Brenau Basketball Adds Russian Point Guard

Gainesville, Ga - The Brenau Golden Tigers basketball team concluded their recruiting effort for the upcoming season with the addition of Point Guard Anastasia Minaeva (Moscow, Russia). Minaeva brings a wealth of experience to the Tigers, having started her playing days at eight years of age for the Basketball Sports School.

She has played on a number of successful teams, highlighted by a Regional Championship at age 15. She also played on an age group team that competed in the European Championships in 2005 and placed 9th. Minaeva was named Most Valuable Player at age 14 and her team won the Moscow City Championships on eight different occasions.

At the Russian National Championships, her team won the Gold Medal in the 12-13 age group and was runners up another year. "We are delighted to welcome Anastasia to our team and look forward to the contributions she will make. She is a gifted player with a great understanding of the game and will fit very well into our up-tempo style of play." said Head Coach Gary Bays.

Anastasia is the daughter of Roman Borisov and Natalia Minaeva.