Vladimir Veremeenko

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Vladimir Veremeenko
No. 12 – UNICS Kazan

Position	Power forward
League	PBL
Personal information
Born	(1984-07-21) July 21, 1984 Gomel, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Belarusian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2006 / 2nd round, 48th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Pro playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2004	Avtodor Saratov
2004–2006	Dynamo St. Petersburg
2006–2008	BC Khimki
2008–present	UNICS Kazan

Vladimir Veremeenko (born July 21, 1984 in Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Belarusian professional basketball player. A power forward from Gomel, he was drafted by the Washington Wizards with the 48th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. He started his career at Avtodor Saratov, then moved with this team from Saratov to Saint Petersburg and played for new club Dynamo St. Petersburg, which based on Avtodor, then went on to play for Khimki BC in the Russian Super League for two seasons. Veremeenko was signed by UNICS Kazan in August, 2008.^[1] The Washington Wizards traded their rights to Veremeenko to the Chicago Bulls on July 8, 2010 in a deal that sent Kirk Hinrich to the Wizards.

Club Honors

FIBA Europe League:

(1) - 2004/05;

ULEB Eurocup:

(1) - 2010/11;

Russian Championship:

(1) - 2007/08;

(4) - 2005/06, 2006/07, 2009/10, 2010/11;

Russian Basketball Cup:

(2) - 2008, 2009;

(1) - 2010;

Notes

↑ Kazan adds big man Vladimir Veremeenko

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
NBA Draft.net profile
Draft Express.com profile
Washington Post Article about Veremeenko

v t e 2006 NBA draft

First round	Andrea Bargnani LaMarcus Aldridge Adam Morrison Tyrus Thomas Shelden Williams Brandon Roy Randy Foye Rudy Gay Patrick O'Bryant Mouhamed Sene J. J. Redick Hilton Armstrong Thabo Sefolosha Ronnie Brewer Cedric Simmons Rodney Carney Shawne Williams Oleksiy Pecherov Quincy Douby Renaldo Balkman Rajon Rondo Marcus Williams Josh Boone Kyle Lowry Shannon Brown Jordan Farmar Sergio Rodríguez Maurice Ager Mardy Collins Joel Freeland

Second round	James White Steve Novak Solomon Jones Paul Davis P. J. Tucker Craig Smith Bobby Jones Kosta Perović David Noel Denham Brown James Augustine Daniel Gibson Marcus Vinicius Lior Eliyahu Alexander Johnson Dee Brown Paul Millsap Vladimir Veremeenko Leon Powe Ryan Hollins Cheikh Samb Guillermo Diaz Yotam Halperin Hassan Adams Ejike Ugboaja Edin Bavčić Loukas Mavrokefalidis J. R. Pinnock Damir Markota Will Blalock

Persondata
Name	Veremeenko, Vladimir
Alternative names
Short description	Belarusian basketball player
Date of birth	July 21, 1984
Place of birth	Gomel, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death

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