Vitaly Potapenko
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 21, 1975 |
| Place of birth | Kiev, Ukraine SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Wright State (1994–1996) |
| NBA Draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 1992–2008 |
| Career history | |
| 1992–1994 | Budivelnyk (Ukraine) |
| 1996–1999 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1999–2002 | Boston Celtics |
| 2002–2006 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2006–2007 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2007–2008 | MMT Estudiantes (Spain) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,995 (6.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,725 (4.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 418 (0.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko[1] (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Потапенко, pronounced vee-TAH-lee poe-TAH-pen-koe,[1] born March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Wright State University and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA Draft. Nicknamed "The Ukraine Train",[1] he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, as well as MMT Estudiantes in the Spanish ACB.[2]
Since retiring as a player, Potapenko has served as an assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers, and the Dakota Wizards.[3]
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[edit] NBA transactions
- March 11, 1999 - Traded by the Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq and a 1999 first-round draft pick.
- July 22, 2002 - Traded by the Celtics with Kenny Anderson and Joseph Forte to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vin Baker and Shammond Williams.
- February 23, 2006 - In a four-team, nine-player trade; traded to the Sacramento Kings; the SuperSonics acquired Earl Watson, Bryon Russell, a 2008 second-round pick and cash from the Denver Nuggets, Nuggets also acquired Ruben Patterson from the Trail Blazers, Trail Blazers acquired Voshon Lenard from the Nuggets and Brian Skinner from the Kings; Kings also acquired Sergei Monia from the Trail Blazers.[4]
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[edit] External links
- NBA.com Profile
- NBA statistics at basketball-reference.com
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