Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko (The Ukraine Train)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 280 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Ukraine
High School: Kozchagin in Kiev, Ukraine
College: Wright State University
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1996
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Play-by-play data available for the 2000-01 through 2012-13 seasons.
Play-by-play data not updated daily (current season data through games of Sun, May 19, 2013).
Play-by-play stats are unofficial. Minor differences with official season totals may exist.
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | R. Allen | B. Barry | R. Evans | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 176:09 | +2.8 | +5.3 | +.003 | +2.3 | +5.8 | -.010 | +.013 | -0.5 | +1.1 | -.061 | +7.3 | +5.4 | +8.9 | +0.1 | +8.9 | +2.8 | +6.4 | +2.4 | +1.8 | -2.2 | -0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2 | R. Allen | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 135:44 | +3.2 | -10.0 | +.092 | +5.1 | 0.0 | +.224 | +.127 | +7.3 | +5.8 | +.087 | +18.7 | -6.7 | -5.9 | +6.9 | -5.9 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +9.4 | -0.9 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -2.0 |
| 3 | R. Allen | A. Daniels | R. Evans | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 116:02 | -2.5 | +4.2 | -.047 | +5.8 | +11.7 | +.029 | -.018 | -9.4 | -7.9 | -.141 | -8.5 | +3.0 | +5.0 | +0.7 | +5.0 | +1.9 | +4.3 | +3.2 | -1.0 | -2.0 | +1.6 | +2.9 |
| 4 | R. Allen | C. Booth | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 114:18 | -0.5 | +6.3 | -.035 | +2.9 | +10.1 | -.061 | -.022 | -4.3 | -10.6 | +.199 | -2.4 | +2.9 | +3.5 | -1.0 | +3.5 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -2.4 | -0.5 | +1.9 | +2.9 |
| 5 | R. Allen | B. Barry | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 91:29 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -.010 | +5.4 | +17.4 | -.025 | +.021 | -5.2 | -5.8 | -.021 | -1.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | -0.8 | +0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7.9 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +4.2 | +2.7 |
| 6 | R. Allen | B. Barry | R. Lewis | R. Murray | V. Potapenko | SEA | 48:00 | +11.3 | +10.0 | +.076 | +1.4 | +4.1 | -.009 | +.076 | -9.6 | -18.7 | +.142 | +14.3 | +0.4 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +3.3 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +10.9 | -3.6 | -2.4 | +0.3 | +1.1 |
| 7 | B. Barry | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 44:15 | -5.2 | -7.1 | -.030 | +7.2 | +13.0 | +.203 | +.014 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -.033 | -4.8 | -0.1 | -3.2 | -5.6 | -3.2 | -3.0 | -6.3 | +8.3 | -6.0 | +1.3 | +7.1 | 0.0 |
| 8 | R. Allen | R. Lewis | R. Murray | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 38:05 | +16.8 | +3.2 | +.167 | -7.1 | -17.7 | -.170 | +.127 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.013 | +26.9 | +2.1 | +9.5 | +8.5 | +9.5 | +4.8 | +11.5 | +8.2 | +3.2 | +0.3 | -6.2 | -2.7 |
| 9 | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | R. Murray | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 33:17 | +8.2 | +5.3 | +.069 | -0.2 | -3.8 | +.051 | +.065 | +11.9 | +8.5 | +.210 | +27.9 | +4.5 | +15.7 | +11.9 | +15.7 | +7.8 | +20.8 | +7.1 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -5.1 | -2.3 |
| 10 | R. Allen | R. Evans | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | L. Ridnour | SEA | 31:42 | -2.7 | +6.3 | -.066 | -4.9 | +3.6 | -.354 | -.098 | -11.3 | -14.5 | +.051 | -21.6 | +0.2 | -2.6 | -5.5 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -5.7 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -1.7 | +3.7 | +5.0 |
| Player Average | 1422:30 | -0.9 | +0.9 | -.015 | +2.2 | +6.3 | -.008 | -.003 | -3.9 | -5.2 | +.006 | -3.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +1.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | +1.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | R. Allen | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 407:44 | -0.6 | -1.8 | +.003 | +4.8 | +7.5 | +.080 | +.030 | -0.2 | -2.4 | +.065 | +3.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +1.9 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +3.7 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +0.5 |
