Yuri Korneev
Yuri Korneev, was a Russian basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest [EuroLeague Contributors] list.
Club career
Korneev started his club career with Dynamo Moscow, but he eventually moved to CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow], where he became one of the club's cornerstones in the 1960s. While a member of the Red Army club, Korneev won a EuroLeague championship in FIBA [European Champions Cup 1962–63|1963]. He scored 15 crucial points in the tie-breaking final game against Real Madrid, after first two games of the finals were not enough to crown a champion. He made it to the EuroLeague Final once again, two years later, when Real took their revenge for what had been a bitter loss 2 years earlier. In addition to that, Korneev helped CSKA to win five Soviet Union League championships.Korneev left CSKA in the prime of his career, due to a Soviet rule at the time, that did not allow players above 25 years old to play for the Army-supported team.