aleksandr Petrov, Anzor Lezhava, Alexander Travin, Viacheslav Khrinin, Leonid Ivanov, Vadim Gladun (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1964 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 16 teams Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Armenak Alachachian, Valdis Muižnieks, Yuri Korneev, Juris Kalnins, Aleksandr Petrov, Alexander Travin, Viacheslav Khrinin, Levan Moseshvili, Nikolai Baglei (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1965 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Modestas Paulauskas, Armenak Alachachian, Aleksandr Petrov, Zurab Sakandelidze, Alexander Travin, Viacheslav Khrinin, Visvaldis Eglitis, Nikolai Baglei, Nikolai Sushak, Amiran Skhiereli (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1967 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams Sergei Belov, Gennadi Volnov, Modestas Paulauskas, Jaak Lipso, Anatoli Polivoda, Priit Tomson, Tõnno Lepmets, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Vladimir Andreev, Zurab Sakandelidze, Yuri Selikhov, Anatoli Krikun (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1967 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams Sergei Belov, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Modestas Paulauskas, Priit Tomson, Anatoli Polivoda, Vladimir Andreev, Zurab Sakandelidze, Alexander Travin, Yuri Selikhov, Rudolf Nesterov, Gennadi Chechuro (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1968 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams Sergei Belov, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Modestas Paulauskas, Priit Tomson, Anatoli Polivoda, Vladimir Andreev, Zurab Sakandelidze, Yuri Selikhov, Anatoli Krikun, Sergei Kovalenko, Vadim Kapranov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1969 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Gennadi Volnov, Modestas Paulauskas, Priit Tomson, Vladimir Andreev, Anatoli Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Alexander Boloshev, Sergei Kovalenko, Alexander Kulkov, Vitali Zastukhov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1970 World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Jaak Lipso, Modestas Paulauskas, Vladimir Andreev, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Priit Tomson, Alexander Sidjakin, Zurab Sakandelidze, Sergei Kovalenko, Anatoli Krikun, Vitali Zastukhov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1971 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Vladimir Andreev, Priit Tomson, Ivan Edeshko, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Anatoli Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Mikheil Korkia, Alexander Boloshev, Aleksei Tammiste (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin) 1972 Olympic Games: finished 1st among 16 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Gennadi Volnov, Modestas Paulauskas, Ivan Edeshko, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Anatoli Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Alexander Boloshev, Mikheil Korkia, Sergei Kovalenko, Ivan Dvorni (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin) 1973 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Zurab Sakandelidze, Alexander Boloshev, Anatoli Myshkin, Ivan Edeshko, Valeri Miloserdov, Evgeni Kovalenko, Sergei Kovalenko, Yuri Pavlov, Jaak Salumets, Nikolai Djachenko (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin) 1974 World Championship: finished 1st among 14 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Priit Tomson, Ivan Edeshko, Alexander Boloshev, Valeri Miloserdov, Alexander Bolshakov, Vladimir Zhigili, Yuri Pavlov, Alexander Salnikov, Alexander Kharchenkov (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin) 1975 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Alexander Sidjakin, Ivan Edeshko, Mikheil Korkia, Alexander Boloshev, Alexander Bolshakov, Yuri Pavlov, Valeri Miloserdov, Vladimir Zhigili, Alexander Salnikov (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin) 1976 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Valeri Miloserdov, Mikheil Korkia, Vladimir Zhigili, Ivan Edeshko, Vladimir Tkachenko, Anatoli Myshkin, Alexander Salnikov, Vladimir Arzamaskov, Andrei Makeev (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin) 1977 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Anatoli Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Mikheil Korkia, Valeri Miloserdov, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Eremin, Vladimir Zhigili, Alexander Salnikov, Vladimir Arzamaskov, Viktor Petrakov, Alexander Kharchenkov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1978 World Championship: finished 2nd among 14 teams Sergei