Andrei Gennadjewitsch Kirilenko

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Basketball player
Andrei Kirilenko
Andrei Gennadjewitsch Kirilenko (2011)
Player information
Full name Andrei Gennadjewitsch Kirilenko
Nickname AK-47
birthday 18th February 1981 (age 39)
place of birth Izhevsk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
size 206 cm
position Small forward / power forward
NBA draft 1999 , 24th Pick , Utah Jazz
Jersey number 47
Clubs as active
1997–1998 Spartak St. Petersburg 1998–2001 CSKA Moscow 2001–2011 Utah Jazz 2011–2012 CSKA Moscow 2012–2013 Minnesota Timberwolves 2013–2014 Brooklyn Nets 2015 CSKA MoscowRussiaRussia
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Andrei Gennadjewitsch Kirilenko medal table

Basketball (men)

Russia
Olympic games
bronze 2012 London
European Championship
gold 2007 Spain
bronze 2011 Lithuania

Andrei Gennadjewitsch Kirilenko ( Russian Андре́й Генна́дьевич Кириле́нко ; born February 18, 1981 in Ischewsk , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian basketball player who was active between 2001 and 2011 in the North American professional league NBA for the Utah Jazz . After a brief stint at CSKA Moscow , he returned to the NBA in 2012, where he played until 2015. Kirilenko, also called AK-47 , is 2.06 meters tall and was used in both forward positions.

During his playing days, Kirilenko was elected once to the NBA All-Star and three times to the All-Defensive Team . He also led the league in shot blocking in 2005 . With the Russian national team , he was able to win the European Championship in 2007 and was also voted the most valuable player ( MVP ) of the tournament.

In 2011, Kirilenko also received US citizenship . After finishing his professional career, Kirilenko was named President of the Russian Basketball Federation in August 2015.

Style of play

Kirilenko was known for his tremendous versatility, as well as for his defensive qualities. He was the first player in the same NBA season to be among the four players with the best average for both blocked throws and ball wins ( steals ). He also scored on January 3, 2006 against the Los Angeles Lakers as the first player since the beginning of the counting of blocks and steals (1973) within the regular time of an NBA game in all five positive statistics (points, rebounds , blocks, steals, assists ) at least a number of 6. He was also one of the best shot blockers in the league and was voted into the NBA All-Defensive Team several times . However, he was considered quite prone to injury.

Career

Club career

Kirilenko began his professional career at the age of 15 and is still the youngest player to ever play in the Superleague Russia . At the age of 18 he was the youngest European ever to be selected by an NBA club in the draft , but played for Russian series champions CSKA Moscow until 2001 . In 2002, after his first year as a professional in the NBA, he was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie First Team .

After the departure of basketball legends Karl Malone and John Stockton from Utah in 2003, he became, despite his relatively young age, a leading player in Jazz. He already showed his qualities in the following season when he was fourth in the election for the most improved player and was appointed to the NBA All-Star Game . In 2006/07 the Jazz had built up a team with other top performers such as Carlos Boozer , Deron Williams or Mehmet Okur , who were able to relieve Kirilenko in the management work, whereby he reached the Conference Finals with Utah . Kirilenko's role changed in the years that followed: He mostly started from the bank and took on the role of high-class defender at Jazz.

In 2011 there was a lockout in the NBA and Kirilenko's contract with the Utah Jazz had expired. He then signed a contract with CSKA Moscow in his native Russia. The three-year contract included a release clause in the event of an end to the lockout in the NBA, which Kirilenko did not take into account for the time being. At the end of the 2011/12 season he was named Most Valuable Player ( " Most Valuable Player ") and best defenders in the Euro League and the Team All-League First Euro selected.

2008

In the summer of 2012, Kirilenko returned to the NBA. He signed a two-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves .

In the summer of 2013, Kirilenko decided not to draw a contract option for another year and thus waived 10 million US dollars. So he was again without a contract. On July 12, 2013, he signed a two-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets . In his second year with the Nets, Kirilenko dropped out of the rotation of head coach Lionel Hollins and was no longer considered. In mid-December 2014, the Nets Kirilenko traded with Jorge Gutiérrez to the Philadelphia 76ers . In return, forward Brandon Davies moved to Brooklyn. Kirilenko did not complete a game for the 76ers, however.

After Kirilenko was put on the waivers list by the Philadelphia 76ers , he announced that he would end his active career in the NBA and join Russian series champions CSKA Moscow for the third time. With Moscow he won the Russian championship . Kirilenko then announced his retirement from professional sport at the age of 34.

National team

Kirilenko has already shown his talent in various Russian youth selection teams. His first major tournament in the senior national team was the 2000 Olympic Games , when the Russian team finished eighth. At the 2002 World Cup , which Russia finished in 10th place, he was only able to play three games due to an injury.

He also took part with the Russian team at the European Championships in 2001 , 2003 and 2005 , but was eliminated in the quarter-finals despite personal good performances. In 2003 he was elected to the selection team of the best players of the tournament. After Russia failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup , the 2007 European Championship achieved great success, when the team surprisingly defeated top favorites Spain in the final and Kirilenko was voted MVP of the tournament. It was mainly because of this achievement that he was awarded the FIBA Europe Player Of The Year Award 2007. Kirilenko is a member of the Russian Olympic squad for the Beijing Games and has been designated as its flag bearer. After a several-year break from the national team, he won the bronze medal with Russia at the 2011 European Championships and was elected to the All-Tournament Team , the selection team of the five best players in the tournament. At the 2012 Olympics , Kirilenko won the bronze medal with Russia.

Others

  • Kirilenko is married to Masha Kirilenko, a Russian pop singer, and has three sons and a daughter with her.
  • Kirilenko got his nickname AK-47 when he started his NBA career. It is based on the one hand on the fact that the rifle of the same name is made in Kirilenko's birthplace and on the other hand on its initials . Kirilenko is therefore also wearing the shirt number 47.

Achievements and Awards

NBA

foreign countries

  • Russian champion (3): 1999, 2000, 2012
  • Russian Super League MVP : 2000
  • FIBA Europe Player of the Year: 2007, 2012
  • MVP of the Euroleague: 2012
  • All-Euroleague First-Team: 2012
  • Best Defender of the ULEB Euroleague: 2012
  • MVP of the VTB United League MVP: 2012
  • MVP of the VTB United League Final Four: 2012
  • VTB United League winner: 2012, 2015

National team

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kirilenko Boss at Russia's Association
  2. ↑ NN: CSKA Moscow brings back Kirilenko On: ULEB Euroleague website; Barcelona, ​​October 4, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2017 (in English)
  3. ↑ 2011-12 All-Euroleague First, Second teams announced on the ULEB Euroleague website, message from May 12, 2012, accessed on May 13, 2012
  4. ^ Andrei Kirilenko Close To 2-Year Deal With Minnesota Timberwolves
  5. ↑ Brooklyn Nets sign Andrei Kirilenko ( memento of the original from September 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.insidehoops.com
  6. ↑ [1] on the Sport1 website, report from February 24, 2015, accessed on February 24, 2015
  7. ↑ NBA star Kirilenko retires
  8. ↑ Another Masterpiece for MVP 'La Bomba' On: FIBA-Europe website; Mies, CH, September 18, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2017 (in English).

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personal data
SURNAME Kirilenko, Andrei Gennadevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Кириленко, Андрей Геннадьевич (Russian); Kirilenko, Andrei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 18th February 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Izhevsk , Russia (then Soviet Union)