Andrei Sergeyevich Fetisov (alternate spelling: Andrey) (russian: Андрей Сергеевич Фетисов; born 19 January 1972) is a Russian former professional

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player.

Professional career

Fetisov was a second round pick of the NBA's Boston Celtics, in the

1994 NBA draft The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill ...

, at which time he was playing for the Spanish club Forum Valladolid. After the draft, his draft rights were traded to the

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. He was a member of the

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team, in 1995.

National team career

Fetisov was a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. With Russia, he won a silver medal at the

1993 EuroBasket The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entered ...

, a silver medal at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and a bronze medal at the

1997 EuroBasket The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a be ...

. He also played at the

1995 EuroBasket The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to ea ...

, and the

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.Andrey FETISOV (RUS).
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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Italian League Profile
1972 births Living people Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics BC Avtodor Saratov players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Spartak Primorye players BC UNICS players Boston Celtics draft picks CB Valladolid players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players for Russia PBC CSKA Moscow players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Power forwards (basketball) Russian expatriate basketball people in Spain Russian men's basketball players 1994 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Novokuznetsk {{Russia-basketball-bio-stub