Vitaly Potapenko information

Vitalii Potapenko
	Vitaly Potapenko in 2016.
Memphis Grizzlies
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	March 21, 1975 (age 49); Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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: 1st round, 12th overall pick
	Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
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Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Center
Number	52, 9, 20
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1994	Budivelnyk
1996–1999	Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2002	Boston Celtics
2002–2006	Seattle SuperSonics
2006–2007	Sacramento Kings
2007–2008	Estudiantes
As coach:
2009–2010	Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
2010–2011	Indiana Pacers (assistant)
2011–2012	Dakota Wizards (assistant)
2012–2013	Santa Cruz Warriors (assistant)
2013–2017	Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
2018–present	Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2× Ukrainian champion (1993, 1994); 2× First-team All-MCC (1995, 1996); As assistant coach: NBA champion (2016);
Career NBA playing 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
Career coaching record

Vitalii Mykolayovych Potapenko^[1] (/poʊˈtɑːpɛŋkoʊ/ poh-TAH-peng-koh,^[2] Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Потапенко; 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.^[3]^[4]

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,^[5] and the Santa Cruz Warriors and later as an assistant director of player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers,^[6] helping them win their first ever NBA championship.

^ ^a ^b "Vitaly Potapenko Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.
^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
^ MMT Estudiantes former players
^ "What the Hell Happened to...Vitaly Potapenko?".
^ Dakota Wizards Hire Potapenko As Assistant Coach
^ "Vitaly Potapenko returning to Cleveland Cavaliers as player-development coach". 4 June 2013.

[nbabio-1] "Vitaly Potapenko Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.

[2] "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

[3] MMT Estudiantes former players

[4] "What the Hell Happened to...Vitaly Potapenko?".

[5] Dakota Wizards Hire Potapenko As Assistant Coach

[6] "Vitaly Potapenko returning to Cleveland Cavaliers as player-development coach". 4 June 2013.

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