Artur Konontšuk
{{short description|Estonian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Artur Konontšuk
| image =
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| position = Small forward
| height_m = 2.00
| weight_kg = 101
| league = Basketball Bundesliga
| team = EWE Baskets Oldenburg
| number = 34
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pärnu, Estonia
| college = Southern Miss (2019–2021)
| draft_year =
| career_start =
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Pärnu Mets/KK Paulus
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team2 = Kadrina Karud
| years3 = 2017–2018
| team3 = Pärnu Sadam
| years4 = 2017–2018
| team4 = →KK Paulus/Pärnu Mets
| years5 = 2018–2019
| team5 = Get Better Academy
| years6 = 2021–2022
| team6 = Pärnu Sadam
| years7 = 2022–2023
| team7 = Kalev/Cramo
| years8 = 2023–2024
| team8 = Covirán Granada
| years9 = 2024–present
| team9 = Baskets Oldenburg
| highlights = * 2x Estonian League champion (2022, 2023)
}}
Artur Konontšuk (born 9 May 2000) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the small forward position.
Professional career
On 17 August 2021, Konontšuk signed a one-year contract with his hometown team Pärnu Sadam.{{cite web|title=Pärnu korvpallitiim palkas USA ülikoolist aastaks kodumaale naasnud kasvandiku|url=https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/94333045/parnu-korvpallitiim-palkas-usa-ulikoolist-aastaks-kodumaale-naasnud-kasvandiku|language=et|publisher=Delfi Sport|accessdate=8 December 2022}} In the 2021–22 KML season, he helped his team to their first Estonian League championship.
On 13 July 2022, Konontšuk signed a one-year deal with an option for one more season with BC Kalev.{{cite web|title=Kalev/Cramo meelitas Pärnust üle veel ühe mängija|url=https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/120035202/kalevcramo-meelitas-parnust-ule-veel-uhe-mangija|language=et|publisher=Delfi Sport|accessdate=8 December 2022}} With Kalev, he reached FIBA Europe Cup play-offs and was the leader in efficiency during the first leg of quarter-finals.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-09 |title=Quarter-Finals First Leg Top Performers: Konontsuk, Bliznyuk, Williams, Dotson, Grant - FIBA Europe Cup 2022-23 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/22-23/news/quarter-finals-first-leg-top-performers-konontsuk-bliznyuk-williams-dotson-grant |website=fiba.basketball}} He was named FIBA Europe Cup MVP in March.{{Cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=Konontsuk collects FIBA Europe Cup MVP award for March |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/22-23/news/konontsuk-collects-fiba-europe-cup-mvp-award-for-march |website=fiba.basketball}}
National team career
Konontšuk made his debut for the Estonian national team on 11 November 2022, in a 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier against Sweden.{{cite web|title="Tellistega" mängu alustanud Artur Konontšuk: mis viskel öeldakse? Viska, kuni sisse saad!|url=https://korvpall24.ee/tellistega-mangu-alustanud-artur-konontsuk-mis-viskel-oeldakse-viska-kuni-sisse-saad|publisher=Korvpall24.ee|accessdate=8 December 2022|language=et}}
Career statistics
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=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Southern Miss
| 29||20||26.3||.426|| .289 ||.711||3.6||1.0||.5|| .3 ||6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Southern Miss
| 25 || 4 || 16.1 || .358||.317|| .571|| 2.7 ||1.0|| .2 || .2 || 4.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 54|| 24|| 21.6 || .398|| .301|| .673|| 3.2 || 1.0 || .4 || .3 || 5.7
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Awards and accomplishments
- Estonian League champion: 2022
- FIBA Europe Cup MVP of the March 2023.
References
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External links
- [http://www.basket.ee/et/mangijate-otsing?pid=21221 Artur Konontsuk] at Basket.ee {{in lang|et}}
- {{FIBA|new_id=256650|name=Artur Konontsuk}}
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Category:21st-century Estonian sportsmen
Category:BC Kalev/Cramo players
Category:Estonian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:Estonian expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
Category:Estonian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Estonian men's basketball players
Category:EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
Category:Fundación CB Granada players