The Ukraine men's national basketball team ( uk, збірна України з баскетболу) represents
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
in international
basketball
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competitions. They are controlled by the
Basketball Federation of Ukraine
The Basketball Federation of Ukraine ( uk, Федерація баскетболу України) also known as FBU is the governing body of basketball in Ukraine. It was founded and joined FIBA in 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union ...
.
After
Ukrainian Independence
Ukraine emerged as the concept of a nation, and the Ukrainians as a nationality, with the Ukrainian National Revival which began in the late 18th and early 19th century. The first wave of national revival is traditionally connected with the publ ...
from the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
in 1991, and joining
FIBA
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in 1992, the national team played their first official match against
England
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on 30 May 1993. Their biggest success so far on the international stage has been qualifying for the
EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
nine times, and reaching the
FIBA World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...
for the first time in
2014
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.
History
Gaining Independence
Before the
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
's independence from the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
in
1991
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, Ukrainian players took part on the Soviet Union national team during international competition. The Soviets were one of the strongest national teams in the world during this period.
EuroBasket 1997
Ukraine made their
EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
debut in
1997
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. Their first match at the tournament was not a warm welcome for the national team, as they were demolished by
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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54–82. With less than 24 hours to regroup for their next game, Ukraine faced
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
where they lost again, this time by the score of 81–60. In their final match of group play, they defeated
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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88–95, to earn their first ever win at the EuroBasket. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the team to advance to the knockout stage, as they were relegated to the classification rounds for 13th–16th place. There, the team defeated
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
, and
Slovenia
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to finish the tournament 13th overall.
EuroBasket 2013
After failing to qualify for the EuroBasket in 1999, along with uninspiring results at the finals in
2001
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,
2003
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,
2005
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, and
2011
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respectively, Ukraine was eager to turn their fortunes around at
EuroBasket 2013
EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24.
France defeated Lithuania in th ...
. Ukraine was placed into
Group A
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to begin their tournament run. The national team was victorious in their first three matches of the tournament, against
Belgium
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,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, and Germany. Heading into their fourth match against the heavily favoured
France
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, Ukraine displayed genuine toughness in a losing effort to the eventual tournament champions 71–77. In their final game of the preliminary phase, the team turned around and displayed resilience in blowing out
Great Britain
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68–87 to advance to the second group phase. There, they were blasted in their first match of group play against Latvia, but redeemed themselves with a quality victory over
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
a few days later. Ukraine went on to lose their final game in the group to
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
, however, it was enough to clinch a spot into the knockout rounds. In the quarter-finals, Ukraine was paired up against
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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, although the national team would come up short 84–72. With the loss, Ukraine went on to play in classification matches to determine 5th–8th place. The team defeated
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, before falling to Slovenia to finish up in sixth place. It was the best result for Ukraine at the EuroBasket to that point.
2014 FIBA World Cup
Ukraine made their first appearance on to the global stage at the
2014 FIBA World Cup
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...
, through their surprising performance at EuroBasket 2013. Led by former
NBA
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head coach
Mike Fratello
Michael Robert Fratello (born February 24, 1947) is an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Fratello is currently an analyst for Fox Sports Ohio for the Cavaliers and a part-time color commentator for Fox Sports West f ...
, the national team won their first ever match in the World Cup, defeating the
Dominican Republic
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72–62. With their historic win under their belt, the team went into their second match of the tournament confident. However, Finland would pull out a narrow 81–76 victory to drop Ukraine to a record of (1–1). Entering their third match, Ukraine went up against
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, and the national team didn't disappoint. They eventually won a hard fought 64–58 contest, before their pivotal game versus
New Zealand
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.
With a berth into the Round of 16 on the line, Ukraine needed one more victory to advance. But they were unsuccessful in the crucial match, as they lost 73–61, to head into their do-or-die game against the tournament favourite
United States
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in a dire position. In the must win game for Ukraine, the national team got off to a strong start, to even possess the lead after the first period. However, the Americans flexed their dominance thereafter, which led to the team being eliminated from the tournament altogether by the score of 71–95.
EuroBasket 2017
After failing to make it out of the group stage in
2015
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, Ukraine looked to make amends on the continental stage at
EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
. Ukraine went through qualifiers where the team finished at a record of (4–2), to earn a spot back to the EuroBasket finals. Placed into
Group B
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to begin the tournament, Ukraine was defeated in their first two matches against
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. In their third game, the national team would eventually pickup their first victory against
Georgia
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81–88. Sitting at a record of (1–2), Lithuania handed Ukraine a damaging 62–94 defeat. With one game remaining in group play, and a spot into the knockout stage on the line, the team was up against one of the tournament co-hosts
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The national team ultimately displayed supreme urgency to punch their ticket to advance, with a dominant 64–88 win. Entering the Round of 16, however, was where Ukraine would come up short, by getting thoroughly defeated by the eventual champions of the tournament Slovenia 55–79.
