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 | 0 | 1412 | 234 | 488 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 144 | 110 | 313 | 57 | 27 | 28 | 132 | 198 | 570 | .480 | .000 | .708 | 17.7 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 0 | 685 | 112 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 54 | 55 | 160 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 67 | 99 | 268 | .489 | .000 | .815 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Road | 40 | 0 | 727 | 122 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 90 | 55 | 153 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 99 | 302 | .471 | .644 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 0 | 782 | 126 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 96 | 67 | 182 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 80 | 104 | 328 | .467 | .792 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
| Post | 34 | 0 | 630 | 108 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 48 | 43 | 131 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 94 | 242 | .495 | .000 | .542 | 18.5 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 47 | 0 | 848 | 139 | 283 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 98 | 58 | 187 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 83 | 116 | 350 | .491 | .000 | .735 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Loss | 33 | 0 | 564 | 95 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 46 | 52 | 126 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 82 | 220 | .463 | .652 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 261 | 41 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 107 | .461 | .781 | 18.6 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | |
| December | 13 | 0 | 203 | 36 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 94 | .486 | .733 | 15.6 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | ||
| January | 16 | 0 | 269 | 43 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 110 | .494 | .828 | 16.8 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 213 | 28 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 68 | .359 | .667 | 16.4 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 | ||
| March | 15 | 0 | 316 | 56 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 70 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 125 | .509 | .000 | .542 | 21.1 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | |
| April | 9 | 0 | 150 | 30 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 66 | .600 | .545 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 136 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 61 | .456 | .818 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 | |
| Monday | 4 | 0 | 78 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 37 | .520 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 16 | 0 | 292 | 50 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 119 | .505 | .679 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 | 0 | 190 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 75 | .471 | .611 | 17.3 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 0 | 164 | 29 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 71 | .492 | .650 | 16.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 0 | 241 | 37 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 36 | 23 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 98 | .451 | .000 | .667 | 17.2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 0 | 311 | 47 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 78 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 109 | .480 | .750 | 19.4 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 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 | Reserve | 80 | 0 | 1412 | 234 | 488 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 144 | 110 | 313 | 57 | 27 | 28 | 132 | 198 | 570 | .480 | .000 | .708 | 17.7 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 58 | .500 | .667 | 33.0 | 14.5 | 9.3 | 1.3 | |
| 20-29 | 27 | 0 | 609 | 94 | 191 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 63 | 42 | 119 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 81 | 225 | .492 | .000 | .587 | 22.6 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 44 | 0 | 631 | 110 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 71 | 54 | 153 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 95 | 278 | .485 | .817 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | ||
| 0-9 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | .188 | .750 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 0 | 344 | 55 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 73 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 130 | .495 | .000 | .741 | 18.1 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 0 | 666 | 114 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 62 | 53 | 150 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 105 | 273 | .467 | .726 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 Days | 18 | 0 | 307 | 42 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 23 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 111 | .452 | .659 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | ||
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 82 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 46 | .571 | .750 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 0 | 951 | 153 | 320 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 79 | 77 | 217 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 86 | 141 | 367 | .478 | .000 | .772 | 17.6 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Western | 26 | 0 | 461 | 81 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 65 | 33 | 96 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 203 | .482 | .631 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 0 | 427 | 71 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 45 | 32 | 93 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 72 | 181 | .477 | .867 | 16.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | |
| Central | 28 | 0 | 524 | 82 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 124 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 69 | 186 | .480 | .000 | .647 | 18.7 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
| Midwest | 13 | 0 | 222 | 39 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 99 | .470 | .656 | 17.1 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Pacific | 13 | 0 | 239 | 42 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 104 | .494 | .606 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 72 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | .419 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Boston | 4 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | .474 | .800 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 69 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | .476 | 1.000 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 86 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | .409 | .500 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .476 | 25.5 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .300 | .500 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 71 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 32 | .545 | .000 | .533 | 17.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | .450 | .333 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 71 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | .571 | .667 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | .583 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .571 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 76 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 41 | .516 | .818 | 19.0 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 90 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 33 | .536 | .750 | 22.5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | .474 | .800 | 21.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 24 | .643 | 1.000 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .333 | .800 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 27 | .417 | .875 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 91 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 32 | .519 | 1.000 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .600 | .600 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .438 | .667 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .357 | .600 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | .615 | .625 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | .636 | .500 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Toronto | 4 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | .423 | .750 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .714 | 1.000 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .100 | .667 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | .409 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ||