| Head Coach | David Blatt |
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Evgeny Pashutin,
Dmitri Shakulin |
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| | | 20 September 2009 Russia rebounded from their disappointing loss in the final qualifier for the 2010 FIBA World Championship to knock off Turkey 89-66 to claim seventh place at EuroBasket 2009. Vitalii Fridzon buried seven three-pointers in scoring 26 points and leading five Russians in double figures in Russia's final game as 2007 reigning champions. | |
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Russia's win at EuroBasket 2007 two years ago was to everyone's surprise. They had an incredible campaign thanks to their two leaders J.R. Holden and Andrei Kirilenko. This September repeating will be a daunting task, as both players are expected to be absent. Viktor Khryapa and his teammates will have to step up if they don't want to leave the European championship prematurely. |
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