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Vitaly Potapenko

Vitaly Potapenko

Ukrainian basketball player

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mykolayovych and the family name is Potapenko.

Vitalii Mykolayovych Potapenko[1] (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Потапенко, pronounced vee-TAH-lee poe-TAH-pen-koe,[1] born March 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Wright State University and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA draft, also the last pick before Kobe Bryant, believed by many as the best player from the 1996 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][3]

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Since retiring as a player, Potapenko has been serving as an assistant coach for several teams, among them the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers, the Dakota Wizards,[4] and the Santa Cruz Warriors and later as an assistant director of player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers,[5] helping them win their first ever NBA championship.

NBA career statistics

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  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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Vitaly Potapenko Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.
  2. [2]
    MMT Estudiantes former players
  3. [3]
    "What the Hell Happened to...Vitaly Potapenko?".
  4. [4]
    Dakota Wizards Hire Potapenko As Assistant Coach
  5. [5]
    "Vitaly Potapenko returning to Cleveland Cavaliers as player-development coach". 4 June 2013.
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