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

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, SFSR,

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) is a Russian former professional

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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: Spartak St. Petersburg,

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Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

, Dynamo Moscow Region,

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Spartak Primorje BC Spartak Primorye (russian: БК «Спартак-Приморье») is a Russian professional basketball club that is based in Vladivostok, Russia. It currently plays in the Russian Basketball Super League 1, Russian Super League 1. Players C ...

, and

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

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 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, 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, 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 *

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: ** 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