2019 FIBA World Cup qualification
For the
first round
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Group B
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. The national team would open up their qualifying campaign with a solid road victory against
Sweden
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76–84. They would eventually attain a (3–3) record in the group to advance to the second and final phase of qualifying. In the second group phase of qualifiers, Ukraine started things off with a strong home win against
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. Although the team dropped their second match of group play to
Montenegro
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90–84 to fall to (1–1). After that loss for Ukraine, the team would finish the rest of the qualifiers at a record of (5–7) overall, and were eliminated from World Cup contention.
Netherlands
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and
Iceland
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.
Depth chart
Notable players
Current notable players who have played for the national team:
Head coach position
Past rosters
1997 EuroBasket
The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a ber ...
: finished 13th among 16 teams
4 Oleksandr Okunsky, 5 Grihoriy Khyzhniak, 6 Leonid Yaylo, 7 Ihor Molchanov, 8 Victor Savchenko, 9
Alexander Lokhmanchuk
Alexander Lokhmanchuk ( uk, Александр Лохманчук; born 28 May 1973 in Kerch, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former professional basketball player of Ukraine men's national basketball team. The forward is 2.09 m tall.
Internat ...
2001 EuroBasket
The 2001 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2001, was the 32nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship, giving a b ...
: finished 14th among 16 teams
4 Andriy Lebedev, 5 Vadym Pudzyrey, 6 Viktor Kobzystyy, 7 Stanislav Balashov, 8 Viacheslav Ievstratenko, 9
Serhiy Lishchuk
Serhiy Lishchuk (alternate spelling: Sergei Lishouk) ( ua, Сергій Ліщук; born March 31, 1982) is a Ukrainian retired basketball player. Lishchuk played 18 seasons as a professional player in Ukraine and Spain.
Professional career
Euro ...
2003 EuroBasket
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: finished 14th among 16 teams
4 Andrii Lebediev, 5 Oleksandr Rayevskyy, 6 Oleksandr Skutelnyk, 7 Stanislav Balashov, 8 Artur Drozdov, 9 Sergiy Moskalenko, 10 Nikolay Khryapa, 11 Oleksandr Okunsky, 12 Viacheslav Ievstratenko, 13
Alexander Lokhmanchuk
Alexander Lokhmanchuk ( uk, Александр Лохманчук; born 28 May 1973 in Kerch, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former professional basketball player of Ukraine men's national basketball team. The forward is 2.09 m tall.
Internat ...
, 14 Andriy Botichev, 15
Grigorij Khizhnyak
Grigorij Khizhnyak (alternate spelling: Grygorii Khizhniak, uk, Григорій Хижняк; July 16, 1974 – October 5, 2018) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. Standing at a height of , he played at the center position. He was ...
(Coach: Gennadi Zaschuk)
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2005 EuroBasket
The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth ...
: finished 16th among 16 teams
4 Andrii Lebediev, 5 Artem Butskyy, 6 Viktor Kobzystyy, 7 Stanislav Balashov, 8 Igor Kryvych, 9 Volodymyr Koval, 10 Oleksandr Rayevskyy, 11 Rostyslav Kryvych, 12
Serhiy Lishchuk
Serhiy Lishchuk (alternate spelling: Sergei Lishouk) ( ua, Сергій Ліщук; born March 31, 1982) is a Ukrainian retired basketball player. Lishchuk played 18 seasons as a professional player in Ukraine and Spain.
Professional career
Euro ...
, 13
Oleksiy Pecherov
Oleksiy Ivanovych Pecherov ( uk, Олексій Іванович Печеров; born December 8, 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Ukraine national basketball team.
Professional career
The Wa ...
Maksym Pustozvonov
Maksym Zvonov ( uk, Максим Звонов; till 2020 - Pustozvonov; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.
Professional career
Ukraine
Born in Bila Tserkva, Z ...
, 5
Denys Lukashov
Denys Lukashov (born 30 April 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a member of the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015.
Honours Club
;Budivelnyk ...
, 6
Steve Burtt Jr.
Steven Dwayne Burtt Jr. ( uk, Стівен Буртт; born March 7, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player. After four years at Iona, Burtt entered the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected.
High school car ...
, 7
Oleksandr Kolchenko
Oleksandr Kolchenko ( uk, Олександр Кольченко; born September 20, 1988) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Cherkaski Mavpy and the Ukrainian national team.
With Ukraine, Kolchenko played at the EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket ...
, 8
Oleksandr Lypovyy
Oleksandr Lypovyy (born October 9, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup.
Professional career
In March 2014, Lypovyy signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena ...
