Vitaly Potapenko
(Віталій Миколайович Потапенко)
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Born
1975 (51 years old)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet UnionPosition
Assistant Coach
Status
Coaching
Ethnicity
White
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Height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight
280 lb (127 kg)
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Detroit Pistons
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NBA
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Vitalii Mykolayovych Potapenko (/poʊˈtɑːpɛŋkoʊ/ poh-TAH-peng-koh, Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Потапенко; born March 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wright State Raiders and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA draft, also the last pick before Kobe Bryant. Nicknamed "the Ukraine Train", he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, as well as MMT Estudiantes in the Spanish ACB.
Since retiring as a player, Potapenko has been serving as an assistant coach for several teams, among them the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers, the Dakota Wizards, and the Santa Cruz Warriors and later as an assistant director of player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers, helping them win their first ever NBA championship.
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 BC Budivelnyk | 1992-1994 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 1996-1999 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Boston Celtics | 1999-2002 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Seattle SuperSonics | 2002-2006 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Sacramento Kings | 2006-2007 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Estudiantes | 2007-2008 | Permanent | - | - |
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 Noblesville Boom | 2009-2010 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
 Indiana Pacers | 2010-2011 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
 Dakota Wizards | 2011-2012 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
 Santa Cruz Warriors | 2012-2013 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 2013-2017 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
 Memphis Grizzlies | 2018-2024 | Assistant Manager | - | - |
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