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Andrei Kirilenko was born on 18 February, 1981 in Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, is a Russian basketball player. Discover Andrei Kirilenko's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?
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43 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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18 February 1981 |
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18 February |
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Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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American
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Andrei Kirilenko Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Andrei Kirilenko height is 206 cm .
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206 cm |
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Who Is Andrei Kirilenko's Wife?
His wife is Masha Kirilenko (m. 2001)
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Masha Kirilenko (m. 2001) |
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Andrei Kirilenko Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Andrei Kirilenko worth at the age of 43 years old? Andrei Kirilenko’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from American. We have estimated Andrei Kirilenko's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Andrei Kirilenko Social Network
Timeline
Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko (Андрей Геннадьевич Кириленко; born 18 February 1981) is a Russian-American basketball executive and former professional basketball player.
At age fifteen, Kirilenko began playing professional basketball in the Russian Basketball Super League.
In 1997, Kirilenko became the youngest player ever to compete in the Russian Super League, spending two seasons with Spartak Saint Petersburg.
He played for CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001, winning the Russian league MVP award in 2000.
Kirilenko joined CSKA Moscow in 1998.
In his first season, he helped his new team win the Russian Super League championship.
He was also selected to participate in the Russian All-Star game, helping the West beat the East 138–107 and winning the slam dunk contest.
In 1999, the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association selected Kirilenko with the twenty-fourth overall pick of the NBA draft.
He became the first Russian player selected in the first round of an NBA draft and the youngest European player ever chosen in the NBA draft.
On June 30, 1999, at age 18 years, 136 days, Kirilenko was the youngest foreign player at the time to be drafted in the National Basketball Association, when the Utah Jazz selected him with the 24th pick.
Kirilenko was also the first Russian picked in the first round of an NBA Draft.
However, he remained with CSKA Moscow for the next two seasons.
In the 1999–2000 season, he helped his team win the championship of the North European Basketball League and its second Russian Super League championship in a row.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Kirilenko became a regular member of the Russian national team.
On April 23, 2000, he participated in his second Russian All-Star game, helping the West beat the East 122–111.
Despite being the odds-on favorite to win the slam dunk contest, he finished second to Harold Deane of Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody.
Kirilenko participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Russian national basketball team, which finished 8th in the tournament.
He showed off his all-around skills in the SuproLeague, finishing in the top ten in 7 out of 8 statistical categories.
Kirilenko joined the Jazz in 2001 and played for the team until 2010.
Kirilenko joined the Utah Jazz in 2001.
On March 15, 2002, when starting in place of injured teammate Karl Malone, Kirilenko scored a then-career-high 27 points during a 100–97 win over the Detroit Pistons.
He was named to the first team on the NBA All-Rookie Team.
He would emerge as one of the top young players in the NBA, and one of the league's top weak-side defenders.
In the 2003–04 NBA season, he ranked third in the league in blocked shots per game and fourth in the league in steals per game, becoming just the second player in NBA history to rank in the top five in both categories (David Robinson ranked first in blocked shots per game and fifth in steals per game in the 1991–92 NBA season).
During the NBA off-season, Kirilenko played for the Russian national basketball team.
Kirilenko became the leader of the Jazz in 2003 after John Stockton retired and Karl Malone left Utah to join the Los Angeles Lakers.
He played and started in 78 of the Utah's 82 games and led them to a 42–40 record.
Utah missed the playoffs by one game behind the Denver Nuggets.
He made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, was an NBA All-Defensive Team pick three times, played in the 2004 All-Star Game, and led the NBA in blocked shots in the 2004–2005 season.
He was selected to play in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
With Russia, he won the EuroBasket title in 2007, earning MVP honors in the process.
During the 2011 NBA lockout, Kirilenko returned to Russia to play for CSKA Moscow, leading the team to the 2012 EuroLeague Final.
That year, he was named the EuroLeague MVP, earned an All-EuroLeague first team selection and won the EuroLeague Best Defender award.
In 2011, he and his team won a bronze medal.
He was selected to the All-Tournament Team on both occasions.
Kirilenko returned to the NBA for the 2012–2013 season to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves before finishing his NBA career as a member of the Brooklyn Nets in 2014.
Kirilenko was named FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year twice and won a Euroscar Player of the Year award in 2012.
Kirilenko was elected president of the Russian Basketball Federation in 2015.
Kirilenko was born in the Soviet city of Izhevsk, Russia.
When he was ten, he began playing organized basketball.