| Position | Shooting Guard Small Forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| League | PBL VTB United League |
| Team | BC Khimki |
| Born | April 15, 1983 Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Draft | 23rd overall, 2004 Portland Trail Blazers |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Career history | Khimik Engels (1999–00) Avtodor Saratov (1999–00) Khimki Moscow Region (2000–01) Avtodor Saratov (2001–02) CSKA Moscow (2002–05) Portland Trail Blazers (2005–06) Sacramento Kings (2006) Dynamo Moscow (2006–10) Khimki Moscow Region (2010–) |
Sergei Alexandrovich Monia (alternate spelling: Sergey Monya) (in Russian: Сергей Александрович Моня; born April 15, 1983 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional basketball player. He was selected by the NBA club the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft. He is 6 ft 7.5 in (2.019 m) in height and he weighs 218 lb (99 kg). He is a guard-forward.
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Monia played briefly for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings during the 2005-06 NBA season, playing 26 games and averaging 3 points per game, in 13 minutes per game.
On February 23, 2006, Monia and Seattle SuperSonics' center Vitaly Potapenko were traded to the Kings in exchange for power forward Brian Skinner (who ended up with the Trail Blazers) in a three-team deal. Monia saw action in only three games for the Kings and was waived on July 28, 2006, because of his desire to play professionally in the Russian Superleague A for Dynamo Moscow.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Men's Basketball | ||
| FIBA European Championship | ||
| Gold | 2007 Spain | National Team |
| Bronze | 2011 Lithuania | Team |
Monia has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With the Russian national team he won the gold medal at the 2007 FIBA European Championship.
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Portland | 23 | 15 | 14.6 | .341 | .273 | .667 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 3.3 |
| 2005–06 | Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .7 |
| Career | 26 | 15 | 13.2 | .333 | .265 | .714 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |