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Andrei Kirilenko

Russian basketball player

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Born: 1981-02-18
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Key facts

2001: Partizan
2015: CSKA Moscow
Born: ( 1981-02-18 ) February 18, 1981 (age 45) , Izhevsk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Nationality: Russian / American
Listed height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Nba draft: 1999 : 1st round, 24th overall pick
Drafted by: Utah Jazz
Playing career: 1997–2015
Position: Power forward / small forward
Number: 47, 15
1997 1998: Spartak St. Petersburg
1998 2001: CSKA Moscow

Key dates

Born: 18 February 1981

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Andrej
Family name: Kirilenko
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Izhevsk
Occupation: basketball player
Languages spoken: Russian
Native language: English language
Award: Honoured Master of Sports of Russia

Article

Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko (Russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Кириленко; born February 18, 1981), is a Russian basketball executive and former professional player. Nicknamed AK-47, he played 10 seasons for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 2001 and 2011.

At age fifteen, Kirilenko began playing professional basketball in the Russian Basketball Super League. He played for CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001, winning league MVP honours in 2000. In 1999, he was selected by the Jazz with the 24th overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft. He became the first Russian player selected in the first round of an NBA draft and the youngest European player ever chosen in the NBA draft.