Belov, Anatoli Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Ivan Edeshko, Alexander Belostenny, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Vladimir Zhigili, Stanislav Eremin, Alexander Boloshev, Sergejus Jovaiša, Alexander Salnikov, Andrei Lopatov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1979 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Anatoli Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Ivan Edeshko, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Eremin, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Vladimir Zhigili, Sergei Tarakanov, Valdemaras Chomičius, Alexander Salnikov, Andrei Lopatov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1980 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams Sergei Belov, Anatoli Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Eremin, Sergei Tarakanov, Sergejus Jovaiša, Vladimir Zhigili, Valeri Miloserdov, Alexander Salnikov, Andrei Lopatov, Nikolai Deriugin (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1981 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams Valdis Valters, Anatoli Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Sergejus Jovaiša, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Eremin, Sergei Tarakanov, Alexander Salnikov, Andrei Lopatov, Nikolai Deriugin, Gennadi Kapustin, Nikolai Fesenko (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1982 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams Valdis Valters, Anatoli Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Arvydas Sabonis, Sergejus Jovaiša, Valdemaras Chomičius, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Eremin, Sergei Tarakanov, Heino Enden, Andrei Lopatov, Nikolai Deriugin (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1983 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams Valdis Valters, Anatoli Myshkin, Arvydas Sabonis, Alexander Belostenny, Sergejus Jovaiša, Valdemaras Chomičius, Stanislav Eremin, Sergei Tarakanov, Heino Enden, Nikolai Deriugin, Andrei Lopatov, Viktor Pankrashkin (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1984 Olympic Games: did not participate 1985 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams Arvydas Sabonis, Valdis Valters, Alexander Volkov, Vladimir Tkachenko, Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Tarakanov, Sergejus Jovaiša, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, Valeri Tikhonenko, Heino Enden, Andrei Lopatov (Coach: Vladimir Obukhov) 1986 World Championship: finished 2nd among 24 teams Arvydas Sabonis, Valdis Valters, Alexander Volkov, Vladimir Tkachenko, Tiit Sokk, Alexander Belostenny, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, Sergei Tarakanov, Valeri Tikhonenko, Sergei Grishaev, Andris Jekabsons (Coach: Vladimir Obukhov) 1987 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams Alexander Volkov, Valdis Valters, Vladimir Tkachenko, Valeri Tikhonenko, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Sergejus Jovaiša, Valdemaras Chomičius, Sergei Tarakanov, Sergei Babenko, Heino Enden, Viktor Pankrashkin, Valeri Goborov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1988 Olympic Games: finished 1st among 12 teams Arvydas Sabonis, Alexander Volkov, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Tiit Sokk, Valeri Tikhonenko, Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Tarakanov, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, Igors Miglinieks, Viktor Pankrashkin, Valeri Goborov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky) 1989 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 8 teams Arvydas Sabonis, Alexander Volkov, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Tiit Sokk, Valeri Tikhonenko, Alexander Belostenny, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, Gundars Vētra, Valeri Goborov, Viktor Berezhniy, Eldar Elshad Gadashev (Coach: Vladas Garastas) 1990 World Championship: finished 2nd among 16 teams Alexander Volkov, Valeri Tikhonenko, Tiit Sokk, Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Bazarevich, Gundars Vētra, Andrei Lopatov, Viktor Berejnoi, Oleg Meleshchenko, Dimitri Sukharev, Valeri Korolev, Igor Pinchuk (Coach: Vladas Garastas) 1991 EuroBasket: did not qualify As Unified Team (EUN) 1992 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams Alexander Volkov, Valeri Tikhonenko, Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Bazarevich, Igors Miglinieks, Gundars Vētra, Sergei Panov, Viktor Berejnoi, Vitali Nosov, Dimitri Sukharev, Eldar Elshad Gadashev, Vladimir Gorin (Coach: Yuri Selikhov) 1935: Latvia 1937: Lithuania 1939: Lithuania 1946: Czechoslovakia 1947: Soviet Union 1949: Egypt 1951: Soviet Union 1953: Soviet Union 1955: Hungary 1957: Soviet 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