Viktor Zubkov (basketball)

{{Short description|Russian basketball player (1937–2016)}}

{{about|the Soviet basketball player|the Russian politician|Viktor Zubkov}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Viktor Zubkov

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8.5

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|4|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|10|16|1937|4|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Moscow, Russia

| nationality = Russian

| high_school =

| career_start = 1955

| career_end = 1967

| coach_start = 1979

| coach_end = 1981

| career_position = Center

| career_number = 7

| years1 = 1955–1957

| team1 = Rustovnna Burevestnik

| years2 = 1957–1967

| team2 = CSKA Moscow

| cyears1 = 1979–1981

| cteam1 = Mozambique

| highlights =

As a player:

• FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
• 2× EuroLeague champion (1961, 1963)
• EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1961)
• FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1959)
• 8× USSR League champion (1959–1966)

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| HOF_player =

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| medal_templates =

{{MedalCountry | {{bk|URS}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1956 Melbourne | }}

{{MedalSilver | 1960 Rome | }}

{{MedalCompetition | FIBA World Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 1963 Brazil | }}

{{MedalCompetition | EuroBasket }}

{{MedalGold | 1957 Sofia | }}

{{MedalGold | 1959 Istanbul | }}

{{MedalGold | 1961 Belgrade | }}

}}

Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ({{langx|ru|Виктор Алексеевич Зубков}}; 24 April 1937 – 16 October 2016) was a Soviet professional basketball player and coach. At a height of {{height|m=2.04|precision=0}}, he played at the center position.{{cite web|title=EuroBasket History - The 50s|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_IoJfNPGUIgAwMXvkK58QY2.coid_h2pBsksyJ-cCHE,whyz0T3.articleMode_on.html|website=www.fibaeurope.com|access-date=17 October 2016}} He is considered to be one of the most distinguished players of Soviet and European basketball in the 1950s and 1960s.

He won two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, while representing the senior men's Soviet national team. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.