Grigorij Khizhnyak
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Born | Nikolaev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | July 16, 1974
Died | October 5, 2018 | (aged 44)
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 |
1998–1999 | Avtodor Saratov |
1999–2000 | Kyiv |
2000–2002 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2002–2003 | Kyiv |
2003 | Pamesa Valencia |
2003–2004 | GS Peristeri |
2004–2005 | Makedonikos |
2005–2006 | Dynamo St. Petersburg |
2006–2007 | Kyiv |
2007–2009 | Dnipro |
2009–2010 | Budivelnyk |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Grigorij Khizhnyak (Ukrainian: Григорій Хижняк; July 16, 1974 – October 5, 2018) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player.[1] Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), he played as center and was the EuroLeague blocks leader two consecutive times, in 2001 and 2002.
Professional career
A dominant defensive force in the paint, the 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center, led the EuroLeague in blocks per game for two consecutive years, in 2001 and 2002, while playing with Žalgiris Kaunas. Among his greatest career achievements, was his participation in the 2005 ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) final, with Makedonikos.
Ukrainian national team
Khizhnyak was a regular member of the senior men's 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 | 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
- ^ "Помер знаменитий український баскетболіст Григорій Хижняк". ukr.segodnya.ua (in Ukrainian). October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
Categories:
- 1974 births
- 2018 deaths
- BC Avtodor Saratov players
- BC Budivelnyk players
- BC Dnipro players
- BC Kyiv players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Centers (basketball)
- Liga ACB players
- Makedonikos B.C. players
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Ukrainian expatriates in Russia
- Ukrainian expatriates in Lithuania
- Ukrainian expatriates in Spain
- Ukrainian expatriates in Greece
- Ukrainian men's basketball players
- Valencia Basket players
- European basketball biography stubs
- Ukrainian sportspeople stubs