Player Profile: Oleksiy Pecherov

#14 OLEKSIY PECHEROV
Position: Forward/Center
Height: 7-0
Weight: 245 lbs.
Birthdate : December 8, 1985
Country: Ukraine
NBA Years: 1
Drafted: 18th Overall (First Round) By Washington In 2006


Career Transactions: None

Professionally: Scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in a career-high 39:02 at ORL (4/16), marking the first double-double of his career…Scored a career-high 15 points vs. ORL (3/5/08)…Played for BC Kyiv in 2006-07 and helped his team reach the Superleague semifinals…Played for Paris Basket Racing in 2005-06 and averaged 11.2 points and 6.3 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per game…Played for BK Politekhnik Kharkov in 2003-04 before moving up to BC Kyiv in the Ukrainian Superleague.

Personally: Is the son of Vladimir and Olga, and has a younger brother, Sasha…Was the first-ever international player selected by the Wizards franchise in the first round of the NBA Draft…Is also a member of the Ukrainian National Team…Is an avid soccer fan and played the sport for five years before turning to basketball…Was a guest of honor and participated in the opening ceremonies at the Washington Area Ukrainian Festival in September 2007…Did not play organized basketball until the age of 15.