Ukraine men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 36 1 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | FBU | ||
Coach | Vitaly Stepanovsky | ||
Nickname(s) | Синьо-жовті (The Blue and Yellow) Збірна (The National Team) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
Medals | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 9 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Ukraine 87–76 England (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iceland 62–105 Ukraine (Reykjavík, Iceland; 22 November 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 99–62 Ukraine (Vršac, Serbia and Montenegro; 18 September 2005) |
The Ukraine men's national basketball team (Ukrainian: збірна України з баскетболу) represents Ukraine in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine.
After
History
Gaining Independence
Before the Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, 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 debut in 1997. Their first match at the tournament was not a warm welcome for the national team, as they were demolished by Spain 54–82.[2] With less than 24 hours to regroup for their next game, Ukraine faced Germany where they lost again, this time by the score of 81–60. In their final match of group play, they defeated Croatia 88–95, to earn their first ever win at the EuroBasket.[3] 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, and Slovenia to finish the tournament 13th overall.[4]
EuroBasket 2013
After failing to qualify for the EuroBasket in 1999, along with uninspiring results at the finals in
2014 FIBA World Cup
Ukraine made their first appearance on to the global stage at the
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 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.[8]
EuroBasket 2017
After failing to make it out of the group stage in 2015, Ukraine looked to make amends on the continental stage at EuroBasket 2017. Ukraine went through qualifiers where the team finished at a record of (4–2), to earn a spot back to the EuroBasket finals.[9] Placed into Group B to begin the tournament, Ukraine was defeated in their first two matches against Germany and Italy. In their third game, the national team would eventually pickup their first victory against Georgia 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. The national team ultimately displayed supreme urgency to punch their ticket to advance, with a dominant 64–88 win.[10] 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.[11]
2019 FIBA World Cup qualification
For the
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2024
22 February 2024 | Slovenia | 87–73 | Ukraine | Koper, Slovenia |
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18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–18, 25–13, 23–20 | |||
9 | Boxscore | Pts: Kovliar 23 Rebs: Petrov 10 Asts: Kovliar 8 |
Arena: Arena Bonifika Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Alexandre Deman (FRA), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU) |
25 February 2024 | Ukraine | 77–79 | Portugal | Riga, Latvia |
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21:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 16–21, 27–15, 18–17 | |||
10 | Boxscore | Pts: Queiroz 21 Rebs: Queiroz 6 Asts: Williams 5 |
Arena: Arena Riga Attendance: 900 Referees: Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Mihkel Männiste (EST), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU) |
2025
Team
Current roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Slovenia and Portugal.[14]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Alex Len | Artem Pustovyi | Dmytro Skapintsev |
PF
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Volodymyr Gerun | Vyacheslav Bobrov | |
SF | Svi Mykhailiuk | Ivan Tkachenko | |
SG | Bogdan Bliznyuk
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Illya Sydorov | |
PG | Issuf Sanon | Vitaliy Zotov | Denys Lukashov |
Notable players
Current notable players who have played for the national team:
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Head coach position
- Zaurbek Khromaev – (1992–1997)
- Vladislav Pustogarov – (1997–1998)
- Vladimir Ryzhov – (1998–2000)
- Gennadi Zaschuk – (2000–2005)
- Vitaly Lebedintsev – (2006–2007)
- Valentin Berestnev – (2007)
- Valentyn Melnychuk– (2008–2009)
- Vitaliy Cherniy – (2010)
- Mike Fratello – (2011–2014)
- Yevgen Murzin – (2015–2019)
- Ainars Bagatskis – (2019–2023)
- Vitaly Stepanovsky – (2023–present)
Past rosters
4 Oleksandr Okunsky, 5 Grihoriy Khyzhniak, 6 Leonid Yaylo, 7 Ihor Molchanov, 8 Victor Savchenko, 9 Alexander Lokhmanchuk, 10 Denis Zhuravlov, 11 Roman Rubchenko, 12 Vadym Pudzyrey, 13 Yevheniy Murzin, 14 Dmytro Bazelevsky, 15 Ihor Kharchenko (Coach: Zaurbek Khromaev)
4 Andriy Lebedev, 5 Vadym Pudzyrey, 6 Viktor Kobzystyy, 7 Stanislav Balashov, 8 Viacheslav Ievstratenko, 9 Serhiy Lishchuk, 10 Nikolay Khryapa, 11 Oleksandr Okunsky, 12 Dmytro Markov, 13 Dmytro Korablov, 14 Oleksandr Rayevskyy, 15 Volodymyr Ryzhov (Coach: Gennadi Zaschuk)
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, 14 Andriy Botichev, 15 Grigorij Khizhnyak (Coach: Gennadi Zaschuk)
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, 13 Oleksiy Pecherov, 14 Volodymyr Gurtovyy, 15 Slava Medvedenko (Coach: Gennadi Zaschuk)
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2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 18th among 24 teams
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5 Ivan Tkachenko, 7 Denys Lukashov, 10 Svi Mykhailiuk, 13 Vyacheslav Bobrov, 23 Artem Pustovyi, 25 Alex Len, 30 Issuf Sanon,
32 Bohdan Blyzniuk, 44 Dmytro Skapintsev, 45 Vitaliy Zotov, 52 Volodymyr Gerun, 55 Illya Sydorov (Coach: Ainars Bagatskis)
See also
- Sport in Ukraine
- Ukraine women's national basketball team
- Ukraine men's national under-20 basketball team
- Ukraine men's national under-18 basketball team
- Ukraine men's national under-16 basketball team
- Ukraine men's national 3x3 team
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine v Spain EuroBasket 1997 game results". Archive.fiba.com. 25 June 1997.
- ^ "Croatia v Ukraine EuroBasket 1997 game results". Archive.fiba.com. 27 June 1997.
- ^ "Ukraine at the EuroBasket 1997". Archive.fiba.com. 30 June 1997.
- ^ "Ukraine v Serbia EuroBasket 2013 game results". Archive.fiba.com. 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Ukraine at the EuroBasket 2013". Archive.fiba.com. 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Team in focus - Ukraine". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine at the 2014 FIBA World Cup". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine roll past Israel, last team to book ticket for Istanbul". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Ukraine at the EuroBasket 2017". Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Ukraine beats Spain in FIBA World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Ukraine during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Ukraine during the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine at the EuroBasket 2022". Retrieved 11 September 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
- Ukraine FIBA profile
- Ukraine National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Ukraine Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos
- Austria v Ukraine - Highlights - FIBA EuroBasket 2022 - Qualifiers Youtube.com video