No worries for Blatt over Russian center spot
Published: 14 August, 2009, 13:05
TAGS: Sport, Basketball
“Tremendous worker”, “great athlete and defender”, “a center with unique ability to run the court like a guard” – that’s how Russia’s basketball team head coach, David Blatt, describes wunderkind Aleksandr Kaun.
Russian national team is set to defend their European title in Poland this September.
With the absence of captain Andrey Kirilenko much more will be demanded of CSKA's big man Sasha Kaun.
So meet the 2008 NCAA champion on RT!
29.07.2009, 14:44
Basketball coach confirms Kirilenko’s Euro withdrawalRussian basketball head coach, David Blatt has confirmed that Andrey Kirilenko will miss September's European Championships for the defending champions, but will return for the national team in the future. |
14.08.2009, 16:08
Nowitzki won’t help Germany in PolandTeam Germany – one of the main obstacles for Russia at next month's European Basketball Championships in Poland - will have to do without its biggest star Dirk Nowitzki, AP reports. |
