Vitaly Fridzon

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Vitaly Fridzon
File:Fridzon.jpg
Fridzon playing for Khimki
No. 7 – CSKA Moscow
Position Shooting guard
League VTB League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1985-10-14) October 14, 1985 (age 39)
Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Nationality Russian
Listed height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2004 Standart Toliatti
2004–2013 Khimki
2013–present CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Russia Russia
Summer Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lithuania

Vitaly Valerevich Fridzon (Russian: Виталий Валерьевич Фридзон, born October 14, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player who currently plays for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He also represents the Russian national basketball team. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he mainly plays at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position.

Professional career

CSKA Moscow

On June 13, 2013, Fridzon signed a two-year contract with the option for third season with the Russian team CSKA Moscow.[1] In his first season with CSKA, in the Euroleague, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 31 games.

In 2014–15 season, CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season in the quarter-final series with 3–1.[2] However, in the semifinal game, despite being dubbed by media as an absolute favorite to advance, once again lost to Olympiacos. The final score was 70–68, after great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis.[3] CSKA Moscow eventually won the third place after defeating Fenerbahçe with 86–80.[4] Fridzon had nearly the same season, statistically speaking, like his first season with the club, averaging 7.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists over 23 games played in the Euroleague. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning the VTB United League, after eliminating Khimki with 3–0 in the final series.[5]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Khimki 16 2 19.0 .375 .327 .964 2.4 2.0 .4 .1 6.5 5.9
2010–11 Khimki 9 7 22.5 .328 .313 .759 4.1 1.4 .7 .1 8.2 7.3
2012–13 Khimki 24 5 24.0 .450 .432 .813 2.5 2.2 1.0 .1 11.4 9.1
2013–14 CSKA Moscow 31 7 17.8 .520 .500 .853 1.5 1.1 .5 .1 7.5 6.7
2014–15 CSKA Moscow 23 18 18.3 .417 .423 .872 2.3 1.4 .7 .1 7.8 6.3
Career 103 39 20.0 .438 .421 .848 2.3 1.6 .7 .1 8.4 7.1

Russian national team

Fridzon is also a member of the senior Russian national basketball team, winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

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