Svetlana Abrosimova
Abrosimova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (today St. Petersburg, Russia), to Oleg and Ludmilla Abrosimov.Her father Oleg works as a welder in a shipyard and her older sister, Tatiana, was a professional ballroom dancer.She was named the MVP of the 1996 European Basketball Championship (also known as Eurobasket), averaging 18 points, six rebounds and three assists per game.Svetlana was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.She flew in from Russia to be part of the ceremony, and the school reprised her 2006 induction, covering up the plaque with her player number (25), then unveiling it as she was introduced.