Semyon Antonov - new player of CSKA: biography and achievements of the basketball player

Recently, the famous forward of the basketball team "Nizhny Novgorod" Semyon Antonov moved to CSKA. Fans expect new victories from the sportsman and a demonstration of a good game.

Biography of Semen Sergeevich Antonov

July 18 this year, the famous Russian basketball player Semyon Antonov turned 27 years old. The sportsman was born in the city of Nizhnevartovsk, in the usual family of the driver and saleswoman. From a young age he was very tall, so at the age of eight he started attending 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, entered 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 in the youth Moscow team "Dynamo".

A little later Antonov Semyon Sergeyevich moved to the Saratov basketball club "Avtodor" under the direction 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 Semyon. During his stay in Saratov, the sportsman started his studies at Saratov State Social and Economic University.

Semyon Antonov - a promising player of 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. Stay in this club brought the athlete to a higher professional level. In the first season, Semyon was not much noticed, mostly 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 captain. At the end of the season, he was noticed by the Russian national team coach David Blatt. Therefore, a little later the athlete was invited to the basketball club CSKA.

After a year of staying in the "Nizhny Novgorod" Semen Antonov extends his contract for 3 years. The club management decided to buy out all the rights to the basketball player from Avtodor.

In "Nizhny Novgorod" Semyon played six seasons, he said, 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's entrance to the international level

For the first time at the international tournament, Semyon Antonov appeared in 2010 in Latvia at the European Championships among boys under 20. The basketball player took the position of a heavy striker and rarely appeared on 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 national 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, was among the top ten athletes in the Olympic sports of KhMAO-Ugra, and at 23 he was promoted to the best athlete.

The heavy forward has a medal "For merits before Fatherland". This award was received for a significant and special contribution to the development of sports and for a successful performance at the Olympic Games in London.

In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin handed the basketball player the certificate of honor of the President of the Russian Federation for an excellent result at the Summer World Universiade, which was held in Kazan. Another sportsman was presented with a car in the colors of the Russian national team with the surname "Antonov" on the license plate.

Also in 2013-2015. He won the title of Russia's best player in the VTB United League. In Khanty-Mansiysk, on the "Alley of Sports Glory", a portrait of a basketball player is placed.

Charitable activities of basketball players

Semyon Antonov participates in charity events. In 2012 he took an active part in the program of the RSE "Movement is life!" The basketball player handed the employees of the special center for blind children "Perspective" basketballs with auxiliary bells and sensory materials.

Also in 2013, the striker and captain of the "NN" helped this center, giving his pupils augmenting instruments and soft chairs, color and bills determinants.

The athlete constantly visits disabled children by sight, invites them to the games of the club. The basketball player draws the attention of the fans to the problems of specialized centers. Even after his transition to BC CSKA, he announced that he will continue to support the "Perspective" center.

Brief description of Semen Antonov

Growth of the Seed is 2 meters 2 centimeters, weight - 97 kilograms. Due to his communication skills, the athlete manages to create and maintain a favorable atmosphere within the team. The basketball player is funny by nature, very fond of joking and telling tales to young players.

On the field, Antonov excellently produces stable shots from an average distance. He accurately performs free throws. An athlete with not very high growth for a basketball player has the ability to beat an opponent near the ring and pick up the selection, to make a barrier for the player with the ball.

The main basketball coach of CSKA Dimitris Itudis has high hopes for Semyon. The athlete himself does not tell his task and role in CSKA to avoid neutralization from the enemy. According to him this season (2016/2017) he will become a secret weapon of the team and will not disappoint fans and coach.