Nikolay Padius (alternate spelling: Nikolai; born January 9, 1980, in Saint Petersburg,

SFSR The Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Union Republics ( rus, Сою́зные Респу́блики, r=Soyúznye Respúbliki) were national-based administrative units of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( ...

, Soviet Union) is a Russian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, and a weight of 93 kg (205 pounds), he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Padius played professionally with the following clubs:

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, CSKA Moscow,

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, Aris Thessaloniki,

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UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 ...

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, and

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National team career

Padius was a member of the junior national teams of Russia. With Russia's junior national teams, he played at the

1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is sit ...

, the

1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Sub-19 da FIBA de 1999) was the 6th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in multiple cities in Portugal, with the later rounds held in the capital city o ...

, the

2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2000 European Championship for Young Men) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Ohrid, in Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Slovenia Slo ...

, and the 2001 World University Games. He was also a member of the senior

Russian national basketball team The Russia men's national basketball team (russian: национа́льная сбо́рная Росси́и по баскетболу, natsionalnaya sbornaya rossii po basketbolu) represents Russia in international basketball competition. Th ...

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

2007 EuroBasket The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...

, where he won a gold medal.

Awards and accomplishments

Club honors

* EuroCup: ** Runner-up (1): 2005–06 * Russian League: ** Winner (1): 2002–03 ** Third place (2): 2003–04, 2010–11 * Russian Cup: ** Runner-up (1): 2003 * Greek League ** Third place (1): 2005–06 * Greek Cup: ** Runner-up (1): 2005

Individual

* Greek League All-Star: (2006) * Russian League All-Star: (2007) * FIBA EuroCup All-Star: (2007)

External links

EuroLeague.net ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
1980 births Living people Aris B.C. players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Spartak Primorye players BC UNICS players Maroussi B.C. players PBC CSKA Moscow players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Russian men's basketball players Shooting guards {{Russia-basketball-bio-stub