Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrei Kirilenko was named the 2012 FIBA Europe Player of the Year Tuesday. Kirilenko played in Moscow last season.

Kirilenko also led the Russian national team to a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic was ninth in the annual voting.

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