Vladimir Stepania
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1976 New Jersey Nets |
| 2001–2003 | Miami Heat |
| 2003–2004 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,118 (4.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,180 (4.4 rpg) |
| Blocks | 144 (0.5 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Vladimir Stepania (born 8 May 1976) is a retired Georgian professional basketball player. He played at the center position.
Professional career
After starting to play basketball in his native country, Stepania played several years in Slovenia, namely with
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His best season was in 2002–03, with the Heat, in which he averaged 5.6 points and seven rebounds per game, battling for position in a club which had lost Alonzo Mourning for the year, with a kidney ailment; Stepania's career-high in points was 19, coming on 16 November 2001, against the Charlotte Hornets. On 19 November 2002, against the Milwaukee Bucks, he recorded a career-best 15 rebounds (on both occasions he represented the Heat).
In 2004, after a slow year with the Blazers, Stepania retired from playing professional basketball, at only 28.
National team career
Stepania was a member of the senior
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Seattle | 23 | 6 | 13.6 | .424 | .000 | .525 | 3.3 | .5 | .4 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 1999–00 | Seattle | 30 | 1 | 6.7 | .367 | .000 | .472 | 1.6 | .1 | .3 | .4 | 2.5 |
| 2000–01 | New Jersey | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | .318 | .250 | .735 | 3.8 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 2.8 |
| 2001–02 | Miami | 67 | 4 | 13.2 | .470 | .500 | .481 | 4.0 | .2 | .4 | .7 | 4.3 |
| 2002–03 | Miami | 79 | 6 | 20.2 | .433 | — | .530 | 7.0 | .3 | .6 | .5 | 5.6 |
| 2003–04 | Portland | 42 | 2 | 10.8 | .417 | — | .611 | 3.0 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 2.6 |
| Career | 270 | 19 | 13.8 | .425 | .133 | .536 | 4.4 | .3 | .4 | .5 | 4.1 | |
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- FIBA bio
- FIBA Europe bio