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 | 65 | 39 | 1419 | 200 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 92 | 101 | 289 | 53 | 22 | 28 | 77 | 161 | 459 | .489 | .641 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 31 | 18 | 710 | 99 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 142 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 71 | 226 | .495 | .622 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | |
| Road | 34 | 21 | 709 | 101 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 55 | 147 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 90 | 233 | .483 | .660 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 36 | 11 | 611 | 80 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 43 | 121 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 73 | 193 | .465 | .635 | 17.0 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
| Post | 29 | 28 | 808 | 120 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 40 | 58 | 168 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 88 | 266 | .506 | .650 | 27.9 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 29 | 14 | 593 | 84 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 52 | 34 | 124 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 69 | 200 | .488 | .615 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | |
| Loss | 36 | 25 | 826 | 116 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 165 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 92 | 259 | .489 | .675 | 22.9 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 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 | October | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |||
| November | 6 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | .313 | .250 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||
| December | 11 | 1 | 124 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 35 | .444 | .750 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | ||
| January | 11 | 3 | 207 | 34 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 84 | .557 | .593 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | ||
| February | 14 | 14 | 360 | 45 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 82 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 112 | .441 | .688 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | ||
| March | 15 | 15 | 464 | 74 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 98 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 162 | .556 | .667 | 30.9 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 1.1 | ||
| April | 7 | 6 | 180 | 26 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 55 | .426 | .750 | 25.7 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 5 | 199 | 30 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 69 | .441 | .750 | 22.1 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 0.6 | |
| Monday | 5 | 2 | 86 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | .455 | .750 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 10 | 290 | 42 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 99 | .506 | .625 | 22.3 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 7 | 237 | 28 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 58 | .406 | .500 | 23.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 4 | 108 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 40 | .581 | .571 | 21.6 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 6 | 287 | 44 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 103 | .518 | .625 | 20.5 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | ||
| Saturday | 9 | 5 | 212 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 67 | .549 | .647 | 23.6 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 39 | 39 | 1083 | 159 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 65 | 81 | 226 | 40 | 17 | 24 | 56 | 117 | 362 | .502 | .677 | 27.8 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 | |
| Reserve | 26 | 0 | 336 | 41 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 97 | .446 | .556 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 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 | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .625 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | |
| 30-39 | 17 | 17 | 566 | 91 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 112 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 53 | 202 | .511 | .690 | 33.3 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 1.2 | ||
| 20-29 | 24 | 19 | 560 | 71 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 112 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 75 | 166 | .467 | .600 | 23.3 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 10-19 | 12 | 2 | 175 | 30 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 70 | .556 | .588 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | ||
| 0-9 | 11 | 0 | 76 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .176 | .500 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 10 | 360 | 42 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 80 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 95 | .438 | .688 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 29 | 21 | 665 | 107 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 128 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 77 | 239 | .505 | .714 | 22.9 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 2 Days | 9 | 6 | 220 | 32 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 73 | .571 | .600 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 10 | 2 | 167 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 52 | .422 | .538 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 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 | 22 | 10 | 430 | 57 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 86 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 132 | .463 | .563 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 | |
| Western | 43 | 29 | 989 | 143 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 60 | 71 | 203 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 58 | 113 | 327 | .500 | .683 | 23.0 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 5 | 224 | 29 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 66 | .460 | .444 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | |
| Central | 10 | 5 | 206 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 66 | .467 | .714 | 20.6 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | ||
| Midwest | 26 | 17 | 586 | 83 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 40 | 113 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 71 | 190 | .494 | .667 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Pacific | 17 | 12 | 403 | 60 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 90 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 137 | .508 | .708 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .455 | .600 | 32.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .182 | .500 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .429 | .500 | 33.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 95 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 33 | .556 | .500 | 23.8 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .346 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .611 | .600 | 24.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 93 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 38 | .500 | .727 | 23.3 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .429 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 3 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | .438 | .000 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 3 | 119 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 44 | .600 | .500 | 29.8 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Memphis | 3 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 27 | .692 | .643 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 72 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 32 | .516 | 24.0 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 2 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .529 | 27.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .357 | .500 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 68 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 33 | .737 | .625 | 34.0 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .600 | .000 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .333 | .500 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | .438 | 1.000 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 2 | 75 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | .444 | .833 | 25.0 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 3 | 89 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | .478 | 22.3 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |||
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | .462 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 3 | 117 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | .444 | .800 | 29.3 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.8 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .375 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||