Andrey Vorontsevich

Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (Russian: Андрей Константинович Воронцевич, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He plays at the power forward position.

Andrey Vorontsevich

Vorontsevich with CSKA Moscow in 2017
No. 33 – Zenit Saint Petersburg
Position	Power forward
League	VTB United League
Personal information
Born	(1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37) Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2006–2020	CSKA Moscow
2021	Nizhny Novgorod
2021–2023	UNICS Kazan
2023–2024	Nizhny Novgorod
2024	→UNICS Kazan
2024–present	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Career highlights and awards
3× EuroLeague champion (2008, 2016, 2019) 1× VTB United League Promo-Cup Champion (2008) 10× VTB United League champion (2010, 2012–2019, 2023) VTB United League Playoffs MVP (2015) VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year (2015) All-VTB United League Second Team (2015) VTB United League All-Star (2017) 7× Russian League champion (2007–2013) 2× Russian Cup winner (2007, 2010) Russian League All-Star (2011) Best Russian Young Player (2007) EuroBasket rebounding leader (2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Russia EuroBasket 2011 Lithuania

Professional career

Vorontsevich made his professional debut with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk during the 2005–06 season. He moved to CSKA Moscow, before the 2006–07 season. He was named the Best Russian Young Player, in 2007.^{[citation needed]} In the 2014–15 season, he was named the VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year, and the VTB United League Playoffs MVP.^{[citation needed]}

On July 1, 2020, after 14 seasons, Vorontsevich and CSKA parted ways.^[1]

On March 3, 2021, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.^[2]

On July 9, 2021, he signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan.^[3]

National team career

Russian junior national team

Vorontsevich was a member of the junior national teams of Russia. With Russia's junior teams, he played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Russian senior national team

Vorontsevich has been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia's senior national team, he played at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2015, and the EuroBasket 2017. He also won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011.^[4]

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

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Vorontsevich won the EuroLeague
*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2006–07	CSKA Moscow	6	0	3.0	.250	.000	1.000	.3	—	—	—	0.5	-0.8
2007–08†		9	0	10.1	.500	.333	.750	1.8	—	.1	.3	2.7	2.7
2008–09		6	0	2.8	.500	1.000	.000	.7	—	—	—	1.2	.6
2009–10		20	1	12.7	.460	.310	.793	2.1	.6	.4	.2	5.0	5.2
2010–11		10	4	23.9	.550	.571	.692	4.3	1.1	.6	.4	10.5	11.0
2011–12		20	2	16.3	.459	.327	.636	2.7	1.0	.5	.4	5.8	5.9
2012–13		16	1	12.0	.548	.417	.929	3.6	.4	.4	.1	4.0	6.5
2013–14		25	7	15.7	.513	.400	.818	3.1	1.0	.4	.2	4.6	6.5
2014–15		30*	30*	25.7	.447	.370	.760	5.7	2.2	.6	.9	8.4	11.9
2015–16†		28	23	24.3	.447	.445	.686	4.2	1.4	.8	.6	8.5	9.4
2016–17		35	21	19.5	.506	.477	.520	2.9	.9	.5	.1	7.3	7.3
2017–18		30	9	15.0	.448	.397	.786	2.4	.7	.2	.5	4.7	4.9
2018–19†		19	4	10.1	.261	.303	1.000	1.6	.7	.3	.2	2.2	2.1
2019–20		20	3	13.6	.365	.286	.500	3.0	.1	.5	.3	3.6	4.0
2021–22	UNICS	19	14	19.6	.422	.382	.615	2.6	1.1	.3	.3	5.5	5.2
Career		293	119	16.9	.458	.400	.725	3.1	1.0	.4	.4	5.6	6.4

References

1. Carchia, Emiliano (July 1, 2020). "CSKA Moscow, Andrey Vorontsevich officially part ways". Sportando. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
2. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (March 3, 2021). "Nizhny Novgorod announces Andrey Vorontsevich". Sportando. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
3. Maggi, Alessandro (July 9, 2021). "Unics announces Andrey Vorontsevich". Sportando. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
4. Andrey VORONTSEVICH (RUS).

External links

• Andrey Vorontsevich at cskabasket.com
• Andrey Vorontsevich at eurobasket.com
• Andrey Vorontsevich at euroleague.net
• Andrey Vorontsevich at fiba.com