Sergei Monia

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Sergei Monia
Сергей Александрович Моня
nickname =

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caption =
position = Shooting guard
Small forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|4|15|
birth_place = Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
height_ft = 6
height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 220
nationality = RUS
draft = 23rd overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team = Portland Trail Blazers
league = Russian Superleague
team = Dynamo Moscow
career_start = 1999
former_teams = Khimik Yuzhny (1999–2000)
Avtodor Saratov (1999–2000)
Khimki BC (2000–2001)
Avtodor Saratov (2001–2002)
CSKA Moscow (2002–2005)
Portland Trail Blazers (2005–2006)
Sacramento Kings (2006)

Sergei Alexandrovich Monia (Russian: Сергей Александрович Моня; born April 15, 1983 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional basketball player who was selected by the NBA club the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft. He is 6'8" (2.03 m) in height and he weighs 220 lbs (100 kg). He plays at the position of guard-forward.

Pro career

Monia played briefly for the Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings during the 2005-06 season, playing 26 games and averaging 3 points per game, in 13 minutes per game.

On February 23, 2006, Monia and Seattle SuperSonics' center Vitaly Potapenko were traded to the Kings in exchange for power forward Brian Skinner (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 July 28, 2006 because of his desire to play professionally in the Russian Super League for Dynamo Moscow.

Russian national basketball team

Monia is also a member of the Russian national basketball team. With the Russian national team he won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship.

External links

*NBA-profile
*basketball-reference