Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional

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player for the Russian team

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of the

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. He plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Vorontsevich made his professional debut with

Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Novosibirsk () is a Russian professional volleyball club, based in Novosibirsk, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League. Achievements * CEV Champions League *: (x1) 2013 * FIVB Club World Championship *: (x1) 2013 * Russian Cham ...

during the 2005–06 season. He moved to

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, 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. On March 3, 2021, he signed with

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...

of the

. On July 9, 2021, he signed with the Russian team

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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 The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won t ...

, and at the

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Russian senior national team

Vorontsevich has been a member of the senior

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. With Russia's senior national team, he played at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, the

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, the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the List of men's national basketball teams, men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 Septem ...

, the

EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...

, and the

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. He also won a bronze medal at the

EuroBasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 champions ...

.Andrey VORONTSEVICH (RUS).
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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 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;",

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, 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 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 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

References

External links

Andrey Vorontsevich
at cskabasket.com
Andrey Vorontsevich
at eurobasket.com
Andrey Vorontsevich
at euroleague.net

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