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 | 82 | 7 | 1901 | 248 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 158 | 206 | 495 | 64 | 52 | 23 | 105 | 228 | 611 | .476 | .728 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 3 | 898 | 112 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 80 | 102 | 246 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 49 | 112 | 282 | .463 | .725 | 21.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 0.8 | |
| Road | 41 | 4 | 1003 | 136 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 78 | 104 | 249 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 56 | 116 | 329 | .487 | .731 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 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 | 49 | 7 | 1113 | 145 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 102 | 126 | 290 | 45 | 31 | 9 | 67 | 143 | 361 | .475 | .696 | 22.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 0.9 | |
| Post | 33 | 0 | 788 | 103 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 80 | 205 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 85 | 250 | .477 | .786 | 23.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 36 | 3 | 822 | 103 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 66 | 99 | 225 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 47 | 95 | 259 | .454 | .803 | 22.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 0.8 | |
| Loss | 46 | 4 | 1079 | 145 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 92 | 107 | 270 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 58 | 133 | 352 | .493 | .674 | 23.5 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 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 | 15 | 4 | 320 | 47 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 80 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 43 | 114 | .465 | .571 | 21.3 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 0.6 | |
| December | 15 | 1 | 287 | 42 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 77 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 51 | 103 | .532 | .633 | 19.1 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 1.0 | ||
| January | 15 | 2 | 395 | 43 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 100 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 113 | .457 | .871 | 26.3 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 0.8 | ||
| February | 12 | 0 | 316 | 40 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 79 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 98 | .449 | .783 | 26.3 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 0.9 | ||
| March | 15 | 0 | 335 | 46 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 35 | 91 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 110 | .500 | .857 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 | ||
| April | 10 | 0 | 248 | 30 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 68 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 73 | .455 | .722 | 24.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 221 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 73 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 71 | .483 | .789 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.8 | |
| Monday | 9 | 0 | 205 | 32 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 75 | .542 | .647 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 | ||
| Tuesday | 11 | 3 | 277 | 35 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 62 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 78 | .473 | .727 | 25.2 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 15 | 1 | 347 | 40 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 107 | .460 | .871 | 23.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 0 | 225 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 79 | .561 | .750 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 18 | 2 | 417 | 52 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 122 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 50 | 134 | .430 | .769 | 23.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Saturday | 9 | 1 | 209 | 29 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 67 | .446 | .429 | 23.2 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 7 | 7 | 180 | 32 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 74 | .508 | .769 | 25.7 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | |
| Reserve | 75 | 0 | 1721 | 216 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 145 | 188 | 451 | 57 | 47 | 22 | 97 | 204 | 537 | .472 | .724 | 22.9 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 14 | 1 | 444 | 52 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 54 | 121 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 131 | .491 | .818 | 31.7 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 1.4 | |
| 20-29 | 45 | 5 | 1105 | 148 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 97 | 115 | 292 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 54 | 135 | 364 | .477 | .701 | 24.6 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 0.7 | ||
| 10-19 | 22 | 1 | 345 | 48 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 81 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 55 | 116 | .485 | .714 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 | 18 | 1 | 438 | 52 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 113 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 122 | .430 | .621 | 24.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 0.9 | |
| 1 Day | 45 | 2 | 1061 | 142 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 116 | 284 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 60 | 126 | 353 | .488 | .734 | 23.6 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 Days | 15 | 3 | 321 | 44 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 85 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 106 | .494 | .750 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 3 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 26 | .500 | .889 | 21.3 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 6 | 1269 | 164 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 110 | 140 | 335 | 47 | 37 | 16 | 67 | 152 | 405 | .475 | .700 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | |
| Western | 28 | 1 | 632 | 84 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 48 | 66 | 160 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 76 | 206 | .477 | .792 | 22.6 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 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 | 4 | 583 | 74 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 63 | 159 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 67 | 179 | .481 | .620 | 24.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 | |
| Central | 30 | 2 | 686 | 90 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 60 | 77 | 176 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 40 | 85 | 226 | .471 | .767 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 | ||
| Midwest | 14 | 0 | 303 | 40 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 85 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 108 | .449 | .778 | 21.6 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 1 | 329 | 44 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 98 | .506 | .833 | 23.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 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 | 1 | 112 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 37 | .432 | .833 | 28.0 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 90 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 33 | .560 | .714 | 22.5 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | .471 | .750 | 18.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 82 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 29 | .478 | .636 | 27.3 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 30 | .625 | .714 | 27.5 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .308 | .833 | 23.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 87 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 33 | .583 | .714 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | .500 | .500 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 95 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 31 | .500 | .846 | 23.8 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 0.8 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | .462 | .500 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .462 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 106 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .350 | .833 | 26.5 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 26 | .476 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .222 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 100 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 31 | .458 | .818 | 25.0 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 | ||
| New York | 4 | 1 | 93 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 34 | .542 | .800 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 1 | 100 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 32 | .519 | .364 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 1 | 101 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 38 | .559 | .000 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .556 | .750 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .563 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .538 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | .400 | .667 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .571 | 28.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Toronto | 4 | 0 | 88 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | .292 | .667 | 22.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .533 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | .462 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 83 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | .400 | .714 | 20.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||