Vitaly Potapenko
| Memphis Grizzlies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | 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:
As assistant coach: | |
| 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 | |
Vitalii Mykolayovych Potapenko
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
| 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Cleveland | 80 | 3 | 15.5 | .440 | .500 | .736 | 2.7 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 5.8 |
| 1997–98 | Cleveland | 80 | 0 | 17.7 | .480 | .000 | .708 | 3.9 | .7 | .3 | .4 | 7.1 |
| 1998–99 | Cleveland | 17 | 12 | 27.5 | .437 | .000 | .673 | 5.5 | .9 | .6 | .9 | 8.4 |
| 1998–99 | Boston | 33 | 32 | 28.1 | .521 | – | .547 | 7.2 | 1.8 | .7 | .6 | 10.8 |
| 1999–00 | Boston | 79 | 72 | 22.7 | .499 | .000 | .681 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 9.2 |
| 2000–01 | Boston | 82 | 7 | 23.2 | .476 | – | .728 | 6.0 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 7.5 |
| 2001–02 | Boston | 79 | 9 | 17.0 | .455 | – | .742 | 4.4 | .4 | .5 | .2 | 4.6 |
| 2002–03 | Seattle | 26 | 2 | 15.4 | .441 | – | .759 | 3.4 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 4.6 |
| 2003–04 | Seattle | 65 | 39 | 21.8 | .489 | – | .641 | 4.4 | .8 | .3 | .4 | 7.1 |
| 2004–05 | Seattle | 33 | 1 | 10.2 | .517 | – | .871 | 2.4 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 3.5 |
| 2005–06 | Seattle | 24 | 12 | 13.4 | .500 | – | .588 | 2.6 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
| 2005–06 | Sacramento | 9 | 0 | 3.5 | .714 | – | – | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 |
| 2006–07 | Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | – | – | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 610 | 189 | 19.0 | .479 | .167 | .694 | 4.5 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 6.5 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 17.5 | .400 | – | .500 | 2.8 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Seattle | 5 | 0 | 7.4 | .500 | – | – | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| 2006 | Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | – | – | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 13 | 0 | 9.0 | .448 | – | .500 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 | |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c "Vitaly Potapenko Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA.com Profile
- Cleveland Cavaliers' Front Office