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Born | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 30 May 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WNBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 29th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997–2003 | CJM Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | VBM-SGAU Samara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Spartak M.R. Vidnoje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Beşiktaş | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Perfumerías Avenida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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