Vakhtang Natsvlishvili

Vakhtang "Vato" Natsvlishvili. (Georgian: ვახტანგ "ვატო" ნაცვლიშვილი) (born January 28, 1976) is a retired Georgian professional basketball player. He was the captain of Georgian National Basketball Team from 1997 till 2007.

Vakhtang Natsvlishvili

Personal information
Born	(1976-01-28) January 28, 1976 (age 49) Tbilisi, Georgia
Nationality	Georgian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Boston College (1995–1996)
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1990–2009
Position	Power forward
Number	13
Career history
1990–1993	Martve Tbilisi
1993–1995	Cactus Tbilisi
1996–1997	Vita Tbilisi
1997–1998	Cherno More Port Varna
1998	Karşıyaka Basket
1999	CB Villa de Los Barrios
1999–2000	Bnei Herzliya
2000–2001	Basco Batumi
2001–2003	Oliveirense
2003–2007	Dijon Basket
2008–2009	Aviamsheni Tbilisi
Career highlights
3× Georgian Superliga champion (1996, 1997, 2001) Bulgarian Championship champion (1998) Portuguese Basketball Cup winner (2003) Portuguese League Cup winner (2003) Portuguese SuperCup winner (2003) LNB_Pro_A_Leaders_Cup winner (2004) FIBA_EuroCup_Challenge finalist 2004 2003–04_FIBA_Europe_Cup runners-up French Basketball Cup winner (2006) Match des Champions winner (2006)

Career

Throughout his career, Vato Natsvlishvili has played in different European basketball clubs. He represented the Georgian national basketball team from 1994 to 2007 as well.^[1] Later in his career, Natsvlishvili played in Georgia.^[2] His best career game with the national team was against Turkey on 3 December 1997, he scored 33 points with 8 rebounds.^[3]

Personal life

Natsvilishvili is married to a model Nino Tskitishvili, a sister of basketball player Nika Tskitishvili. His daughter, Tako is a model as well.^[4]