Andrey Vorontsevich Explained

Andrey Vorontsevich
Position:Power forward
Height Cm:207
Weight Kg:107
League:VTB United League
Team:Nizhny Novgorod
Number:33
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:17 July 1987
Birth Place:Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Draft Year:2009
Career Start:2004
Years1:2004–2006
Team1:Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Years2:2006–2020
Team2:CSKA Moscow
Years3:2021
Team3:Nizhny Novgorod
Years4:2021–2023
Team4:UNICS Kazan
Years5:2023–present
Team5:Nizhny Novgorod
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Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (Russian: Андрей Константинович Воронцевич, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He plays at the power forward position.

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. In the 2014–15 season, he was named the VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year, and the VTB United League Playoffs MVP.

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.

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

EuroLeague

Denotes seasons in which Vorontsevich won the EuroLeague
Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="14"| CSKA Moscow| 6 || 0 || 3.0 || .250 || .000 || 1.000 || .3 || || || || 0.5 || -0.8|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2007–08†| 9 || 0 || 10.1 || .500 || .333 || .750 || 1.8 || || .1 || .3 || 2.7 || 2.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| 6 || 0 || 2.8 || .500 || 1.000 || .000 || .7 || || || || 1.2 || .6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| 20 || 1 || 12.7 || .460 || .310 || .793 || 2.1 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 5.0 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| 10 || 4 || 23.9 || .550 || .571 || .692 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .6 || .4 || 10.5 || 11.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| 20 || 2 || 16.3 || .459|| .327 || .636 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .5 || .4 || 5.8 || 5.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| 16 || 1 || 12.0 || .548 || .417 || .929 || 3.6 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 4.0 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| 25 || 7 || 15.7 || .513 || .400 || .818 || 3.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .2 || 4.6 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="background:#CFECEC;"|30* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|30* || 25.7 || .447 || .370 || .760 || 5.7 || 2.2 || .6 || .9 || 8.4 || 11.9|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2015–16†| 28|| 23 || 24.3 || .447 || .445 || .686 || 4.2 || 1.4 || .8 || .6 || 8.5 || 9.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| 35 || 21 || 19.5 || .506 || .477 || .520 || 2.9 || .9 || .5 || .1 || 7.3 || 7.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| 30 || 9 || 15.0 || .448 || .397 || .786 || 2.4 || .7 || .2 || .5 || 4.7 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2018–19†| 19 || 4 || 10.1 || .261 || .303 || 1.000 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 2.2 || 2.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| 20 || 3 || 13.6 || .365 || .286 || .500 || 3.0 || .1 || .5 || .3 || 3.6 || 4.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| UNICS| 19 || 14 || 19.6 || .422 || .382 || .615 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .3 || .3 || 5.5 || 5.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 293 || 119 || 16.9 || .458 || .400 || .725 || 3.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .4 || 5.6 || 6.4

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Notes and References

  1. News: CSKA Moscow, Andrey Vorontsevich officially part ways. July 1, 2020. Sportando. En. July 1, 2020 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  2. News: Nizhny Novgorod announces Andrey Vorontsevich. March 3, 2021. Sportando. March 4, 2021 . Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  3. News: Unics announces Andrey Vorontsevich. July 9, 2021. Sportando. July 10, 2021 . Maggi . Alessandro .
  4. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Andrey%20VORONTSEVICH/pid/56226/_//players.html Andrey VORONTSEVICH (RUS).