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Name: Vitaly Potapenko
(VEE-Tal lee Poe-tah-pen-koe )
Position: Power Forward/Center
Height: 6-10 (2.08m)
Weight: 280 (127kg)
College Team: Wright State Raiders
Nationality: Ukrainian
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union
Birthdate: 3/21/1975
Drafted: Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (12th pick overall) of 1996 NBA Draft.

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Draft Notes: Led the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in field goal percentage in each of his two seasons. ... Overpowering when he is close to the basket. .. Attended Kiev's state university in Ukraine for two years, but did not play basketball there. ... Will play either center or power forward. - 1996 AP

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Statistics
SEASONS	GP	FG%	3PT%	FT%	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG
1994-95 Wright St.	30	60.2	---	73.3	0.6	1.3	6.4	1.4	19.2
1995-96 Wright St.	26	60.4	16.7	71.6	0.4	0.7	7.4	1.4	20.7
DIV I Totals	56	60.3	16.7	72.5	0.5	1.0	6.9	1.4	19.9

* Limited to three years of college eligibility in United States because of NCAA rule deducting one year of eligibility for each year of age a foreign athlete over 20 years of age.

Vitaly Potapenko

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