Victor Khryapa

Victor Khryapa

Khryapa with CSKA Moscow in October 2013.
No. 31 – CSKA Moscow
Position Power forward / Small forward
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1982-08-03) 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
Playing 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
Medals
Representing  Russia
Summer Olympic Games
2012 London National Team
FIBA EuroBasket
2007 Spain National Team
2011 Lithuania National Team

Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor;[1] Russian: Виктор Владимирович Хряпа; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he is a three time All-Euroleague selection and won the Euroleague Best Defender award in 2010.

A regular member of the Russian national basketball team, he was instrumental in their triumph at the Eurobasket 2007, where they won the gold medal. He also won two bronze medals at the Eurobasket 2011 and at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

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]

Khryapa missed the first half of 2014–15 season due to the ankle injury rehabilitation. On December 10, 2014, he underwent surgery which kept him off-the-court for three months. He returned to action in a game against Laboral Kutxa on March 5, 2015.[5] CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season in the quarter-final series with 3–1.[6] However, in the semifinal game, despite being dubbed by media as an absolute favorite to advance, once again lost to Olympiacos. The final score was 70–68, after great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis.[7] CSKA Moscow eventually won the third place after defeating Fenerbahçe with 86–80.[8] Over 10 Euroleague games played, he averaged career-low 1.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

On July 23, 2015, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season.[9]

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 EuroBasket 2003, the EuroBasket 2005, and won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011. He represented Russia in the 2008 Summer Olympics as well as in the 2012 Olympic Games, where Russia won another bronze medal. He was 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, and regional competition if applicable.

† 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
2014–15 CSKA Moscow 10 0 7.8 .250 .250 .833 1.8 1.0 .2 .6 1.2 3.0
Career 181 139 21.8 .491 .396 .732 4.9 2.6 1.1 .8 6.9 10.9

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.
  5. ↑ "CSKA Moscow rallies past Laboral Kutxa in Vitoria". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "CSKA Moscow routs Panathinaikos to claim Final Four berth". Euroleague.net. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Spanoulis comes through again as Olympiacos stuns CSKA". Euroleague.net. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "CSKA Moscow beats Fenerbahce in third-place game". Euroleague.net. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "CSKA re-signs team captain Khryapa". Euroleague.net. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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