Viacheslav Kravtsov

Viacheslav Kravtsov

Kravtsov with Donetsk in 2012.
No. 55 – Valencia Basket
Position Center
League Liga ACB
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Ukrainian
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2010 Kyiv
2010–2012 Donetsk
2012–2013 Detroit Pistons
2013–2014 Phoenix Suns
2014–2015 Foshan Long Lions
2015 CSKA Moscow
2016 CAI Zaragoza
2016–present Valencia
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Ukrainian Superleague All-Star (2009–2012)
Stats at NBA.com

Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov (Ukrainian: В’ячеслав Кравцов; born August 25, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player who plays for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.

Professional career

Kravtsov played in the Ukrainian basketball league for BC Kyiv from 2005 to 2010. Kravtsov declared for the 2009 NBA draft, but after not being selected by a team, he returned to Kyiv to play one additional season. In July 2010, he joined the Boston Celtics for the 2010 NBA Summer League.[1] He then joined BC Donetsk, for which he played from 2010 to 2012.

On July 14, 2012, Kravtsov signed with the Detroit Pistons.[2]

On July 31, 2013, Kravtsov was traded, along with Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard Brandon Jennings.[3] On August 29, 2013, Kravtsov and Ish Smith were traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Caron Butler.[4] On March 1, 2014, he was waived by the Suns.[5]

On September 16, 2014, he signed with the Foshan Dralions of China for the 2014–15 CBA season.[6]

In July 2015, he joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League.[7] On September 30, 2015, Kravtsov signed a short-term contract with CSKA Moscow, in order to replace injured Joel Freeland.[8] On December 26, 2015, he signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza for the rest of the season.[9] He averaged 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds at the Eurocup and 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds at the Liga ACB.

He came back to Spain on 18 October 2016 to sign with Valencia Basket.[10]

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  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Detroit 25 0 9.0 .717 .000 .297 1.8 .4 .2 .4 3.1
2013–14 Phoenix 20 0 3.0 .513 .000 .500 .9 .1 .0 .1 1.0
Career 45 0 6.3 .672 .000 .333 1.4 .2 .1 .2 2.2

International career

In 2013, Kravtsov helped the Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for their first FIBA World Cup since the break-up of the Soviet Union by leading everyone in the 2013 EuroBasket tournament in blocks made with an average of two blocks per game. At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, he averaged 7.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Boston Celtics 2010 Orlando Summer League roster announced, includes UMass grad Tony Gaffney
  2. ↑ Detroit Pistons Sign Center Viacheslav Kravtsov
  3. ↑ "Bucks Acquire Knight, Middleton and Kravtsov from Pistons". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Suns Trade for Kravtsov, Smith From Bucks
  5. ↑ Suns Sign Randolph, Waive Kravtsov
  6. ↑ Slava Kravtsov signs in China with Foshan Long Lions
  7. ↑ "Bucks Announce 2015 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Viacheslav Kravtsov joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Viacheslav Kravtsov, un refuerzo de lujo para la pintura del CAI Zaragoza". acb.com (in Spanish). 26 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Valencia BC alcanza un acuerdo con Kravtsov para lo que resta de temporada". acb.com (in Spanish). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  11. ↑ 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Viacheslav KRAVTSOV
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