Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also
trans. Viktor; russian: Виктор Владимирович Хряпа; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional
basketball
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player who spent the majority of his career playing for
CSKA Moscow
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of the
VTB United League
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. A versatile
forward
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standing at , he is a three-time
All-EuroLeague
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selection and won the
EuroLeague Best Defender
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award in
2010
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.
A regular member of the senior
Russian former national basketball team, he was instrumental in their triumph at the
EuroBasket 2007
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, where they won the gold medal. He also won two bronze medals at the
EuroBasket 2011
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and at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
Professional career
Europe
Khryapa played for
Khimik Engels in 1999–00, and for
Avtodor Saratov
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in 2000–02. In 2002, Khryapa was signed by
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...
, with whom he won two
Russian Championships in 2003 and 2004.
NBA
Khryapa was the 22nd overall selection of the
2004 NBA draft
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. He was chosen by the
New Jersey Nets
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and then subsequently traded to the
Portland Trail Blazers
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for
Eddie Gill
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. Then on June 28, 2006, he was traded to the
Chicago Bulls
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along with
Tyrus Thomas
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, for the rights to
LaMarcus Aldridge
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.
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
2007–08 NBA season 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
CSKA Moscow
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, 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
VTB United League
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Championship in
2010
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and the
EuroLeague Championship in
2008
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. In May 2014, he was named to the
All-EuroLeague Second Team
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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
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on March 5, 2015. CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the
EuroLeague Final Four
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for the fourth straight season, after eliminating
Panathinaikos
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for the second straight season in the
quarter-final
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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
Olympiacos
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. The final score was 70–68, after a great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by
Vassilis Spanoulis
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. 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
Russian national basketball team
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, winning the gold medal at the
EuroBasket 2007
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. He also participated in the
2002 FIBA World Championship
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, the
EuroBasket 2003
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, the
EuroBasket 2005
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, and won a bronze medal at the
EuroBasket 2011
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. He represented Russia in the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, as well as in the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, where Russia won another bronze medal. He was included on the Russian national team roster for the
2010 FIBA World Championship
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, but did not play due to an injury.
Personal life
Khyapa's older brother, Nikolai Khryapa,
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Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
, -
, align="left" , 2004–05
, align="left" rowspan=2, Portland
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, 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, Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, subdivision_name ...
, 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
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2002–03
, style="text-align:left;" rowspan=13, CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...
, 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
, 22 , , 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 , , 6.8 , , 9.6
References and notes
External links
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Victor Khryapa
at cskabasket.com
Victor Khryapa
at draftexpress.com
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at eurobasket.com
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at euroleague.net
at fiba.com
at nba.com
at vtb-league.com
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1982 births
Living people
2002 FIBA World Championship players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
BC Avtodor Saratov players
Chicago Bulls players
FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
National Basketball Association players from Russia
New Jersey Nets draft picks
Olympic basketball players of Russia
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in basketball
PBC CSKA Moscow players
Portland Trail Blazers players
Power forwards (basketball)
Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Small forwards
Basketball players from Kyiv