Jarrad Weeks
July 23, 2020
Anatoly Bose
- Nationality: KAZ/AUS
- Date of Birth: 6/12/88
- Place of Birth: Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 200
- Weight (KG): 91
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Northern Suburbs
- College: Nicholls State (2007–2011)
- NBL DEBUT: 7/10/11
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 2/10/12
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: Sydney 2012
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Born as Anatoliy Kolesnikov, he changed his name to Anatoly Bose as a youth.
He was born and raised in Alma-Ata in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) before moving to Brooklyn, New York (USA) when he was six and then when he was 12 years old, his family relocated to Bondi in Sydney, Australia.
Anatoly began playing basketball at Norths Basketball Association where he played all of his junior and senior representative years.
Bose was a member of the NSW Under 20 State Team that took out the gold medal at the 2006 Under 20s National Championships and he was named to the All-Australian High School squad in 2006 while averaging 22.5 points and 12.8 rebounds per contest in his senior campaign.
Soon after he began to recieve invites to play in the US and took part in the Big Time Tournament in Los Angeles in 2005 and the Nike Basketball Camp in Asia in 2007 before deciding to play college basketball with Nicholls State University.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Anatoly Bose made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 22 years of age. He scored five points in his first game.
Anatoly Bose played one season in the NBL. He averaged 15.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 25 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 23 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 25 | 740.0 | 388 | 167 | 37 | 54 | 113 | 22 | 13 | 52 | 33 | 126 | 303 | 42% | 42 | 133 | 32% | 94 | 139 | 68% | 53% | 49% | 25 | Totals | 25 | 740 | 388 | 167 | 37 | 54 | 113 | 22 | 13 | 52 | 33 | 126 | 303 | 41.6% | 42 | 133 | 31.6% | 94 | 139 | 67.6% | 53% | 49% | 25 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 23 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 25 | 29.6 | 15.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 42% | 1.7 | 5.3 | 32% | 3.8 | 5.6 | 68% | 53% | 49% | 25 | Total | 25 | 29.6 | 15.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 41.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.6% | 1.7 | 5.3 | 67.6% | 53% | 49% | 25 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Norths (2006–2007, 2017–2023)
Bose joined Norths for the 2006 Waratah League season, beginning his senior state league career with the Bears before moving into his college career at Nicholls State the following year.
Anatoly Bose returned to Norths for the 2017 NSW Waratah League season and became part of the Bears’ Championship Men group. His return gave Norths another experienced scoring and frontcourt option during a season that ended with the club winning the 2017 NSW Waratah League Championship, defeating Manly Warringah 92–78 in the Grand Final.
Anatoly Bose continued with Norths for the 2018 Waratah League season and remained part of a Bears team that again pushed deep into the finals. He scored 27 points and added seven rebounds in an 88–79 win over Central Coast during the regular season, with Norths sitting second at 14–4 after that result. Norths later defeated Hills 66–63 in the semi-final before finishing runner-up after a 73–67 Grand Final loss to Newcastle.
Anatoly Bose remained with Norths for the 2019 Waratah League season and delivered several of his strongest state league performances during that year. He recorded 25 points, 13 rebounds and three assists against Maitland in Round 3, then followed with 39 points, 12 rebounds and six assists against Central Coast in Round 6. Norths again reached the Championship Men finals, where they lost 73–61 to Manly Warringah in the semi-final.
Anatoly Bose continued with Norths for the 2020 Waratah League season, extending his second senior stint with the Bears through the NSW state league system.
Anatoly Bose stayed with Norths for the 2021 Waratah League season, giving the Bears another returning senior presence before the competition shifted into the NBL1 East era.
Anatoly Bose joined Norths for the 2022 NBL1 East season, with the Bears announcing him as part of their Coles Express NBL1 East roster on 7 March 2022. He moved into the new competition as one of Norths’ senior contributors and averaged 8.94 points, 9.25 rebounds, 2.56 assists, 1.56 steals and 0.69 blocks, leading the Bears in rebounds per game while ranking fourth on the team in scoring and third in assists.
Anatoly Bose returned to Norths for the 2023 NBL1 East season, continuing his long association with the Bears in the state league pathway. Norths included him in their men’s roster alongside Brennan Rymer, Mike Golding, Mikey Yoong, Nathaniel Musters, Lewis Holey, Josh Pain, Junior Madut, Nathaniel Koko, Robbie Moore and Jock Jensen.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Bose was selected to play for the All-Australian Under-19 team in 2006.
He was also a member of the Australian team which played in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade (Serbia).
Bose played for his native Kazakhstan’s national team from 2014-2018.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Kazakhstan - Astana (2012–2016, 2017–2018)
On 9 August 2012, Anatoly Bose signed a one-year deal with BC Astana in Kazakhstan, joining the club for Kazakhstan Basketball Championship competition as well as VTB United League play, and Astana’s preseason schedule that year included a training camp beginning 18 August in Slovenia before a second camp in Italy.
