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Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov (; born 25 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional
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player for the Borneo Hornbills of the
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(IBL). He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.


Professional career

Kravtsov played in the Ukrainian basketball league for BC Kyiv from 2005 to 2010. Kravtsov declared for the
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, but after not being selected by a team, he returned to Kyiv to play one additional season. In July 2010, he joined the
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for the 2010
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. He then joined BC Donetsk, for which he played from 2010 to 2012. On 14 July 2012, Kravtsov signed with the
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. On 31 July 2013, Kravtsov was traded, along with Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton, to the
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in exchange for guard Brandon Jennings. On 29 August 2013, Kravtsov and Ish Smith were traded to the
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in exchange for Caron Butler. On 1 March 2014, he was waived by the Suns. On 16 September 2014, he signed with the Foshan Dralions of China for the 2014–15 CBA season. In July 2015, he joined the
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for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League. On 30 September 2015, Kravtsov signed a short-term contract with
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, in order to replace injured Joel Freeland. On 26 December 2015, he signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza for the rest of the season. He averaged 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds at the Eurocup and 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds at the
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. He came back to Spain on 18 October 2016 to sign with Valencia Basket. On 30 June 2017, Valencia announced that they did not renew their contract with Kravtsov. On 22 July 2017, Kravtsov signed with Turkish club Eskişehir Basket for the 2017–18 season. On 19 July 2018, Kravtsov signed a one-year deal with San Pablo Burgos of the
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. He spent the 2019–20 season in Japan with
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, averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. On September 3, 2020, Kravtsov signed with
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of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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International career

In 2013, Kravtsov helped the Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for their first
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since the break-up of the
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by leading everyone in the 2013 EuroBasket tournament in blocks made with an average of two blocks per game. At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, he averaged 7.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Viacheslav KRAVTSOV
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References


External links

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