Recently, the famous forward of the Nizhny Novgorod basketball team Semyon Antonov moved to CSKA. Fans expect new victories from the athlete and a demonstration of a good game.
Biography of Semen Sergeyevich Antonov
July 18 this year, the famous Russian basketball player Semen Antonov turned 27 years old. The athlete was born in the city of Nizhnevartovsk, in an ordinary family of a driver and saleswoman. From a young age he was tall, so at the age of eight he began to attend basketball training. His first coach was Alexey Glukhikh.
At the age of 14, Semyon Antonov, whose growth at that time had already reached 1 m 90 cm, reached a new, higher level in basketball. In 2003, he trained under the leadership of Sergei Skorochkin and
Alexander Sidyakin. It was these two mentors who called the young athlete to the Dynamo Moscow youth team.
A little later Antonov Semyon Sergeyevich moved to the Avtodor basketball club in Saratov under the leadership of Vladimir Rodionov. This coach was known for his effective work with young talents. Club "Avtodor" was a successful start to the professional career of Seeds. During his stay in Saratov, the athlete began his studies at the Saratov State Socio-Economic University.
Semen Antonov - a promising player in the club "Nizhny Novgorod" and CSKA
In the summer of 2010, Semyon Antonov was invited to the Nizhny Novgorod team, and the basketball player signed a two-year contract with her. Staying in this club brought the athlete to a higher professional level. In the first season, Semyon was not much noticed, mainly he spent all the time on the bench. But after the departure of one of the main players of the team, Antonov entered the starting five, and also became a captain. At the end of the season, he was spotted by Russian national team coach David Blatt. Therefore, a little later, the athlete was invited to the basketball club CSKA.
After a year of stay in the Nizhny Novgorod, Semen Antonov extends a contract with him for 3 years. The club management decided to completely redeem all the rights to the basketball player from Avtodor.
In “Nizhny Novgorod” Semyon played six seasons, according to him, it was this club that allowed him to grow professionally and become the main player of the team. In 2016, the athlete moved to the basketball club CSKA.
Antonov goes international
For the first time at an international tournament, Semyon Antonov appeared in Latvia in 2010 at the European Championship among youths not older than 20. A basketball player took the position of a heavy striker and infrequently entered the field from the bench. In one match, the athlete spent only about eight game minutes, but during this time he scored good points for the team.
A year later, Semyon Antonov received a call to the Russian team to participate in the same international tournament in Greece.
Merits of Semyon Antonov
At the age of 25, Semyon Antonov, a high-level basketball player, entered the top ten athletes in the Olympic sports of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, and at 23, he received the title of best athlete.
The heavy forward has a medal "For Merit to the Fatherland". This award was received for his significant and special contribution to the development of sports and for his successful performance at the London Olympics.
In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin handed the basketball player an honorary diploma of the President of the Russian Federation for an excellent result at the summer World Universiade, which was held in Kazan. Another athlete was presented with a car in the colors of the Russian team with the name "Antonov" on the license plate.
Also in 2013-2015. he won the title of the best player in Russia in VTB United League. In Khanty-Mansiysk, on the "Walk of Sports Glory", posted a portrait of a basketball player.
Basketball Player Charity
Semen Antonov participates in charity events. In 2012, he took an active part in the RBF program “Movement is Life!” Basketball player handed over the basketball balls with auxiliary bells and sensory materials to the staff of the specialized center for blind children "Perspective".
Also in 2013, the forward and captain of "NN" assisted this center by presenting its pupils with magnifying devices and upholstered chairs, determinants of color and notes.
The athlete constantly visits visually impaired children, invites them to the club’s games. A basketball player draws the attention of fans to the problems of specialized centers. Even after his transfer to CSKA BC, he announced that he would continue to support the Perspektiva center.
Brief description of Semen Antonov
The height of the seeds is 2 meters 2 centimeters, weight - 97 kilograms. Thanks to sociability, the athlete manages to create and maintain a favorable atmosphere within the team. A basketball player is by nature a fun fellow, loves joking and telling tales to young players.
On the field of Antonov superbly produces stable throws from an average distance. He performs free throws with precision. An athlete with a not very high height for a basketball player is distinguished by the ability to beat an opponent near the ring and pick up the selection, to block the player with the ball.
CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis has high hopes for Semyon. The athlete himself does not tell his task and role in CSKA in order to avoid neutralization by the enemy. According to him, this season (2016/2017) he will become the team’s secret weapon and will not disappoint the fans and the coach.