Oleksiy Pecherov

Oleksiy Pecherov
Player information
Full name	Oleksiy Ivanovich Pecherov
birthday	December 8, 1985
place of birth	Donetsk, Soviet Union
size	212 cm
position	center
NBA draft	2006 , 18th Pick Washington Wizards
Club information
society	Krasnye Krylja Samara
league	VTB United League
Clubs as active
2002–2004 Polytechnik Charkiw 2004–2005 BK Kiev 2005–2006 Paris Basket Racing 2006–2007 BK Kiev 2007–2009 Washington Wizards 2009–2010 Minnesota Timberwolves 2010–2011 Armani Jeans Milan 2011–2013 BK Azovmasch Mariupol 2013 Valencia Basket Club Since 2014 Krasnye Krylja Samara 00000 0
National team
2005-2013	Ukraine

Oleksiy Iwanowytsch Petscherow ( Ukrainian Олексій Іванович Печеров ; English transcription: Oleksiy Ivanovich Pecherov * 8. December 1985 in Donetsk , USSR , Soviet Union ) is a Ukrainian basketball player , among other things, in the doped highest professional league NBA played and in various top divisions in Europe. Petscherow celebrated his greatest successes so far with the BK Kiev in his home country, with whom he was Ukrainian champion in 2005 and cup winner in 2007.

Career as a player

societies

Oleksiy Pecherov started playing basketball at the age of 15. First he played for Polytechnic Kharkiv. Here he stood out and was appointed to the junior team of Ukraine for the 2004 U-20 European Championship. He was used in all games and achieved an average of 12 points. This was followed by a move to BK Kiev , with whom he became Ukrainian champion in 2005. At the beginning of the 2005/2006 season, Petscherow went abroad for Paris Basket Racing . He was drafted in 18th position by the Washington Wizards in 2006 , but stayed in Ukraine for another year due to a valid contract. Because of an injury sustained in the preseason Petscherow came only in January 2008 to his debut in the NBA. After two seasons Petscherow moved from Wizards to Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a player swap. After a year in Minnesota, he moved back to Europe in 2010 to play with Olimpia Milano in the Italian championship and the Euroleague . After a year in Italy, he returned to the Ukraine for Azovmash Mariupol for the 2011/12 season. In addition to the Ukrainian championship, where twice the runner-up championship (2012, 2013) succeeded, he played with Azovmash in the ULEB Eurocup and in the VTB United League . Here he was named the best Ukrainian player in the 2012/13 season. The following season he had a one-month contract with the Spanish first division club from Valencia in the ACB league , which was not extended. In January 2014, Petscherow then the closed Euro Challenge 2012/13 winners Krasnye Krylia in Russian Samara on.

National team

Oleksij Petscherow took part in the 2005 and 2011 European Championships with the Ukrainian national basketball team. However, it was not enough for the top ranks in both tournaments.

Awards and Achievements

With the team

• Champion Ukraine: 2005

Personal awards

• Best Ukrainian player in the VTB United League 2012/13 .

Web links

• PECHEROV, OLEKSIY - Profile on the ULEB website ( English )
• Oleksiy PECHEROV (UKR) - Overview of participation in international tournaments of FIBA ( English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Legabasket: Oleksiy Pecherov. Lega Basket Serie A , accessed December 16, 2013 (Italian, player profile). 
2. ↑ Oleksiy Pecherov - League's top Ukrainian player. (No longer available online.) VTB United League , May 23, 2013, archived from the original on December 16, 2013 ; accessed on June 5, 2013 . 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.  
3. ↑ VALENCIA BASKET brings in Pecherov for a month. (No longer available online.) ULEB , November 11, 2013, archived from the original on February 4, 2014 ; accessed on December 16, 2013 . 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.