Career
Belov died from a very rare disease - cardiac sarcoma, in 1978, at the age of 26. He was named one of International Basketball Federation"s 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame in 2007.
Born in Leningrad, Belov was the star player of Spartak Leningrad, leading the club to the Soviet Union League title in 1975, and to three European Cup Winners" Cup finals, in 1971, 1973, and 1975, winning the last two.
1975 National Basketball Association Draft
In the tenth round of the 1975 National Basketball Association draft, the New Orleans Jazz selected Belov with the 161st pick of the draft. The highlight of his career came when he hit the game-winning shot in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games gold medal game.
