05/06/2026
NBA BASKETBALL PROFILE
Personal Information:
Name: Andrei Kirilenko
Born: February 18, 1981
Age: 45
BirthPlace: Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality: Russian / American
Listed Height: 6 ft 9
Listed Weight: 235 lb
Nicknamed: AK-47
Career Information:
NBA Draft 1999: 1st Round, 24th Overall Pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing Career: 1997–2015
Position: Power Forward / Small Forward
TEAMS:
1997–1998: Spartak St. Petersburg
1998–2001: CSKA Moscow
2001: Partizan
2001–2011: Utah Jazz
2011–2012: CSKA Moscow
2012–2013: Minnesota Timberwolves
2013–2014: Brooklyn Nets
2015: CSKA Moscow
Career Highlights And Awards:
-NBA All-Star (2004)
-NBA All-Defensive First Team (2006)
-2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2004, 2005)
-NBA All-Rookie First Team (2002)
-NBA Blocks Leader (2005)
-FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2007)
-EuroLeague MVP (2012)
-All-EuroLeague First Team (2012)
-EuroLeague Best Defender (2012)
-EuroLeague Rebounding Leader (2012)
-2× EuroLeague Blocks Leader (2001, 2012)
-2× FIBA Europe Player of the Year (2007, 2012)
-Euroscar Player of the Year (2012)
-FIBA EuroStar (1999)
-4× Russian Player of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
-Russian League MVP (2000)
-All-Russian League Symbolic First Team (2012)
-All-Russian League First Team (2012)
-2× VTB United League champion (2012, 2015)
-VTB United League MVP (2012)
-VTB United League Final Four MVP (2012)
-VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019)
-FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (1999)
MEDALS:
Representing Russia
Summer Olympic Games
-Bronze Medal – Third Place 2012 London
EuroBasket
-Gold Medal – First Place 2007 Spain
-Bronze Medal – Third Place 2011 Lithuania
BEST NBA STATS:
2003–04: 16.5PTS, 8.1REBS, 3.1AST, 1.9STL, 2.8BLK
2004–05: 16.5PTS, 6.2REBS, 3.2AST, 1.6STL, 3.3BLK
2005–06: 15.3PTS, 8.0REBS, 4.3AST, 1.5STL, 3.2BLK
CAREER HIGH STATS:
31 PTS, 18 REBS, 11 AST, 8 STL, 10 BLK
CAREER STATS:
9,431 PTS, 4,352 REBS, 2,169 AST, 960 STL