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Vitaly Valeryevich Fridzon (Russian: Виталий Валерьевич Фридзон, born October 14, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He also represents the senior Russian national basketball team. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 43⁄4 in), he mainly plays at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position.

Vitaly Fridzon

Fridzon, in 2017.
No. 70 – Zenit Saint Petersburg
Position	Shooting guard
League	VTB League
Personal information
Born	(1985-10-14) October 14, 1985 (age 36) Klintsy, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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
2013–2018	CSKA Moscow
2018–2020	Lokomotiv Kuban
2020–present	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2016) 5× VTB League champion (2011, 2014–2017) VTB United League Final Four MVP (2011) EuroCup champion (2012) Russian League All-Symbolic Second Team (2012) Russian Cup winner (2008) 2× Russian League All-Star (2007, 2011) Best Russian Young Player (2005)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Russia Summer Olympic Games 2012 London Team EuroBasket 2011 Lithuania

Professional career

Early years

Fridzon started his professional career in the Russian team Standart Toliatti, in 2001, and stayed with them until the end of the 2003–04 season.^{[citation needed]}

Khimki

Fridzon then moved to the prominent Moscow-based team Khimki. With Khimki, he won the Russian Cup in 2007, and the VTB United League championship in 2011, while also being the VTB United League Final Four MVP. A year later, he won the EuroCup 2011–12 season championship, the second-tier level European continental championship, thus giving his team a spot in the upcoming EuroLeague 2012–13 season, after a year of absence from that competition. In the 2012–13 season, he averaged a career-high 11.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, in 24 EuroLeague games. However, Khimki didn't win any trophies that season.^{[citation needed]}

CSKA Moscow

On June 13, 2013, Fridzon signed a two-year contract, with the option for a third season, with the Russian team CSKA Moscow.[1] In his first season with CSKA, in the EuroLeague 2012–13 season, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, over 31 games.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2014–15 season, CSKA Moscow managed to advance to the EuroLeague Final Four, for the fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season. in the quarterfinals series, with a 3–1 series win.[2] However, in the EuroLeague semifinal game, despite being dubbed by media as an absolute favorite to advance, CSKA once again lost to Olympiacos. The final score was 70–68, after a great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis.[3] CSKA Moscow eventually won the EuroLeague third place game, after defeating Fenerbahçe, by a score of 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 per game, over 23 games played in the EuroLeague. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning the VTB United League season, after eliminating Khimki, with a 3–0 sweep in the league's finals series.[5]

On June 16, 2016, he re-signed with the team, on a new two-year contract, with the option of another season.[6]

On July 25, 2018, Fridzon and CSKA officially part ways after five seasons.^{[citation needed]}

Lokomotiv Kuban

On July 25, 2018, Fridzon signed a two-year contract with the Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban.[7]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On July 18, 2020, Fridzon moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg on a one-year contract, marking his return to the EuroLeague. On June 3, 2021, Zenit announced that Fridzon's contract would not be renewed, making him a free agent once more.^{[citation needed]}

On March 5, 2022, he has signed and joined back the team.[8]

Russian national team

Fridzon is also a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. He won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011, and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

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

†	Denotes season in which Fridzon's team won the EuroLeague

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		9	7	22.5	.328	.313	.759	4.1	1.4	.7	.1	8.2	7.3
2012–13		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		23	18	18.3	.417	.423	.872	2.3	1.4	.7	.1	7.8	6.3
2015–16†		27	14	13.9	.475	.429	.833	1.7	.9	.6	.0	6.4	5.3
2016–17		35	6	12.9	.511	.417	.860	1.2	.8	.6	.3	5.9	5.0
2017–18		30	0	7.6	.372	.382	.882	.7	.4	.3	.1	2.9	.9
Career		195	59	15.4	.447	.419	.851	1.8	1.2	.6	.1	6.8	5.3

References

External links

• Vitaly Fridzon at draftexpress.com
• Vitaly Fridzon at eurobasket.com
• Vitaly Fridzon at euroleague.net
• Vitaly Fridzon at fiba.com
• Vitaly Fridzon at vtb-league.com
• Vitaly Fridzon on Instagram

На других языках

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- [en] Vitaly Fridzon

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[fr] Vitaly Fridzon

Vitaly Valerievitch Fridzon (en russe : Витaлий Валерьевич Фридзoн), né le 14 octobre 1985 à Klintsy, en République socialiste fédérative soviétique de Russie, est un joueur russe de basket-ball, évoluant aux postes de meneur et d'arrière.

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[it] Vitalij Fridzon

Vitalij Valer'evič Fridzon, in russo: Витaлий Валерьевич Фридзoн? (Klincy, 14 ottobre 1985), è un cestista russo.

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[ru] Фридзон, Виталий Валерьевич

Вита́лий Валерьевич Фридзо́н (род. 14 октября 1985 года, Клинцы, СССР) — действующий российский профессиональный баскетболист, играющий на позиции атакующего защитника. Заслуженный мастер спорта России.

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