Sergei Alexandrovich Monia (russian: Сергей Александрович Моня; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian professional

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player. He was selected by the

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club the

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, in the first round (23rd overall) of the

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. At a height of tall, he can play at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Monia played briefly for the

and the

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, during the

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, playing in 26 games and averaging 3 points per game, in 13 minutes per game. On 23 February 2006 Monia and

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

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Vitaly Potapenko Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko ( uk, Віталій Миколайович Потапенко, pronounced ''vee-TAH-lee poe-TAH-pen-koe'', born March 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach ...

, were traded to the Kings, in exchange for

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(who ended up with the Trail Blazers), in a three-team deal. Monia saw action in only three games for the Kings, and was waived on 28 July 2006, because of his desire to play professionally in the Russian Superleague A for

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 ...

. In June 2010, Monia signed a two-year deal with the Russian club

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. With them, he won the EuroCup championship in

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. In June 2012, he extended his contract with Khimki, for two more years. On 6 March 2015 he signed a new three-year contract extension with Khimki.

Russian national basketball team

Monia has also been a member of the senior

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. With the Russian national team, he played at the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the

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, and the

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. He also won a gold medal at the

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, a bronze medal at the

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, and a bronze at the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

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Sergei Monia
at euroleague.net *
Sergei Monia
at eurobasket.com
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at vtb-league.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Monia, Sergei 1983 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics BC Avtodor Saratov players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Khimki players FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Fort Worth Flyers players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics National Basketball Association players from Russia Olympic basketball players of Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in basketball PBC CSKA Moscow players Portland Trail Blazers draft picks Portland Trail Blazers players Power forwards (basketball) Russian men's basketball players Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States Sacramento Kings players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Saratov