Grigorij Khizhnyak
Personal information | |
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Born | Nikolaev, Ukraine | July 16, 1974
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1994–2010 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1994–1995 | SC Nikolaev |
1995–1998 | Budivelnyk Kiev |
1998–1999 | Avtodor Saratov |
1999–2000 | BC Kyiv |
2000–2002 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2002–2003 | BC Kyiv |
2003 | Pamesa Valencia |
2003–2004 | GS Peristeri |
2004–2005 | Makedonikos |
2005–2006 | Dynamo St. Petersburg |
2006–2007 | BC Kyiv |
2007–2009 | BC Dnipro |
2009–2010 | Budivelnyk Kiev |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Grigorij Khizhnyak (Ukrainian: Григорій Хижняк; born July 16, 1974) is a retired Ukrainian professional basketball player.
Career
A dominant defensive force in the paint, the 2.16 m center led the Euroleague in blocks per game for two consecutive years in 2001 and 2002 playing for Žalgiris Kaunas. Among his greatest achievements is the participation in the 2005 ULEB Cup final with Makedonikos.
Khizhnyak has been a regular member of the Ukrainian national basketball team.
Euroleague career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2000–01 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 12 | 12 | 29.8 | .539 | .000 | .840 | 7.2 | .8 | .7 | 3.2 | 12.1 | 18.8 |
2001–02 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 14 | 14 | 32.2 | .508 | .333 | .888 | 8.1 | 1.4 | .9 | 3.2 | 14.4 | 21.6 |
Career | 26 | 26 | 31.1 | .520 | .167 | .865 | 7.7 | 1.2 | .8 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 20.3 |
External links
Template:Ukraine Squad EuroBasket 2003
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- BC Avtodor Saratov players
- BC Budivelnyk players
- BC Dnipro players
- BC Kyiv players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Centers (basketball)
- Makedonikos B.C. players
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Ukrainian basketball players
- Valencia BC players
- Ukrainian expatriates in Russia
- Ukrainian expatriates in Lithuania
- Ukrainian expatriates in Spain
- Ukrainian expatriates in Greece
- European basketball biography stubs
- Ukrainian sportspeople stubs