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 | 79 | 72 | 1797 | 307 | 615 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 160 | 182 | 499 | 77 | 41 | 29 | 145 | 239 | 723 | .499 | .000 | .681 | 22.7 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 35 | 898 | 162 | 316 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 90 | 94 | 252 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 63 | 108 | 385 | .513 | .000 | .678 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Road | 39 | 37 | 899 | 145 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 70 | 88 | 247 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 82 | 131 | 338 | .485 | .686 | 23.1 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 41 | 1115 | 191 | 367 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 99 | 115 | 303 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 89 | 141 | 455 | .520 | .000 | .737 | 24.2 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| Post | 33 | 31 | 682 | 116 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 61 | 67 | 196 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 56 | 98 | 268 | .468 | .590 | 20.7 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 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 | 35 | 32 | 730 | 120 | 253 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 70 | 84 | 220 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 56 | 100 | 289 | .474 | .000 | .700 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 44 | 40 | 1067 | 187 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 90 | 98 | 279 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 89 | 139 | 434 | .517 | .667 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 10 | 335 | 48 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 92 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 43 | 117 | .527 | .724 | 23.9 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.6 | |
| December | 11 | 10 | 248 | 41 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 100 | .488 | .818 | 22.5 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | ||
| January | 15 | 15 | 381 | 65 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 44 | 54 | 121 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 160 | .468 | .000 | .682 | 25.4 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 0.8 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 309 | 71 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 85 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 44 | 154 | .592 | .706 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 0.8 | ||
| March | 16 | 14 | 332 | 54 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 106 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 43 | 124 | .454 | .552 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | ||
| April | 10 | 10 | 192 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 68 | .452 | .632 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 6 | 149 | 27 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 72 | .540 | .857 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 10 | 9 | 207 | 36 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 90 | .480 | .783 | 20.7 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 0.7 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 10 | 224 | 42 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 86 | .553 | .250 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 18 | 16 | 430 | 70 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 51 | 43 | 116 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 50 | 175 | .496 | .000 | .686 | 23.9 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 1.2 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | .375 | .000 | 17.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Friday | 19 | 18 | 433 | 80 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 138 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 53 | 180 | .510 | .588 | 22.8 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Saturday | 12 | 10 | 302 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 108 | .460 | .762 | 25.2 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 72 | 72 | 1639 | 282 | 566 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 148 | 169 | 459 | 66 | 39 | 29 | 130 | 224 | 663 | .498 | .000 | .669 | 22.8 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Reserve | 7 | 0 | 158 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 60 | .510 | .833 | 22.6 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 82 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | .500 | .750 | 41.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.0 | |
| 30-39 | 10 | 8 | 314 | 57 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 27 | 87 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 144 | .564 | .698 | 31.4 | 14.4 | 8.7 | 1.1 | ||
| 20-29 | 41 | 39 | 1007 | 169 | 354 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 84 | 109 | 284 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 76 | 136 | 396 | .477 | .000 | .690 | 24.6 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 1.1 | |
| 10-19 | 24 | 21 | 377 | 67 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 95 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 65 | 149 | .511 | .577 | 15.7 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .400 | 1.000 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 20 | 19 | 485 | 78 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 46 | 49 | 126 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 57 | 190 | .494 | .739 | 24.3 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |
| 1 Day | 40 | 36 | 872 | 147 | 310 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 88 | 94 | 247 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 60 | 118 | 353 | .474 | .000 | .670 | 21.8 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 8 | 213 | 44 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 97 | .557 | .600 | 23.7 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 0.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 8 | 204 | 37 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 81 | .578 | .636 | 22.7 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 53 | 48 | 1231 | 198 | 396 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 109 | 131 | 343 | 62 | 26 | 21 | 106 | 154 | 469 | .500 | .000 | .670 | 23.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| Western | 26 | 24 | 566 | 109 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 156 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 85 | 254 | .498 | .706 | 21.8 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 23 | 546 | 91 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 57 | 62 | 146 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 63 | 223 | .481 | .719 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 1.1 | |
| Central | 29 | 25 | 685 | 107 | 207 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 52 | 69 | 197 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 91 | 246 | .517 | .000 | .615 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 1.2 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 10 | 260 | 50 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 115 | .532 | .750 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 306 | 59 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 90 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 139 | .472 | .677 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 3 | 72 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 30 | .556 | .000 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 108 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 43 | .541 | .600 | 27.0 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 2.3 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 83 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | .360 | 20.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 76 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 43 | .692 | .700 | 25.3 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 28 | .579 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .462 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | .214 | .750 | 25.3 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .636 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .429 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 99 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 43 | .655 | 1.000 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | .533 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | .450 | .667 | 20.5 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 97 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 40 | .594 | .500 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 1 | 78 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 35 | .556 | .625 | 26.0 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | .588 | .500 | 23.5 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 95 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 45 | .553 | .750 | 23.8 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 4 | 4 | 97 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 43 | .412 | .750 | 24.3 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 31 | .423 | .750 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 86 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | .240 | .000 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .222 | .500 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .545 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | .500 | .625 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .625 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | .476 | .333 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | 93 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | .364 | .000 | .429 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .400 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | .556 | .500 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 95 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 52 | .588 | .750 | 23.8 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | ||