The team twice won third place in the USSR Premier Basketball League (1975 and 1976).

In 1985 Obukhov became coach of the Soviet Union men's national basketball team.

In 1990, Obuchov was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur.

[3] He was fired on 31 October 1991, after losing 4 of the first 6 games at the start of the 1991–92 season, and replaced with Tómas Holton.

[4] In 1992 he was coach of the Malta men's national basketball team.