BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Belarus

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusian Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Ivan Edeshko (b. 1945)

With an HPI of 45.40, Ivan Edeshko is the most famous Belarusian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko (Belarusian: Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка, romanized: Ivan Ivanavich Yadeshka; Russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born 25 March 1945) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player and coach.

2. Yelena Leuchanka (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 27.67, Yelena Leuchanka is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Basketball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Yelena Leuchanka (Belarusian: Алена Сцяпанаўна Леўчанка; born 30 April 1983) is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player who last play for Panathinaikos.

3. Vladimir Veremeenko (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 26.85, Vladimir Veremeenko is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Vladimir Veremeenko (born July 21, 1984) is a Belarusian professional basketball player who last played for Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League.

4. Artsiom Parakhouski (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 25.17, Artsiom Parakhouski is the 4th most famous Belarusian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Artsiom Parakhouski (born October 6, 1987) is a Belarusian professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the center position. He finished his American college career in 2010 with the Radford University Highlanders, located in Radford, Virginia. He led NCAA Division I in rebounds in 2009–10 at 13.4 per game. He was named the Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010, becoming the fifth multiple player of the year winner in Big South history.