Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2008

Sergey Kushchenko

Age: 47
Title: Chief, Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces; President, CSKA Basketball Club

PRO: Lifted CSKA to first-class status among world clubs and helped put Russia back on the map of great basketball countries.

CON: Has yet to overhaul CSKA's vast but obsolete and disintegrating training facilities — and make the club profitable.