Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional

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player who spent the majority of his career playing for

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of the

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. A versatile forward standing at , he is a three-time All-EuroLeague selection and won the

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award in

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. A regular member of the senior Russian former national basketball team, he was instrumental in their triumph at the

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, where they won the gold medal. He also won two bronze medals at the EuroBasket 2011 and at the

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Professional career

Europe

Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999–00, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000–02. In 2002, Khryapa was signed by

, with whom he won two Russian Championships in 2003 and 2004.

NBA

Khryapa was the 22nd overall selection of the 2004 NBA draft. He was chosen by the

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and then subsequently traded to the

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for Eddie Gill. Then on June 28, 2006, he was traded to the

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along with Tyrus Thomas, for the rights to LaMarcus Aldridge. In February 2008, the Chicago Bulls bought out Khryapa's contract after the forward expressed frustration with his lack of playing time. He had appeared in just nine games in the

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to that point, averaging 3.6 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Return to Europe

Khryapa intended to return to Russia as a member of

, and signed with his former club on February 12, 2008, on a four-and-a-half-year contract. With CSKA he won the Russian Championship in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the

Championship in

and the

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Championship in

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. In May 2014, he was named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team of the EuroLeague, the second consecutive in his career. Khryapa missed the first half of 2014–15 season due to an ankle injury rehabilitation. On December 10, 2014, he underwent surgery which kept him off-the-court for three months. He returned to action in a game against Laboral Kutxa on March 5, 2015. CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the

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for the fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season in the quarter-final series with a 3–1 series win. However, in the semifinal game, despite being dubbed by the media as an absolute favorite to advance, CSKA once again lost to

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. The final score was 70–68, after a great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis. CSKA Moscow eventually won the EuroLeague third place game, after defeating Fenerbahçe, by a score of 86–80. Over 10 EuroLeague games played, he averaged a career-low of 1.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1 assist per game. On July 23, 2015, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season. In June 2016, CSKA used team option to keep Khryapa in the club for yet another season. He officially parted ways with CSKA on June 26, 2018, after a ten-year second stint with the club.

National team career

Khryapa was a member of the senior men's

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, winning the gold medal at the

. He also participated in the

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, the EuroBasket 2003, the EuroBasket 2005, and won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011. He represented Russia in the

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, as well as in the

, where Russia won another bronze medal. He was included on the Russian national team roster for the

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, but did not play due to an injury.

Personal life

Khyapa's older brother, Nikolai Khryapa,Nikolai Khryapa Europe Stats.
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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" rowspan="2", Portland , 32 , , 5 , , 16.3 , , .435 , , .364 , , .548 , , 3.4 , , .8 , , .6 , , .6 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , 69 , , 53 , , 21.6 , , .462 , , .333 , , .694 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .4 , , 5.8 , - , align="left" , 2006–07 , align="left" rowspan="2",

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, 33 , , 0 , , 7.0 , , .386 , , .000 , , .731 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.2 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , 9 , , 0 , , 11.7 , , .387 , , .000 , , .571 , , 2.2 , , .9 , , .7 , , .0 , , 3.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 143 , , 58 , , 16.4 , , .443 , , .292 , , .658 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , 3.95

EuroLeague

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, 22 , , 17 , , 19.0 , , .500 , , .414 , , .750 , , 5.1 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , 4.7 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 20 , , 17 , , 17.8 , , .461 , , .268 , , .743 , , 3.4 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , 5.3 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2007–08† , 9 , , 0 , , 10.9 , , .367 , , .375 , , .500 , , 2.2 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 3.7 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 21 , , 10 , , 19.5 , , .557 , , .400 , , .720 , , 4.9 , , 1.4 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , 6.6 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 22* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 22* , , 31.3 , , .532 , , .418 , , .689 , , 6.3 , , 4.0 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 2.0* , , .9 , , 10.1 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 3 , , 0 , , 19.0 , , .273 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , 5.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 3.0 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 20 , , 19 , , 22.6 , , .454 , , .414 , , .816 , , 4.0 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .5 , , 8.2 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 26 , , 26 , , 27.8 , , .520 , , .452 , , .771 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 7.3* , , 3.7 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , 10.3 , , 17.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 28 , , 28 , , 23.8 , , .476 , , .385 , , .667 , , 5.4 , , 4.3 , , .9 , , .4 , , 6.5 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 10 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .250 , , .250 , , .833 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .6 , , 1.2 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2015–16† , 10 , , 3 , , 16.3 , , .568 , , .316 , , .444 , , 3.7 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .8 , , 6.0 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 32 , , 11 , , 13.4 , , .475 , , .184 , , .821 , , 3.6 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .3 , , 3.8 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 16 , , 3 , , 6.6 , , .475 , , .333 , , .500 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .3 , , .1 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 240 , , 156 , , 19.4 , , .481 , , .372 , , .728 , , 4.5 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , 6.0 , , 9.6

References and notes

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