Andrei Kirilenko (Андрей Кириле́нко; born February 18, 1981) is a small forward, currently playing for the Utah Jazz team in the National Basketball Association. He is 6'9" tall and weighs 210 lbs. Jump to: navigation, search February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Headline text Scottie Pippen playing for the Chicago Bulls. ... The Utah Jazz is a National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Jump to: navigation, search NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...

Player profile

As of 2005, he is seen as one of the most versatile players in the NBA, being tough as well as having great technical finesse. He is good in both offense and defense, and being able to practically "do it all" by himself. He is potent in both scoring and assisting, drives to the basket well, can jumpshoot as well as hit an occasional three. In addition, he is a good rebounder, a stellar shotblocker and a steal waiting to happen. Having no real weaknesses, he is considered one of the best small forwards in the current NBA. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

He was born in the Siberian city of Izhevsk, which was briefly renamed for former Soviet Union defense minister Dimitri Ustinov, but grew up in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His wife Marina, a singer, is the daughter of Andrei Lapatov, who spent fourteen years on the Russian national basketball team. Jump to: navigation, search Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... Jump to: navigation, search The city coat of arms Izhevsk (Иже́вск, from 1985 to 1987Ustinov, after Dmitri Ustinov [Усти́нов]) is the capital and culture center of Udmurtia within the Russian Federation. ... Dimitri Fyodorovich Ustinov (October 17, 1908–December 20, 1984) was Defense Minister of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death. ... Saint Petersburg  listen (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of...

On January 18, 1997, Andrei Kirilenko became the youngest player ever to compete in the Russian Superleague, scoring three points for his hometown Spartak Saint Petersburg against Spartak Moscow. After spending two seasons with Spartak Saint Petersburg, he joined CSKA Moscow in 1998. In his first season, he helped his new team win the Russian Superleague championship. He was also selected to participate in the Russian All-Star game, helping the West beat the East 138-107 and winning the slam dunk contest. Jump to: navigation, search January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club Moscow, Russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club, often referred to as Red Army for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

On June 30, 1999, at 18 years, 4 months, and 12 days, Kirilenko became the youngest European player at the time to be drafted in the NBA, when the Utah Jazz selected him with the 24th pick. However, he remained with CSKA Moscow for the next two seasons. In the 1999-2000 season, he helped his team win the inaugural championship of the Northern European Basketball League and its second Russian Superleague championship in a row. On April 23, 2000, he participated in his second Russian All-Star game, helping the West beat the East 122-111. Despite being the odds-on favorite to win the slam dunk contest, he finished second to Harold Dean of Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody. Jump to: navigation, search June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Utah Jazz is a National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

Andrei Kirilenko participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Russian national basketball team, which finished 8th in the tournament. On February 8, 2001, in his third season with CSKA Moscow, Kirilenko became the second player ever in the history of the Euroleague to record a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 steals against Lietuvos Rytas. He showed off his all-around skills in the European Championships, finishing in top ten in 7 out of 8 statistical categories. Jump to: navigation, search The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Euroleague is a high-caliber professional basketball league with teams from all over Europe. ...

Kirilenko joined the Utah Jazz in the 2001-2002 season. He has since emerged as one of the top young players in the NBA, and one of the league's top one-on-one defenders. He was selected to play as a reserve in the 2004 NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles. In the 2003-2004 NBA season, he ranked third in the league in blocked shots and fourth in the league in steals, becoming just the second player in NBA history to rank in the top five in both categories (David Robinson ranked first in blocked shots and fifth in steals in the 1991-1992 NBA season). During the NBA offseason, Kirilenko plays for the Russian national basketball team. The Utah Jazz is a National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In the middle of the 2004-2005 season against the Washington Wizards, Kirilenko sustained a broken wrist, sidelining him for the remainder of the season. Despite only playing in 41 of the Jazz' 82 games, he amassed enough blocked shots during the season to qualify as the league leader in blocks per game, and was named to the second team on the NBA All-Defensive Team. Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C.. // Franchise history The team now known as the Wizards started as the Chicago Packers in the 1961-62 season. ...

Notes

Kirilenko wears uniform #47 and is thus nicknamed AK-47 after the ubiquitous Russian machine gun. Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ...

External links

• Official website
• NBA player page
• Andrei Kirilenko at ESPN.com