Anatoly Zourpenko

Anatoly Zourpenko (alternate spellings: Anatoli, Zourmpenko, Zhurbenko) (born November 5, 1975 in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Greek^[1]-Russian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.11 m (6 ft. 11 in.), he played at the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

Zourpenko played with Olympiacos from 1995 to 1998. He won the coveted Triple Crown championship with Olympiacos by winning the Greek League championship, the Greek Cup, and the Euroleague championship, all in the same year in 1997. He also played at the 1997 McDonald's Championship against the NBA club the Chicago Bulls.

Zourpenko also played with the Greek clubs Papagou, Maroussi, Near East, Panellinios, and Ilysiakos.

Olympiacos 1996–97 EuroLeague Champions

4 Bakatsias 5 Sigalas 7 Papanikolaou 8 Galakteros 9 Nakić 10 Fasoulas 11 Tomić 12 Tarlać 13 Welp 14 Savrasenko 15 Rivers (Final Four MVP) Zourpenko Coach: Ivković

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