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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26 | 2 | 403 | 41 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 89 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 46 | 104 | .441 | .759 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 15 | 2 | 233 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 53 | .451 | .700 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | |
| Road | 11 | 0 | 170 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 51 | .429 | .789 | 15.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 288 | 24 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 67 | .393 | .760 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | |
| Post | 10 | 0 | 115 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 37 | .531 | .750 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 8 | 0 | 119 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 30 | .429 | .750 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | |
| Loss | 18 | 2 | 284 | 29 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 74 | .446 | .762 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Month | December | 6 | 0 | 106 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | .250 | .615 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| January | 9 | 2 | 167 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 42 | .500 | .889 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 | ||
| February | 7 | 0 | 94 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | .583 | .857 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | ||
| March | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||
| April | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .571 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .083 | .667 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 4 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | .583 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 113 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | .400 | .818 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Thursday | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .333 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Friday | 5 | 1 | 98 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 29 | .636 | .500 | 19.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 | ||
| Saturday | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .583 | .600 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | .400 | .750 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| Reserve | 24 | 0 | 354 | 37 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 93 | .446 | .760 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .533 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | .529 | .600 | 22.7 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | ||
| 10-19 | 14 | 1 | 219 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 53 | .400 | .773 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 | ||
| 0-9 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .375 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 4 | 1 | 100 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | .360 | .800 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.0 | |
| 1 Day | 7 | 1 | 89 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | .429 | .500 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 | ||
| 2 Days | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |||
| 3+ Days | 12 | 0 | 162 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 55 | .541 | .833 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 8 | 0 | 101 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | .423 | 1.000 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | |
| Western | 18 | 2 | 302 | 30 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 64 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 77 | .448 | .708 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | .500 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |
| Central | 5 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .389 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Midwest | 9 | 1 | 166 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 39 | .438 | .733 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | ||
| Pacific | 9 | 1 | 136 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 38 | .457 | .667 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Opponent | Boston | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .500 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | .200 | .667 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .500 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .625 | 33.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .400 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| New Orleans | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .600 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 3 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .500 | .600 | 20.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .667 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | .444 | .667 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Toronto | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .400 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||