Semyon Antonov

Semyon Sergeevich Antonov (Russian Семён Сергеевич Антонов, born July 18, 1989 in Nizhnevartovsk, Soviet Union ) is a Russian professional basketball player. The 2.02 m wide power forward plays since 2010 for the BK Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian PBL and VTB. Since the European Championship 2011, he belongs to the Russian national squad.

Club career

The professional career of Antonov began in the club of his youth in the team of Awtodor Saratov in the Super League B. After the descent of Awtodor he returns to the league rivals TGU Basket to Tambov. At the end of the season when the club was disbanded. So Antonov moved to just in the PBL Ascended Nizhny Novgorod. With Nizhny Novgorod Antonov first played in the PBL and in the FIBA Euro Challenge. From the season 2011/12 nor the VTB United League came about. As the biggest successes this time you can the quarterfinals in the PBL in 2011 and the second round of VTB in 2012, respectively. In the 2010/11 season Novgorod was in the rather insignificant Russian Cup, but which has been lost to BK Spartak Saint Petersburg finals.

National

After Antonov was still used in the 2009 U20 European Championship, has appointed him to the 2011 European Championships in the squad of the Russian national team. Used as a reserve player, was Antonov bronze medalist with the team. Same placement reached Antonov also at the Olympic Games in 2012. Again, he did not come across the status of a reserve player.

Awards and achievements

  • Bronze European Championship 2011
  • Bronze Olympic Games 2012
  • Winner of the 2013 Universiade
BC Nizhny Novgorod BC Avtodor Saratov Russia national basketball team Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics FIBA EuroBasket 2011 EuroChallenge BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 2013 Summer Universiade
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