Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
2000 Summer Olympics dị ka onye so na ndị otu egwuregwu bọọlụ basketball nke Russia, nke mechara 8th na asọmpi ahụ. Na February 8, 2001, na oge nke atọ ya na CSKA Moscow, Kirilenko ghọrọ onye ọkpụkpọ nke abụọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke FIBA SuproLeague iji dekọọ okpukpu atọ na 13 isi, 11 rebounds, na 10 na-ezu ohi megide Lietuvos Rytas. O gosipụtara nkà ya niile na SuproLeague, na-emecha n'ime iri kacha elu na 7 n'ime edemede 8 nke ọnụ ọgụgụ.