Yuri Korneev was a professional basketball player. Korneev’s height was 6 ft 6 in. Korneev died on June 17, 2002, in Moscow, Russia. Korneev was born on March 26, 1937, in Moscow, Soviet Union. This article takes a deep dive into Yuri Korneev’s net worth.
Korneev started playing professionally in 1954. Korneev left the game of basketball in 1966.
Korneev played for the BC Dynamo Moscow during 1954-1961 as well as the PBC CSKA Moscow in 1962-1966. Some of the highlights of Yuri Korneev’s career included: 6x USSR Premiere Basketball League champion, and EuroLeague champion.
Korneev won a silver medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics event. Korneev won a silver medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics event. Korneev won a bronze medal in the 1963 FIBA World Championship in the Soviet Union national basketball team event. Korneev won a gold medal in the EuroBasket 1959 in the USSR event. Korneev won a gold medal in the EuroBasket 1961 in the USSR event.
Basketball player yearly earnings vary between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of almost $2 million, a few with D-league crossover agreements receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although as of today no player brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can be as low as $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Yuri Korneev’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Yuri Korneev’s net worth at death is:
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