| 2 | R. Allen | B. Barry | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 374:46 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +.004 | +3.3 | +8.7 | -.004 | +.022 | -1.3 | -3.0 | +.038 | +4.2 | +1.2 | +1.8 | -0.1 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +4.2 | +0.6 | -0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| 3 | R. Allen | R. Evans | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 339:47 | +0.2 | +5.5 | -.026 | +2.7 | +7.4 | -.019 | -.014 | -5.3 | -4.2 | -.098 | -2.2 | +3.7 | +5.3 | -0.9 | +5.3 | +1.5 | +3.4 | +2.2 | +1.0 | -2.8 | +0.4 | +1.6 |
| 4 | R. Allen | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 285:46 | +2.4 | -1.5 | +.035 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +.071 | +.051 | +0.7 | 0.0 | +.030 | +8.2 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +2.4 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +7.8 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| 5 | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 215:56 | +2.2 | -7.4 | +.065 | +4.6 | +2.1 | +.168 | +.095 | +5.7 | +3.9 | +.081 | +14.7 | -4.2 | -3.7 | +5.1 | -3.7 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +8.7 | -2.1 | 0.0 | +0.6 | -1.4 |
| 6 | R. Allen | B. Barry | R. Evans | V. Potapenko | SEA | 206:48 | -0.5 | +1.7 | -.014 | +2.1 | +5.2 | -.008 | -.004 | -0.3 | +1.0 | -.050 | +0.7 | +3.4 | +4.5 | -1.4 | +4.5 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +0.8 | -2.6 | +1.0 | +0.5 |
| 7 | B. Barry | R. Evans | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 197:59 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +.001 | +1.7 | +4.4 | -.010 | +.009 | -3.3 | -0.6 | -.134 | +1.1 | +4.2 | +7.3 | +0.6 | +7.3 | +2.4 | +5.5 | -0.3 | +1.4 | -0.8 | +1.7 | +1.5 |
| 8 | R. Allen | A. Daniels | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 184:41 | +4.4 | -6.5 | +.082 | +3.8 | +2.8 | +.120 | +.107 | +3.5 | +2.1 | +.058 | +16.0 | -6.0 | -5.6 | +4.9 | -5.6 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +8.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -0.6 |
| 9 | B. Barry | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 166:50 | -2.6 | -1.8 | -.021 | +5.7 | +16.4 | +.015 | +.013 | -3.1 | -2.8 | -.031 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -3.2 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -4.1 | +6.5 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +2.7 | +1.3 |
| 10 | R. Allen | R. Lewis | R. Murray | V. Potapenko | SEA | 154:47 | +10.7 | +11.8 | +.059 | +0.3 | -0.5 | +.020 | +.055 | -11.9 | -16.4 | +.037 | +9.9 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +6.7 | +2.8 | -4.1 | -4.2 | +2.6 |
| Player Average | 1422:30 | -0.9 | +0.9 | -.015 | +2.2 | +6.3 | -.008 | -.003 | -3.9 | -5.2 | +.006 | -3.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +1.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | +1.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | R. Allen | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 917:53 | +1.2 | +2.9 | -.001 | +2.9 | +6.2 | +.025 | +.013 | -3.6 | -5.7 | +.034 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +0.2 | -1.3 | +0.2 | +1.4 |
| 2 | A. Daniels | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 523:37 | -2.2 | -3.4 | -.007 | +4.0 | +6.2 | +.073 | +.017 | +0.3 | -1.2 | +.047 | -0.1 | -0.6 | +0.3 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +3.0 | -2.1 | -0.7 | +2.7 | +0.4 |
| 3 | B. Barry | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 477:54 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -.003 | +3.4 | +9.1 | +.001 | +.018 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -.008 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.7 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +0.7 |
| 4 | R. Allen | A. Daniels | V. Potapenko | SEA | 466:44 | -0.2 | -1.4 | +.005 | +4.2 | +7.9 | +.048 | +.028 | -1.0 | -3.3 | +.064 | +2.8 | -1.6 | -1.3 | +1.5 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3.8 | -0.9 | -0.7 | +1.0 | +0.9 |
| 5 | R. Allen | B. Barry | V. Potapenko | SEA | 444:28 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -.010 | +2.9 | +8.0 | -.011 | +.007 | -0.8 | -2.0 | +.035 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.7 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +2.9 | +0.4 | -1.1 | +1.8 | +0.5 |