Bose’s early seasons in Kazakhstan coincided with Astana establishing itself domestically, including a 25–1 regular-season record in the 2012–13 Kazakhstani National League, and he later helped deliver four Kazakhstan League championships (2013–2015 and 2018) plus three Kazakhstan Cup titles (2013, 2014 and 2018).
In 2013 he changed his name back to Anatoliy Kolesnikov and re-signed with Astana for 2013–14, a season in which he shared the roster with imports and key teammates such as Shane Lawal, Jerry Johnson, Pat Calathes and Janis Blums, and his documented single-game scoring high in Kazakhstan league play that season was 19 points.
Kolesnikov re-signed again in July 2014 and, after averaging 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds across 33 VTB United League games in 2014–15, he earned VTB United League Best Kazakh Player honours for a second time, a league award that the VTB United League notes he won twice during the period it ran in the mid-2010s.
After re-signing again in July 2015 and later returning to Astana for 2017–18, he played alongside teammates including Anthony Clemmons, Jordan Carter and Ike Udanoh, and that second stint preceded Astana’s 2018 domestic double that completed his Kazakhstan League and Kazakhstan Cup championship totals.
COLLEGE
Bose attended Nicholls State University from 2007 through to 2011, playing four seasons in the Southland Conference and appearing in 120 games with 97 starts while averaging 17.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists on 43.3% shooting from the field, 37.5% from three, and 77.5% at the foul line across his career.
As a freshman in 2007-08, Bose played 31 games and made 12 starts, averaging 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per game while shooting 44.8% overall, 38.3% from three, and 85.1% at the line, and he finished the year with 3.9 three-point attempts per game while also averaging 2.1 turnovers and 1.0 steal per contest.
In 2008-09, Bose moved into a near full-time starting role with 27 starts in 31 games and lifted his production to 15.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 31.6 minutes per game, shooting 46.9% from the field and 41.9% from three on 5.5 attempts per night, and he earned Southland all-conference recognition as a third-team selection.
During his junior season in 2009-10, Bose started all 30 games and became one of the nation’s most prolific scorers, averaging 21.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 35.4 minutes per game while shooting 43.9% from the floor, 38.4% from three, and 74.3% on free throws, and he was named First Team All-Louisiana, First Team All-Southland, and First Team All-District 23 by the NABC while also making the All-Southland Tournament team.
That 2009-10 season included multiple major scoring spikes, as Bose ranked 16th nationally at 21.1 points per game, scored 20 or more points in 20 of 30 games, posted a pair of 40-point games, and set a career-high 46 points in a double-overtime game on January 23 against Northwestern State while later adding a 40-point performance in the first round of the 2010 Southland Conference Tournament against Sam Houston State.
As a junior, Bose also crossed a major career milestone on December 14, 2009, when he became the latest member of Nicholls’ 1,000-point club by scoring a game-high 25 points in an 81–60 win over the University of Mobile, reaching 1,000 and 1,001 career points on a pair of free throws with seven minutes left, in a game where teammates Chris Iles scored a career-high 21 points and Fred Hunter and Kellan Carter each added 10, and Bose joined a 1,000-point group in head coach J.P. Piper’s tenure that included Ryan Bathie, Stefan Blaszczynski, and Adonis Gray.
In 2010-11, Bose’s senior season, he increased scoring production from 10.8 ppg to 22.1, recorded a career high 46 points and finished the year as one of the leading NCAA scorers of the 2010-11 season, starting all 28 games and averaging 22.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals in 34.1 minutes per game while shooting 39.4% overall, 32.5% from three, and 79.3% at the line, and he was named First Team All-Conference for the second time after also earning that honour as a junior.
Across that senior campaign, Bose produced 20 or more points in 21 of 28 games with three 30-point outings, carried a 22.0–22.1 points per game scoring average that ranked as high as second nationally during the year, and headed into the Southland Conference Tournament ranked eighth in NCAA Division I scoring, while also being named to the NABC All-District 23 First Team for a second straight season and pushing his career total past 2,000 points on March 2, 2011, to become just the third Nicholls player to reach the 2,000-point mark before finishing his Nicholls career with 2,050 points.
Bose’s senior year also included a landmark result for the program when Nicholls won at LSU for the first time in 17 tries, with Bose scoring 28 points in that victory, and he was later named Southland Conference and Louisiana player of the week after averaging 32.5 points across two games, while his 2010-11 year ended with him recognized as a two-time First Team All-Conference selection across his Nicholls tenure and with his scoring jump from 10.8 points per game early in his career to 22.1 as a senior standing as the signature arc of his NCAA run.
AWARDS
- NBL Rookie Of The Year (2012)
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