Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov ( uk, В’ячеслав Кравцов; born 25 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional

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player for the

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of the P. League+. He also represents the

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Professional career

Kravtsov played in the Ukrainian basketball league for

BC Kyiv BC Kyiv ( uk, БК "Київ") was a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club's home court for Ukrainian domestic league matches was the Meridian Sports Complex, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Large attendance games ...

from 2005 to 2010. Kravtsov declared for the

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, but after not being selected by a team, he returned to Kyiv to play one additional season. In July 2010, he joined the

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for the 2010

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. He then joined

BC Donetsk Basketball Club Donetsk ( uk, баскетбольний клуб Донецьк), commonly known as simply Donetsk, was a Ukrainian professional basketball club, based in Donetsk. The team played in the Ukrainian SuperLeague. The mascot of the ...

, for which he played from 2010 to 2012. On 14 July 2012, Kravtsov signed with the

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. On 31 July 2013, Kravtsov was traded, along with Brandon Knight and

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, to the

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in exchange for guard

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. On 29 August 2013, Kravtsov and

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were traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On 1 March 2014, he was waived by the Suns. On 16 September 2014, he signed with the

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of China for the 2014–15 CBA season. In July 2015, he joined the

for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League. On 30 September 2015, Kravtsov signed a short-term contract with

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, in order to replace injured

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. On 26 December 2015, he signed with the Spanish club

CAI Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the ...

for the rest of the season. He averaged 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds at the Eurocup and 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds at the

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. He came back to Spain on 18 October 2016 to sign with

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. On 30 June 2017, Valencia announced that they did not renew their contract with Kravtsov. On 22 July 2017, Kravtsov signed with Turkish club

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for the 2017–18 season. On 19 July 2018, Kravtsov signed a one-year deal with

San Pablo Burgos Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos, S.A.D., previously known as Club Baloncesto Miraflores and also known as Hereda San Pablo Burgos by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Burgos, Spain and plays in the Coliseum Burgos. ...

of the

. He spent the 2019-20 season in Japan with

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, averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. On September 3, 2020, Kravtsov signed with

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of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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International career

In 2013, Kravtsov helped the

qualify for their first

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since the break-up of the

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by leading everyone in the 2013 EuroBasket tournament in blocks made with an average of two blocks per game. At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, he averaged 7.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Viacheslav KRAVTSOV
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References

External links

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at euroleague.net

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