Viktor Sanikidze

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Viktor Sanikidze
TED Ankara Kolejliler
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueTurkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1986-04-01) April 1, 1986 (age 38)
Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
NationalityGeorgian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeGlobe Tech JC (2001–2002)
NBA draft2004: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2006SAOS JDA Dijon
2006–2007MMT Estudiantes
2008Dinamo Tbilisi
2008–2009Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2009–2012Virtus Bologna
2012–2013Montepaschi Siena
2013–2014CAI Zaragoza
2014–2015UNICS Kazan
2015–presentTED Ankara Kolejliler
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Viktor Sanikidze (born April 1, 1986) is a Georgian professional basketball player who plays for TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). He plays at both the small forward and power forward positions.

Early years

Sanikidze began his career with the Academy Tbilisi youth teams in the Georgian Republic. In the 2001–02 season, Sanikidze attended and played basketball for Globe Tech Junior College in New York City. In the 2002–03 season, he returned home to Georgia to play once again for Academy Tbilisi.

Professional career

Europe

In 2003, Sanikidze signed with SAOS JDA Dijon, a pro club in the French Pro A League and a club competing in the European third tier league, the FIBA Euro Cup, at the time he joined the team. JDA Dijon made the Euro Cup finals, where they lost to Mitteldeutscher BC during Sanikidze's first season with the club. He spent three seasons in France (2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06).

Sanikidze spent the 2006–07 season with the Spanish ACB League club MMT Estudiantes, a team that was also competing in the European third tier league, the FIBA Euro Cup, at the time he joined the team. He missed the entire the 2007–08 season due to injury.

Sanikidze joined the Estonian League club Tartu Ülikool/Rock for the 2008–09 season. Tartu Ülikool/Rock also competed in the EuroChallenge League, the third tier level of European-wide basketball and the regional Baltic League. In August 2009, he moved to the Italian League club Virtus Bologna. On July 11, 2012, Sanikidze signed multi-year deal with the Italian club Montepaschi Siena.[1]

On September 20, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with CAI Zaragoza.[2] On July 31, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan of Russia.[3]

On August 3, 2015, Sanikidze signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball League.[4]

NBA

Sanikidze was selected with the 42nd pick of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, but his draft rights were traded the same day to the San Antonio Spurs for a 2005 second-round pick and cash considerations.[5] The Spurs still hold his NBA player rights, but they have yet to sign him to a contract, and he continues to play in Europe. In July 2007, Sanikidze played for San Antonio's summer league squad during the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League, scoring 15 points in a Spurs loss to the Philadelphia 76ers' summer league squad.[6][7]

Georgian national team

Sanikidze also played with the Republic of Georgia's junior national teams. With Georgia's junior teams, he played at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in 2004,[8] and also at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship B Division Tournament at Ostchem in 2006.[9]

He is currently a member of the senior Georgian national basketball team, which currently competes in the European A Division. With Georgia's senior team, he played at the 2008–09 European Championship B Division Qualifying Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Montepaschi signs Sanikidze to multi-year deal". Euroleague. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ "CAI ZARAGOZA announces Viktor Sanikidze". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Unics Kazan lands forward Sanikidze". Eurolague.net. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ^ "TED Kolejliler Ankara signs Viktor Sanikidze". Sportando.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ Trade details from NBA.com.
  6. ^ Rocky Mountain notebook: Horford proving "he is ready for this level".
  7. ^ Jazz guards take their shot.
  8. ^ Profile at NBA.com.
  9. ^ Game story from Ostchem U20 European Championship Division B.

External links

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