Petr Samoylenko

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.

Petr Samoylenko

Personal information
Born	(1977-02-07) February 7, 1977 (age 46) Uchkuduk, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1996–2016
Position	Point guard
Career history
1996–1998	Samara
1998–2007	UNICS Kazan
2007–2008	Dynamo Moscow
2008–2013	UNICS Kazan
2014–2015	Spartak Primorye
2015–2016	Sakhalin
Career highlights and awards
EuroCup champion (2011) FIBA Europe League champion (2004) North European League champion (2003) 2× Russian Cup winner (2003, 2009)
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  Russia EuroBasket EuroBasket 2007 Russia

Professional career

Samoylenko played professionally with Samara, UNICS Kazan,^[1] Dynamo Moscow, and Spartak Primorye.

Russian national team

Samoylenko 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

• North European League
  • Winner (1): 2002–03
• FIBA Europe League
  • Winner (1): 2003–04
• VTB League
  • Runner-up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12
• 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

References

1. Самойленко подписал новый контракт с УНИКСом (in Russian).
2. Petr SAMOYLENKO (RUS) participated in 9 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Archive Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile