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 | 12 | 353 | 37 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 84 | .521 | .588 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 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 | 5 | 183 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 43 | .514 | .583 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | |
| Road | 16 | 7 | 170 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 41 | .528 | .600 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 24 | 12 | 321 | 32 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 74 | .500 | .588 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | |
| Post | 9 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .714 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 17 | 4 | 169 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 46 | .583 | .667 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 | |
| Loss | 16 | 8 | 184 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 38 | .457 | .545 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 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 | November | 10 | 2 | 163 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 37 | .432 | .556 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| December | 11 | 9 | 148 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 37 | .640 | .625 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||
| January | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |||
| February | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| March | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .600 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||
| April | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .833 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Monday | 5 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1.000 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Tuesday | 6 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .476 | .500 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | ||
| Thursday | 3 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 1.000 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Friday | 7 | 3 | 91 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 24 | .563 | .600 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Saturday | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .800 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 12 | 12 | 189 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 47 | .541 | .700 | 15.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Reserve | 21 | 0 | 163 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 37 | .500 | .429 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 15 | 7 | 225 | 26 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 60 | .531 | .533 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | ||
| 0-9 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | .500 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 6 | 4 | 60 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .625 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 Day | 10 | 4 | 127 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 32 | .538 | .800 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| 2 Days | 5 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .333 | .625 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 11 | 1 | 98 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | .500 | .250 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 14 | 5 | 154 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 32 | .394 | .750 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | |
| Western | 19 | 7 | 198 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 52 | .632 | .444 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |
| Central | 4 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .364 | .500 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Northwest | 9 | 3 | 76 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | .667 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | |||
| Pacific | 4 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .556 | 1.000 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Southeast | 6 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | .462 | .750 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Southwest | 6 | 3 | 84 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .643 | .375 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Boston | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .333 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .667 | 21.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1.000 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Memphis | 2 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .625 | .000 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .750 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .833 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .800 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 1.000 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | ||