 Veremeenko with UNICS Kazan | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-07-21)July 21, 1984 (age 41) |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Washington Wizards |
| Playing career | 1999–2021 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2002 | Gocor-Sozh Gomel |
| 1999–2000 | → RShVSM-BGPA Minsk |
| 2002–2004 | Avtodor Saratov |
| 2004–2006 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg |
| 2006–2008 | Khimki |
| 2008–2014 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2014–2015 | Banvit |
| 2015–2016 | Reggiana |
| 2016–2017 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2017–2018 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2018–2019 | AEK Larnaca |
| 2019–2021 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| Career highlights | |
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Vladimir Veremeenko (born July 21, 1984) is a Belarusian former professionalbasketball player.
The son of professional basketball players, Veremeenko was an early bloomer as he started his career with local sideGomel aged 15, playing in the1999–00 Korać Cup before making theBelarusian league All-Star Game the next season.[1][2]
He moved to Russian clubAvtodor Saratov in 2002, averaging 14.2 points and 7 rebounds per game during his second season in theRussian Super League.When club owner Vladimir Radionov moved the club to Saint Petersburg to formDynamo, Veremeenko followed him.He would contribute 12.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game to the club's2005 FIBA Europe League title.[1]
Veremeenko was drafted in the second round (48th pick) of the2006 NBA draft by theWashington Wizards on 28 June 2006.[3]He did not join the club, moving to another Super League side,BC Khimki, later that year following Dynamo Saint Petersburg's bankruptcy. Spending two seasons with the club, Veremeenko did not manage to crack the first team and found himself frustrated by his substitute status, even as the Russian team fought for titles (winning the 2008Russian Cup).[1]The Wizards invited him to play in theNBA Summer League in July 2008,[3] his stats of 3.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in around 11 minutes per game proved to his only career contribution for the Wizards,[4] with his rights used as a makeweight in a 2010 salary-cap motivated deal which broughtKirk Hinrich andKevin Séraphin from theChicago Bulls.[5] On July 7, 2016, his rights were traded to theCleveland Cavaliers alongsideMike Dunleavy Jr. for the draft rights ofAlbert Miralles, which was done in order for the Bulls to signDwyane Wade.[6] On August 7, 2018, his rights were traded to theLos Angeles Clippers forSam Dekker, rights toRenaldas Seibutis and cash, with Clippers aiming to free up a roster spot.[7]
Signed byUNICS Kazan in August 2008,[8] the big man quickly rediscovered his form.[1]He would spend a total of six seasons as a vital part of Kazan's successes, two Russian Cups in 2009 and2014 (with Veremeenko making the All-Cup team in 2014)[9] and the2011 EuroCup.[10]
He moved to Spanish sideCAI Zaragoza in August 2014, but bought out his contract a month later to accept a better paid offer from Turkish outfitBanvit, not even playing a friendly game with the Spaniards.[11]His time with Banvit would see him break the all-timeEuroCup record for total rebounds with a new mark of 476 over eight seasons,[12] ending the season with 543; from averages of 9.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the competition in addition to 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in theTurkish Super League.[13] On 18 August 2015, Veremeenko signed with ItalianSerie A outfitGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia for one year.[13]
On 11 August 2016, Veremeenko signed with German clubBrose Bamberg for the 2016–17 season.[14]
On September 2, 2019, he has signed withTsmoki-Minsk of theVTB United League.[15]
Veremeenko played for the Belarus under-age teams, playing with the Under-18s until 2002, then with the Under-20s at the2004 European Championship.He started playing for the seniornational team from 2003, playing with the team in theDivision B EuroBasket in 2005 and 2007.[16]