, 9
Dmytro Zabirchenko
Dmytro Zabirchenko (born 15 June 1984) s a Ukrainian retired basketball player and current coach.Profile ...
, 10 Oleg Saltovets, 11
Oleksiy Pecherov
Oleksiy Ivanovych Pecherov ( uk, Олексій Іванович Печеров; born December 8, 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Ukraine national basketball team.
Professional career
The Wa ...
, 12
Serhiy Lishchuk
Serhiy Lishchuk (alternate spelling: Sergei Lishouk) ( ua, Сергій Ліщук; born March 31, 1982) is a Ukrainian retired basketball player. Lishchuk played 18 seasons as a professional player in Ukraine and Spain.
Professional career
Euro ...
, 13 Danylo Kozlov, 14
Kyrylo Fesenko
Kyrylo Anatoliyovych Fesenko ( uk, Кирило Анатолійович Фесенко; born 24 December 1986) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Al-Nasr SC of the Libyan Division I Basketball League. Standing at , he plays the ce ...
, 15
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov ( uk, В’ячеслав Кравцов; born 25 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers of the P. League+. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball te ...
(Coach:
Mike Fratello
Michael Robert Fratello (born February 24, 1947) is an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Fratello is currently an analyst for Fox Sports Ohio for the Cavaliers and a part-time color commentator for Fox Sports West f ...
Maksym Pustozvonov
Maksym Zvonov ( uk, Максим Звонов; till 2020 - Pustozvonov; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.
Professional career
Ukraine
Born in Bila Tserkva, Z ...
, 5
Eugene Jeter
Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. A tall point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national ...
, 6
Olexandr Mishula
Olexandr Mishula ( ua, Олександр Мішула, born April 18, 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball team. Standing at , he ...
, 7 Dmytro Gliebov, 8
Sergiy Gladyr
Sergiy Gladyr ( uk, Сергій Гладир; born October 17, 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He was selected with the 49th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 NBA draft.
Professional career
Gladyr began hi ...
, 9
Oleksandr Lypovyy
Oleksandr Lypovyy (born October 9, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup.
Professional career
In March 2014, Lypovyy signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena ...
, 10
Kyrylo Natyazhko
Kyryl Natyazhko (born 30 November 1990) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for BC Dnipro, Dnipro OF THE Ukrainian Basketball Super League, USL. He also represents the Ukraine national basketball team, Ukrainian national team, where he ...
, 11
Dmytro Zabirchenko
Dmytro Zabirchenko (born 15 June 1984) s a Ukrainian retired basketball player and current coach.Profile ...
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov ( uk, В’ячеслав Кравцов; born 25 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers of the P. League+. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball te ...
(Coach:
Mike Fratello
Michael Robert Fratello (born February 24, 1947) is an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Fratello is currently an analyst for Fox Sports Ohio for the Cavaliers and a part-time color commentator for Fox Sports West f ...
)
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2014 FIBA World Cup
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: finished 18th among 24 teams
4
Maksym Pustozvonov
Maksym Zvonov ( uk, Максим Звонов; till 2020 - Pustozvonov; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.
Professional career
Ukraine
Born in Bila Tserkva, Z ...
, 5
Eugene Jeter
Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. A tall point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national ...
, 6
Olexandr Mishula
Olexandr Mishula ( ua, Олександр Мішула, born April 18, 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball team. Standing at , he ...
Sergiy Gladyr
Sergiy Gladyr ( uk, Сергій Гладир; born October 17, 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He was selected with the 49th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 NBA draft.
Professional career
Gladyr began hi ...
, 9
Oleksandr Lypovyy
Oleksandr Lypovyy (born October 9, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup.
Professional career
In March 2014, Lypovyy signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena ...
, 10
Kyrylo Natyazhko
Kyryl Natyazhko (born 30 November 1990) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for BC Dnipro, Dnipro OF THE Ukrainian Basketball Super League, USL. He also represents the Ukraine national basketball team, Ukrainian national team, where he ...
, 11
Dmytro Zabirchenko
Dmytro Zabirchenko (born 15 June 1984) s a Ukrainian retired basketball player and current coach.Profile ...
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov ( uk, В’ячеслав Кравцов; born 25 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers of the P. League+. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball te ...
(Coach:
Mike Fratello
Michael Robert Fratello (born February 24, 1947) is an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Fratello is currently an analyst for Fox Sports Ohio for the Cavaliers and a part-time color commentator for Fox Sports West f ...
)
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2015 EuroBasket
EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...
: finished 22nd among 24 teams
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Maksym Pustozvonov
Maksym Zvonov ( uk, Максим Звонов; till 2020 - Pustozvonov; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.
Professional career
Ukraine
Born in Bila Tserkva, Z ...
