Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (Russian: Андрей Константинович Воронцевич, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He plays at the power forward position.

Andrey Vorontsevich
Vorontsevich with CSKA Moscow in 2017
No. 33 – Zenit Saint Petersburg
PositionPower forward
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37)
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Listed height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2006Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2006–2020CSKA Moscow
2021Nizhny Novgorod
2021–2023UNICS Kazan
2023–2024Nizhny Novgorod
2024UNICS Kazan
2024–presentZenit Saint Petersburg
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Russia
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lithuania

Professional career

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Vorontsevich made his professional debut with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk during the 2005–06 season. He moved to CSKA Moscow, before the 2006–07 season. He was named the Best Russian Young Player, in 2007.[citation needed] In the 2014–15 season, he was named the VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year, and the VTB United League Playoffs MVP.[citation needed]

On July 1, 2020, after 14 seasons, Vorontsevich and CSKA parted ways.[1]

On March 3, 2021, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.[2]

On July 9, 2021, he signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan.[3]

National team career

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Russian junior national team

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Vorontsevich was a member of the junior national teams of Russia. With Russia's junior teams, he played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[citation needed]

Russian senior national team

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Vorontsevich has been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia's senior national team, he played at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2015, and the EuroBasket 2017. He also won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011.[4]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Denotes seasons in which Vorontsevich won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 CSKA Moscow 6 0 3.0 .250 .000 1.000 .3 0.5 -0.8
2007–08 9 0 10.1 .500 .333 .750 1.8 .1 .3 2.7 2.7
2008–09 6 0 2.8 .500 1.000 .000 .7 1.2 .6
2009–10 20 1 12.7 .460 .310 .793 2.1 .6 .4 .2 5.0 5.2
2010–11 10 4 23.9 .550 .571 .692 4.3 1.1 .6 .4 10.5 11.0
2011–12 20 2 16.3 .459 .327 .636 2.7 1.0 .5 .4 5.8 5.9
2012–13 16 1 12.0 .548 .417 .929 3.6 .4 .4 .1 4.0 6.5
2013–14 25 7 15.7 .513 .400 .818 3.1 1.0 .4 .2 4.6 6.5
2014–15 30* 30* 25.7 .447 .370 .760 5.7 2.2 .6 .9 8.4 11.9
2015–16 28 23 24.3 .447 .445 .686 4.2 1.4 .8 .6 8.5 9.4
2016–17 35 21 19.5 .506 .477 .520 2.9 .9 .5 .1 7.3 7.3
2017–18 30 9 15.0 .448 .397 .786 2.4 .7 .2 .5 4.7 4.9
2018–19 19 4 10.1 .261 .303 1.000 1.6 .7 .3 .2 2.2 2.1
2019–20 20 3 13.6 .365 .286 .500 3.0 .1 .5 .3 3.6 4.0
2021–22 UNICS 19 14 19.6 .422 .382 .615 2.6 1.1 .3 .3 5.5 5.2
Career 293 119 16.9 .458 .400 .725 3.1 1.0 .4 .4 5.6 6.4

References

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  1. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 1, 2020). "CSKA Moscow, Andrey Vorontsevich officially part ways". Sportando. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (March 3, 2021). "Nizhny Novgorod announces Andrey Vorontsevich". Sportando. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 9, 2021). "Unics announces Andrey Vorontsevich". Sportando. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Andrey VORONTSEVICH (RUS).
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