| 6 | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 421:42 | +1.6 | -1.6 | +.026 | +2.9 | +4.0 | +.062 | +.043 | +0.6 | -0.5 | +.036 | +6.6 | -1.1 | -0.6 | +2.1 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +7.3 | +0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| 7 | R. Allen | R. Evans | V. Potapenko | SEA | 398:25 | -1.2 | +5.0 | -.040 | +2.4 | +6.8 | -.019 | -.029 | -5.1 | -4.4 | -.090 | -5.2 | +3.4 | +4.0 | -2.0 | +4.0 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +0.8 | -3.1 | +0.8 | +1.5 |
| 8 | R. Evans | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 396:26 | -2.2 | +3.0 | -.040 | +1.7 | +6.3 | -.042 | -.032 | -4.4 | -2.3 | -.118 | -7.1 | +3.9 | +6.2 | -0.3 | +6.2 | +1.9 | +4.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -2.1 | +2.6 | +1.3 |
| 9 | R. Allen | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 378:05 | +1.5 | -2.3 | +.028 | +1.9 | +3.5 | +.026 | +.040 | -0.4 | -1.3 | +.024 | +4.4 | -2.0 | -2.3 | +1.5 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +5.4 | +0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| 10 | R. Lewis | R. Murray | V. Potapenko | SEA | 312:46 | +2.5 | +3.4 | +.011 | -0.6 | +0.2 | -.032 | +.005 | -6.1 | -8.3 | +.009 | -1.7 | 0.0 | +1.9 | +3.0 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +2.1 | +0.1 | -2.7 | +0.1 | +1.4 |
| Player Average | 1422:30 | -0.9 | +0.9 | -.015 | +2.2 | +6.3 | -.008 | -.003 | -3.9 | -5.2 | +.006 | -3.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +1.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | +1.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | R. Lewis | V. Potapenko | SEA | 1151:41 | -0.3 | +1.0 | -.009 | +2.3 | +5.7 | +.009 | +.004 | -2.8 | -4.1 | +.015 | -1.1 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +2.8 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 2 | R. Allen | V. Potapenko | SEA | 1080:38 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -.008 | +2.6 | +6.4 | +.009 | +.006 | -3.6 | -5.6 | +.031 | -0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | +0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | +2.9 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +1.0 | +1.2 |
| 3 | A. Daniels | V. Potapenko | SEA | 622:05 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -.005 | +4.0 | +8.2 | +.043 | +.018 | -3.2 | -5.0 | +.030 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.3 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +3.3 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +1.9 | +1.2 |
| 4 | B. Barry | V. Potapenko | SEA | 572:36 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -.011 | +3.1 | +8.7 | -.009 | +.008 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -.008 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.0 | +2.1 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +2.0 | +0.4 |
| 5 | V. Potapenko | V. Radmanovic | SEA | 560:43 | +0.7 | -1.3 | +.015 | +2.3 | +5.0 | +.020 | +.029 | -1.9 | -3.2 | +.027 | +1.9 | -1.5 | -1.5 | +1.4 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | +4.7 | +0.3 | -0.6 | +0.7 | +0.1 |
| 6 | R. Evans | V. Potapenko | SEA | 513:26 | -2.6 | +2.8 | -.044 | +1.4 | +6.2 | -.052 | -.037 | -3.8 | -2.2 | -.094 | -7.6 | +3.2 | +4.2 | -1.2 | +4.2 | +1.1 | +2.4 | -0.3 | +0.2 | -1.7 | +2.1 | +0.9 |
| 7 | R. Murray | V. Potapenko | SEA | 472:01 | -0.5 | +1.6 | -.013 | -0.3 | +3.0 | -.064 | -.016 | -6.5 | -8.5 | +.001 | -7.7 | -0.5 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -2.4 | +2.5 | +1.0 |
| 8 | V. Potapenko | L. Ridnour | SEA | 282:18 | -4.1 | +6.4 | -.079 | +0.9 | +5.8 | -.074 | -.078 | -5.9 | -6.0 | -.055 | -13.4 | +1.3 | -1.9 | -6.5 | -1.9 | -2.5 | -5.5 | -1.7 | +1.8 | -1.0 | -0.6 | +0.1 |
| 9 | V. Potapenko | A. Sesay | SEA | 179:14 | -3.5 | +1.5 | -.048 | -0.3 | +5.5 | -.119 | -.050 | -12.4 | -14.2 | -.068 | -19.7 | -1.8 | -6.3 | -5.6 | -6.3 | -3.6 | -7.9 | -3.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | +4.9 | +2.4 |
| 10 | C. Booth | V. Potapenko | SEA | 156:52 | +0.5 | +5.8 | -.023 | +3.8 | +9.6 | -.019 | -.005 | -7.8 | -15.3 | +.211 | -3.0 | +1.4 | +1.7 | -0.5 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +1.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | +2.8 | +3.9 |
| Player Average | 1422:30 | -0.9 | +0.9 | -.015 | +2.2 | +6.3 | -.008 | -.003 | -3.9 | -5.2 | +.006 | -3.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +1.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | +1.6 | +1.0 | ||