How tall is Andrei Kirilenko?

Andrei Kirilenko's listed height is 209 cm (6'10").

About Andrei Kirilenko

Andrei Kirilenko is a Russian basketball executive and former professional player, born on 18 February 1981 in Izhevsk. He is nicknamed AK-47. At age 15 he began playing professionally in the Russian Basketball Super League, and he played for CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001, winning league MVP honours in 2000.

The Utah Jazz selected Kirilenko 24th overall in the 1999 NBA draft, making him the first Russian player selected in the first round and the youngest European player ever chosen. He played 10 seasons for the Jazz in the NBA between 2001 and 2011, made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, played in the 2004 All-Star Game and led the NBA in blocked shots in 2004 to 2005. He later played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and finished his NBA career with the Brooklyn Nets in 2013 to 2014.

At a listed 209 cm (6'10"), Kirilenko won the EuroBasket title with the Russian national team in 2007 and earned MVP honors. He was named FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year twice, and was elected president of the Russian Basketball Federation in 2015.

Frequently asked

How tall is Andrei Kirilenko in feet and inches? Andrei Kirilenko is 6'10" tall, which is 209 cm, 82.3 inches or 2.09 m.

Sources

• Andrei Kirilenko on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Andrei Kirilenko on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 209 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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