Maksym Zvonov ( uk, Максим Звонов; till 2020 - Pustozvonov; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional

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player. He represents the

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Professional career

Ukraine

Born in

Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva ( uk, Бі́ла Це́рква ; ) is a city in the center of Ukraine, the largest city in Kyiv Oblast (after Kyiv, which is the administrative center, but not part of the oblast), and part of the Right Bank. It serves as the admi ...

, Zvonov began his basketball career in the

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, first with the second division team became a champion and then first division of

BC Kyiv BC Kyiv ( uk, БК "Київ") was a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club's home court for Ukrainian domestic league matches was the Meridian Sports Complex, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Large attendance games an ...

from 2004 to 2010. In 2010 was nominated “Best progressive player of the league “ From 2010 to 2011 he played for

BC Azovmash MBK Mariupol ( uk, МБК «Маріуполь»") (former name: BK Azovmash)is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. Mariupol was one of the strongest teams in Ukraine ...

.Was named the best player of the round 6 in VTB league. In 2011, he joined the team of

BC Donetsk Basketball Club Donetsk ( uk, баскетбольний клуб Донецьк), commonly known as simply Donetsk, was a Ukrainian professional basketball club, based in Donetsk. The team played in the Ukrainian SuperLeague. The mascot of the te ...

, where he spent two seasons and become a champion of Ukrainian National Super league. In 2013, he came back to

for one year. In August 2014, he signed with the

BC Budivelnyk BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdr ...

for the 2014–2015 season. In March 2015, he was named the

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, after beating

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in Final with Budivelnyk. In September 2018, he signed with the

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for the 2018–2019 season.With him Odessa advanced to the Cup Final and he was shooting over 50% from 3 point line in the National championship (best in a league) In August 2019, he signed with the

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for the 2019–2020 season.And again finished the season with the best percentage in league from 3 point line(over 48%). In January 2021, he signed with the

and will play under the new name of Zvonov. With Zvonov BC Budivelnik become a National Cup winner. During his career 5 times he was selected for National super league All Star Games .In 2020 won the three points contest.

Romania

In October 2015, Zvonov signed with the BCM U Pitești for the 2015–2016 season.Where he finished his season as a best 3 point shooter of the National league with over 56%! In the 2016–17 season he played for Romanian team

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and won the SuperCup, Cup and the National Championship.

NBA G-League

On November 21, 2017, Zvonov was acquired by the

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. Almost immediately he was exchanged for the

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. He played for the

in the

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till March 2018.

National team career

Zvonov was a member of the

at the

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Coaching career

In summer 2022, Zvonov was a part of

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training camp as an assistant coach.

Personal life

Zvonov married Lana Kaufman on April 2022. The couple has one son, Lev (b. November 6, 2020). Lana Kaufman also has three children from a previous relationship,

References

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