- Vladimir Stepania
Vladimir Stepania (born
May 8 1976 in theGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic ,Soviet Union (present-day Georgia)) is a Georgian professionalbasketball player.Stepania is 7 feet tall and weighs about 235 pounds. He was the first
NBA player from the Republic of Georgia. Stepania has played with theSeattle SuperSonics ,New Jersey Nets ,Miami Heat , and thePortland Trail Blazers . Stepania plays center. His best season was in the 2002-2003 season with theMiami Heat in which he averaged 5.6 points and seven rebounds per game. He has scored 1,118 points in his entire career. His career high in points was 19 and took place onNovember 16 2001 against theCharlotte Hornets . OnNovember 19 2002 against theMilwaukee Bucks he recorded a career high 15 rebounds.External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEPAVL01 NBA stats] @ "basketballreference.com"
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vladimir_stepania/ Vladimir Stepania player file] @ "NBA.com"
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