BC Cherkaski Mavpy ( uk, баскетбольний клуб "Черкаські Мавпи", which means "Cherkasy Apes") is a
Ukrainian
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professional
basketball
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club that plays its home games in
Cherkasy.
In the
2007 NBA Draft, Cherkaski Mavpy
center Kyrylo Fesenko was selected 38th by the
Philadelphia 76ers
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, who then traded his rights to the
Utah Jazz. In 2017, Cherkasi played at the Houssam el Din Hariri Tournament, and finished as finalist after losing to
Riyadi Beirut. In 2018, Cherkasi won its first
SuperLeague championship.
Honours
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 c ...
*Champions (1):
2017–18
Season by season
European record
;Notes
Players
Current squad
Notable players
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Fadi El Khatib
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Kyrylo Fesenko 1 season: 2006–07
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Tomas Delininkaitis
Tomas Delininkaitis (born June 11, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 in) and weighs 82 kg.
Profe ...
1 season: 2012–13
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Sviatoslav "Svi" Yuriyovych Mykhailiuk ( uk, Святосла́в Ю́рійович Михайлю́к, ; born June 10, 1997) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). H ...
2012–14
See also
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FC Cherkashchyna
FC Cherkashchyna ( uk, ФК Черкащина) was a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Cherkasy. The club's home ground was Central Stadium which was refurbished in 2003 and has a capacity of 10,321.
The club became the fi ...
External links
Official website
Eurobasket.com Cherkaski Mavpy Page
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Basketball teams in Ukraine
Sport in Cherkasy
Basketball teams established in 2003
2003 establishments in Ukraine