Yegor Mescheriakov

Yegor Mescheriakov
Personal information
Born (1976-10-09) 9 October 1976
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolRepublic College of Olympic Reserve (Minsk, Belarus)
CollegeGeorge Washington (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2010
PositionPower forward
Career history
1999–2000Scandone Avellino
2000–2001Beşiktaş
2001Aurora Basket Jesi
2001–2003Orlandina Basket
2003–2004Makedonikos
2004–2005Aris
2005–2007UNICS Kazan
2007–2008Azovmash Mariupol
2008–2010Spartak Saint Petersburg
Career highlights
  • USL champion (2008)
  • Ukrainian Cup champion (2008)
  • Ukrainian Cup Final MVP (2008)
  • 2× Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (1997, 1999)
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (1998)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Freshman team (1996)

Yegor Mescheriakov (Belarusian: Ягор Мешчаракоў, romanized: Yegor Meshcherakov; born 9 October 1976) is a Belarusian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Revolutionaries from 1995 to 1999. Mescheriakov played professionally in Italy, Turkey, Greece, Russia and Ukraine.

Early life

Mescheriakov is from Minsk, Belarus.[1] He is the eldest son of Valera and Lorisa Mescheriakov who worked as engineers.[2] Mescheriakov attended the Republic College of Olympic Reserve in Minsk.[3]

College career

Mescheriakov joined the George Washington Revolutionaries in 1995.[4] He was one of four players from Belarus on the Revolutionaries roster during the 1995–96 season.[5] He averaged 9.7 points per game as a freshman and was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Freshman team in 1996.[6] Mescheriakov averaged a team-high 16.6 points per game as a sophomore and was selected to the All-Atlantic 10 second-team in 1997.[6] He averaged 12.7 points per game as a junior and was chosen for the All-Atlantic 10 third-team in 1998.[6] Mescheriakov averaged a career-best 17.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game during his senior season to earn a second All-Atlantic 10 second-team nomination.[6] His 1,645 career points rank eighth in program history.[4]

Mescheriakov was inducted in the GW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.[6]

Professional career

Mescheriakov started his professional career with Scandone Avellino in Italy during the 1999–2000 season.[7] He played for Beşiktaş during the 2000–01 season and then returned to Italy to finish the season with Aurora Basket Jesi.[7] Mescheriakov played for Orlandina Basket in Italy from 2001 to 2003.[7] He played in Greece from 2003 to 2005 with one-season stints for Makedonikos and Aris.[7] Mescheriakov spent two seasons with UNICS Kazan from 2005 to 2007.[7] He won the Ukrainian national championship and the Ukrainian Basketball Cup as a member of Azovmash Mariupol in 2008.[7] Mescheriakov ended his career with two seasons playing for Spartak Saint Petersburg from 2008 to 2010.[7]

National team career

Mescheriakov helped Belarus win the FIBA under-22 European championship in 1994.[8]

Mescheriakov represented Belarus in 3x3 basketball until he retired shortly before he turned 40.[4]

Post-playing career

Mescheriakov returned to George Washington University in 2010 to complete his master's degree in tourism administration and sports management.[4] During his studies, he worked as an intern with the Washington Wizards and in the university's athletics department.[4] He graduated in 2012.[4]

After his graduation, Mescheriakov returned to Belarus where he worked as a player agent and general manager of BC Minsk.[4] He leads the Mescheriakov Basketball Club private program to help develop youth talent in Minsk.[8] He has served as an assistant coach for the national team.[4]

Mescheriakov was a vice president of the Belarusian Basketball Federation until he resigned in 2020 in protest of the Belarusian government not assisting Yelena Leuchanka after her imprisonment.[9]

Personal life

Mescheriakov lives in Minsk with his wife, Tanya, and daughter.[4] His younger brother, Nikita, also played basketball.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "A Basketball Star Returns". GW Today. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Tough guy: Wake's Mescheriakov just wants to play ball". News and Record. 19 January 2012. p. 6. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Barr, Josh (11 August 1998). "TWO BASKETBALL RECRUITS GO WITH THE COLONIALS". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Detweiler, Eric (29 July 2020). "Where Are They Now? Yegor Mescheriakov". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Ecker, Jim (13 March 1996). "George Washington recruits worldwide". The Gazette. p. 21. Retrieved 18 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Yegor Mescheriakov (2018)". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "YAHOR MESHCHARAKOU Profile". EuroLeague. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 Orton, Kathy (2 June 2012). "Yegor Mescheriakov, former GW star, hopes to better Belarus through basketball". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Jørgensen, Lars (23 October 2020). "Belarusian athletes take lead in battle for democracy". Play the Game. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.