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Jerome Randle
Jerome J. Randle (born May 21, 1987) is an American-Ukrainian professional basketball player who last played for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears men's basketball, California Golden B ...
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Olexandr Mishula
Olexandr Mishula ( ua, Олександр Мішула, born April 18, 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball team. Standing at , he ...
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Denys Lukashov
Denys Lukashov (born 30 April 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a member of the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015.
Honours Club
;Budivelnyk ...
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Kyrylo Fesenko
Kyrylo Anatoliyovych Fesenko ( uk, Кирило Анатолійович Фесенко; born 24 December 1986) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Al-Nasr SC of the Libyan Division I Basketball League. Standing at , he plays the ce ...
Stanislav Tymofeyenko
Stanislav Tymofeyenko (born 3 June 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Dnipro and the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015. He is bronze medalist of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 Eu ...
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Oleksandr Lypovyy
Oleksandr Lypovyy (born October 9, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup.
Professional career
In March 2014, Lypovyy signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena ...
Yevgen Murzin
Yevhen Murzin (born September 24, 1965 in Novosibirsk) is a former Soviet and Ukrainian men's basketball player and current Ukrainian basketball coach. Currently he is a manager of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague team Kharkivski Sokoly.
He c ...
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2017 EuroBasket
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
: finished 15th among 24 teams
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Maksym Pustozvonov
Maksym Zvonov ( uk, Максим Звонов; till 2020 - Pustozvonov; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He represents the Ukrainian national basketball team.
Professional career
Ukraine
Born in Bila Tserkva, Z ...
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Oleksandr Kolchenko
Oleksandr Kolchenko ( uk, Олександр Кольченко; born September 20, 1988) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Cherkaski Mavpy and the Ukrainian national team.
With Ukraine, Kolchenko played at the EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket ...
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Denys Lukashov
Denys Lukashov (born 30 April 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a member of the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015.
Honours Club
;Budivelnyk ...
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Ruslan Otverchenko
Ruslan Otverchenko ( uk, Руслан Отверченко; 6 January 1990 – 15 January 2023) was a Ukrainian basketball player for SC Prometey and the Ukraine national basketball team, Ukrainian National Team.
Otverchenko played the majority ...
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Oleksandr Lypovyy
Oleksandr Lypovyy (born October 9, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup.
Professional career
In March 2014, Lypovyy signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena ...
Vyacheslav Bobrov
Vyacheslav Bobrov (born 19 September 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League.. He also plays for the Ukrainian national team.
Professional career
During the 2019 ...
Viacheslav Kravtsov
Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov ( uk, В’ячеслав Кравцов; born 25 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers of the P. League+. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball te ...
Vladimir Konev
Volodymyr Koniev (born 18 June 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. He also represents the Ukraine national team.
He participated at the EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th ...
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Olexandr Mishula
Olexandr Mishula ( ua, Олександр Мішула, born April 18, 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He also represents the Ukrainian national basketball team. Standing at , he ...
(Coach:
Yevgen Murzin
Yevhen Murzin (born September 24, 1965 in Novosibirsk) is a former Soviet and Ukrainian men's basketball player and current Ukrainian basketball coach. Currently he is a manager of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague team Kharkivski Sokoly.
He c ...
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2022 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 24 teams
5 Ivan Tkachenko, 7
Denys Lukashov
Denys Lukashov (born 30 April 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a member of the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015.
Honours Club
;Budivelnyk ...
Vyacheslav Bobrov
Vyacheslav Bobrov (born 19 September 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League.. He also plays for the Ukrainian national team.
Professional career
During the 2019 ...
Alex Len
Oleksiy Yuriyovych Len ( uk, Олексій Ю́рійович Лень; born June 16, 1993), commonly known as Alex Len (), is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Be ...
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Issuf Sanon
Issuf Vladlen Sanon ( uk, Іссуф Санон; born October 30, 1999), also spelled Yusuf Sanon, is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. Standing , the combo guard has experience wi ...
Vitaliy Zotov
Vitalij Zotov (born March 3, 1997) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Budivelnyk Kyiv
BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays i ...
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Volodymyr Gerun
Volodymyr Gerun (born 25 March 1994) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Liga ACB.
Playing career
Gerun started out with his home town club BC Dnipro for the 2011–12 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague season.
Sport in Ukraine
Sports in Ukraine as in any other country throughout the World plays an important role in shaping the popular view of Ukraine and Ukrainian popular culture to its residents and the rest of the World. Sports in Ukraine while it is voluntary and ...
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Ukraine women's national basketball team
The Ukraine women's national basketball team represents Ukraine in international women's basketball matches. They are controlled by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine (FBU).
As of late 2019, its team captain has been Alina Iagupova.
Tourna ...