Basketball
Zaporozhye coach: “It was a serious challenge for our team”
Head coach of BC Zaporozhye Dmitry Shchiglinsky He summarized the results of the team’s last matches in 2025 against Krivbass (68:84) and Niko-Basket (78:67).
“Going into the last calendar bubble this year we clearly understood how important this was for us in terms of tournament position. “Krivbass” were right behind us in the table and “Niko-Basket” were playing at home, so both matches promised to be extremely difficult. We were also without our captain Anton Buts, who was injured, which significantly affected the preparations.
We had a bad start to our match against Krivbass, the opponent scored their first long range shots, became confident and kept control of the match for most of the game. We managed to reduce the difference to 4 points in the fourth quarter, but unfortunately we did not have the strength to do more. Krivbass’ last attack with 11:0 gave them an important victory. In the absence of Anton Buts, they had to use rotation and it was not easy for Vyacheslav Kiktev to counter the opponent’s big players.
Our expectations were also the highest for our second match against Niko-Basket. We recently met with this team at the Ukrainian Cup and made a comprehensive analysis. I would like to thank my assistant for her quality work. We analyzed the mistakes in the previous match in detail and focused on playing defense. Even though we made many interventions at the beginning of the match, we could not immediately gain the scoring advantage. The team added more after the first quarter. There were quick breaks, easy points and a more organized attack, and these ultimately brought results. We got the win we needed.
Overall, I am happy with the results of this dough. We maintained our place among the top four teams in the Super League, so I evaluate the performance positively. Playing without one of the starting five players is a serious challenge for our team. I thank the men for their character; “After the defeat in the first match, no one gave up and the next day we played a high-quality game, first of all, as a single team.”
Source: Sport UA
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CSKA basketball players beat Samara in a home match of the VTB United League regular season.
The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 103:60 (34:15, 29:19, 17:19, 23:7). The most productive player was CSKA forward Samson Ruzhentsev (23 points).
According to additional indicators, CSKA was ahead of UNICS Kazan and came out on top, with the teams having 18 wins and two losses. Samara, with one win and 19 defeats, is in 11th place.
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VTB. 2025-26
CSKA (Moscow) – “Samara” (Samara) – 103:60 (34:15, 29:19, 17:19, 23:7)
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Betting brand GGBET and the Basketball Federation of Ukraine (FBU) have agreed on a title partnership. The partners will work together to ensure that Ukrainian basketball receives more attention from viewers and media and fans receive more interesting content.
Basketball remains one of the favorite sports of Ukrainian fans. As part of the partnership, GGBET and FBU plan to launch a series of creative initiatives, special projects and interactive experiences across digital channels that will help bring fans even closer to teams and players.
“For us, this partnership is about systematic support for Ukrainian sports and expanding our audience. It is important for us to work with fans from different segments, and basketball is ideal for this. This is an emotional, fast and very “live” sport that deserves modern communication. It is important for us to comprehensively strengthen this area, from integration into the championship to partnerships with national teams. Together with FBU, we want to create content that will attract the attention of fans, be visible in the media and work to popularize basketball,” said Sergei. Mishchenko is the CEO of GGBET.
FBU emphasizes that the partnership with GGBET will help expand communication, talk more about basketball and focus on the needs of the teams.
“Our task is to ensure that basketball develops in Ukraine and remains visible to fans, media and partners. Supporting sports and teams during wartime is of particular importance. The start of a title partnership with GGBET is an opportunity for us to launch strong joint projects that will give more attention and energy to Ukrainian basketball,” said Mikhail Brodsky, President of the Ukrainian Basketball Federation.
In the near future, the first news about joint ventures and formats will appear on the social networks of GGBET and FBU.
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The basketball club of the VTB United League “Yenisei” announced the signing of a contract with attacking defender Daniil Kasatkin.
The contract with the 26-year-old player runs until the end of the 2026/27 season. On Thursday, Kasatkin was released from a French prison and returned to his homeland. According to the FSB, the Russian was exchanged for a French citizen, who was accused of espionage in Russia.
– I’m glad that we will cooperate. Daniil is in the best years of his career and can help the team a lot. We understand that he will need time to adapt after a difficult period, and we will gradually increase the load. I am sure that signing a contract with him is an excellent decision for both parties,” said Yenisey head coach Jovica Arsic.
In the 2024/25 season, the average statistics of Kasatkin, who played for MBA-MAI, were 6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.4 steals in 18 minutes on the court.
After 20 matches with eight wins and 12 losses, Enisey is in seventh place in the VTB United League.
In June 2025, Kasatkin was arrested in France at the request of the United States. He was suspected of participating in a hacker network engaged in extortion. He faced up to 25 years on charges of “computer fraud” and “electronic fraud.” The athlete did not admit guilt. Kasatkin was subject to extradition to the United States.
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Source: Sportbox
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