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 | 33 | 1 | 335 | 45 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 78 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 117 | .517 | .000 | .871 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 17 | 1 | 175 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 59 | .553 | 1.000 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | |
| Road | 16 | 0 | 160 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 58 | .475 | .000 | .833 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 11 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Post | 22 | 0 | 282 | 37 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 101 | .493 | .000 | .871 | 12.8 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 16 | 1 | 182 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 55 | .512 | 1.000 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | |
| Loss | 17 | 0 | 153 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 62 | .523 | .000 | .800 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Month | December | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| January | 6 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .800 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |||
| February | 5 | 0 | 62 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .474 | 1.000 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | ||
| March | 11 | 0 | 122 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 36 | .464 | .909 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||
| April | 8 | 0 | 112 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 51 | .529 | .000 | .833 | 14.0 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 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 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .444 | 1.000 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .417 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 0 | 90 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 29 | .429 | .833 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .600 | .667 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Thursday | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |||
| Friday | 6 | 0 | 76 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 26 | .688 | 1.000 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .625 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Reserve | 32 | 0 | 327 | 44 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 115 | .512 | .000 | .871 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .417 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 54 | .514 | .000 | .947 | 24.7 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | .563 | .714 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | ||
| 0-9 | 23 | 1 | 102 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 27 | .542 | .500 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 38 | .636 | .000 | .769 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 11 | 0 | 139 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 41 | .361 | .938 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | ||
| 2 Days | 5 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .750 | 1.000 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3+ Days | 11 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | .529 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 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 | 13 | 1 | 113 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | .609 | 1.000 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | |
| Western | 20 | 0 | 222 | 31 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 87 | .484 | .000 | .862 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .750 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Central | 5 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .455 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | |||
| Northwest | 5 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | .563 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | |
| Pacific | 5 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .625 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Southeast | 6 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Southwest | 10 | 0 | 123 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 48 | .425 | .778 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Dallas | 3 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .375 | .833 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .625 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 70 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 30 | .458 | .800 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .600 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .400 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .667 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New Orleans | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .667 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .750 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .500 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .667 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||