Victor Khryapa

Victor Khryapa
Виктор Хряпа

Khryapa with CSKA Moscow in October 2013.
No. 31 – CSKA Moscow
Position Power forward / Small forward
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born August 3, 1982
Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Nationality Russian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Pro career 1999–present
Career history
1999–2000 Khimik Engels
2000–2002 Avtodor Saratov
2002–2004 CSKA Moscow
2004–2006 Portland Trail Blazers
2006–2008 Chicago Bulls
2008–present CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa[1] (alternate spelling: Viktor) (Russian: Виктор Владимирович Хряпа, born August 3, 1982) is a Russian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.

Professional career

Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999-00, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000-02. In 2002, Khryapa was signed by CSKA Moscow, with whom he won two Russian Championships in 2003 and 2004.

Khryapa was the 22nd overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft. He was chosen by the New Jersey Nets and then subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Eddie Gill. Then on June 28, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with Tyrus Thomas, for the rights to LaMarcus Aldridge.

In February 2008, the Chicago Bulls bought out Khryapa's contract after the forward expressed frustration with his lack of playing time. He had appeared in just nine games in the 2007-08 NBA season to that point, averaging 3.6 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Khryapa intended to return to Russia as a member of CSKA Moscow,[2] and signed with his former club on February 12, 2008, on a four and a half year contract.[3] With CSKA he won the Russian Championship in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the VTB United League Championship in 2010 and the Euroleague Championship in 2008. In May 2014, he was named to the All-Euroleague Second Team of the Euroleague, second consecutive in his career.[4]

Russian national team

Khryapa has been a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, winning the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 2007. He also participated in the 2002 FIBA World Championship, the FIBA EuroBaskets of 2003, 2005, and 2011, and the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games, where Russia won the bronze medal. He was also included on the Russian national team roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but did not play due to injury.

Career statistics

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

† Denotes seasons in which Khryapa's team won the Euroleague
Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Portland 32 5 16.3 .435 .364 .548 3.4 .8 .6 .6 4.2
2005–06 Portland 69 53 21.6 .462 .333 .694 4.4 1.3 .7 .4 5.8
2006–07 Chicago 33 0 7.0 .386 .000 .731 1.7 .6 .3 .0 2.2
2007–08 Chicago 9 0 11.7 .387 .000 .571 2.2 .9 .7 .0 3.6
Career 143 58 16.4 .443 .292 .658 3.4 1.0 .6 .3 4.5

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2002–03 CSKA Moscow 22 17 19.0 .500 .414 .750 5.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 4.7 9.3
2003–04 CSKA Moscow 20 17 17.8 .461 .268 .743 3.4 1.2 .9 1.0 5.3 7.5
2007–08† CSKA Moscow 9 0 10.9 .367 .375 .500 2.2 .4 .4 .2 3.7 2.3
2008–09 CSKA Moscow 21 10 19.5 .557 .400 .720 4.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 6.6 10.7
2009–10 CSKA Moscow 22 22 31.3 .532 .418 .689 6.3 4.0 2.0 .9 10.1 15.3
2010–11 CSKA Moscow 3 0 19.0 .273 .333 1.000 5.0 2.3 1.0 .0 3.0 8.0
2011–12 CSKA Moscow 20 19 22.6 .454 .414 .816 4.0 3.3 .9 .5 8.2 10.0
2012–13 CSKA Moscow 26 26 27.8 .520 .452 .771 7.3 3.7 1.7 .8 10.3 17.0
2013–14 CSKA Moscow 28 28 23.8 .476 .385 .667 5.4 4.3 .9 .4 6.5 12.5
Career 171 139 22.6 .494 .398 .729 5.1 2.7 1.2 .8 7.2 11.4

References and notes

  1. ↑ FIBA.com Victor KHRYAPA (RUS).
  2. ↑ Johnson, K.C. (2008-08-08). "Viktor Khryapa, Bulls part ways". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Viktor Khryapa comes back to CSKA". Euroleague. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  4. ↑ "2013-14 All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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