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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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 80 | 3 | 1238 | 186 | 423 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 125 | 105 | 217 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 216 | 465 | .440 | .500 | .736 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 40 | 1 | 619 | 94 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 59 | 56 | 114 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 95 | 231 | .448 | .729 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| Road | 40 | 2 | 619 | 92 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 66 | 49 | 103 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 121 | 234 | .432 | .500 | .742 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 0 | 615 | 90 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 63 | 63 | 120 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 105 | 228 | .409 | .762 | 13.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | |
| Post | 34 | 3 | 623 | 96 | 203 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 62 | 42 | 97 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 111 | 237 | .473 | .500 | .710 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 40 | 1 | 565 | 88 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 65 | 50 | 104 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 109 | 225 | .436 | .000 | .754 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Loss | 40 | 2 | 673 | 98 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 60 | 55 | 113 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 107 | 240 | .443 | 1.000 | .717 | 16.8 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 215 | 35 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 98 | .412 | .848 | 15.4 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
| December | 15 | 0 | 152 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 65 | .458 | .786 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | ||
| January | 13 | 0 | 165 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 43 | .400 | .583 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | ||
| February | 12 | 0 | 202 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 59 | .433 | .700 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | ||
| March | 15 | 3 | 309 | 48 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 52 | 120 | .475 | .686 | 20.6 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | ||
| April | 11 | 0 | 195 | 32 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 80 | .438 | .500 | .714 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 1 | 165 | 31 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 75 | .437 | .722 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | |
| Monday | 8 | 0 | 130 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 52 | .477 | .833 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 0 | 219 | 34 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 73 | .420 | .455 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 14 | 0 | 185 | 19 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 49 | .311 | .647 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Thursday | 8 | 0 | 167 | 27 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 64 | .643 | .714 | 20.9 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 1 | 208 | 29 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 83 | .403 | .500 | .828 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 1 | 164 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 69 | .481 | .792 | 14.9 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 3 | 3 | 66 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | .594 | .667 | 22.0 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | |
| Reserve | 77 | 0 | 1172 | 167 | 391 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 116 | 100 | 208 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 101 | 203 | 421 | .427 | .500 | .741 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 5 | 0 | 164 | 34 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 84 | .596 | .842 | 32.8 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 21 | 3 | 489 | 79 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 32 | 68 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 79 | 192 | .470 | .667 | 23.3 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 | ||
| 10-19 | 32 | 0 | 458 | 64 | 161 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 91 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 79 | 157 | .398 | .500 | .757 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | |
| 0-9 | 22 | 0 | 127 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 32 | .243 | .778 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 23 | 2 | 396 | 54 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 46 | 31 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 80 | 140 | .388 | .696 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Day | 32 | 1 | 471 | 70 | 150 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 54 | 39 | 85 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 87 | 180 | .467 | .500 | .722 | 14.7 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Days | 18 | 0 | 284 | 47 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 109 | .470 | .789 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 0 | 76 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 32 | .433 | 1.000 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 53 | 3 | 778 | 124 | 283 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 86 | 65 | 136 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 71 | 144 | 313 | .438 | .500 | .744 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Western | 27 | 0 | 460 | 62 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 39 | 40 | 81 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 72 | 152 | .443 | .718 | 17.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 3 | 413 | 70 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 32 | 72 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 76 | 171 | .438 | .795 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| Central | 27 | 0 | 365 | 54 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 47 | 33 | 64 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 68 | 142 | .439 | .500 | .702 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | |
| Midwest | 13 | 0 | 228 | 33 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 84 | .485 | .818 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 0 | 232 | 29 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 68 | .403 | .588 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | .375 | .600 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 3 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | .579 | 1.000 | 17.7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | .611 | .615 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 68 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 27 | .545 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .579 | .750 | 29.5 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | .222 | .000 | .917 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | .615 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | .600 | .800 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | .385 | .750 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .571 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .571 | .250 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 1 | 86 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 36 | .432 | .800 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | .400 | .500 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .571 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | .471 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 4 | 1 | 66 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | .462 | .333 | 16.5 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | .214 | .500 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | .467 | .667 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .235 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .294 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .417 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .400 | .333 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Toronto | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | .409 | .571 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | .300 | .750 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .545 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 0 | 75 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | .406 | .917 | 18.8 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | ||