Basketball
BRODSKY: “I can say that we have resolved this dispute”
FBU President Mikhail Brodsky He talked about the formation of the Ukrainian national team for the February and summer matches.
– How will the squad be constructed for the next qualifying windows?
– Our task now is to support the efforts already made. We will do everything possible to create the strongest team possible in February.
In the summer, when two more qualifying periods will be played, the task will be even more difficult for both me as president of the federation and the management. However, we will work to ensure that the national team is represented by the strongest players during these periods.
– After the meeting with the coach, many people talked about the situation with the players who could not come in the summer. How do you evaluate this now?
– This situation needs to be evaluated very carefully. It so happened that all the players who could not make it to the national team in the summer fell into the same line, although they had different reasons, both objective and subjective. Some were injured, while others had to fly to the other side of the world.
The emotions in such a situation are understandable, but it’s not always easy to sort out all the nuances of the moment. I had to study this issue in detail: I personally talked with several players, we discussed everything openly, I heard their position and understood their goals. Apparently not all information was passed on to the coaching staff, leading to a certain misunderstanding of information.
It is clear that everyone has their own life moments and more. They promised that they are ready to play for the Ukrainian national team at any time if the calendar and health contribute to this. I thank them for this position, we will be happy to see them in the national team. I really hope to see Dmitry Skapintsev in February and our other top players in the summer. They have a civic position for which we thank them today.
I believe that now is the time to unite, not sow the seeds of conflict. My main task is to ensure that the strongest players play in the Ukrainian national team. Both the coach and the basketball players want this.
I had an extensive conversation with Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk and Dmitry Skapintsev, students of my private school. We discussed all the points, emphasized them, but in fact there are issues that need to be resolved. I am sure that we did this, and today there is mutual understanding: under favorable conditions, they are ready to play for the Ukrainian national team. The head coach also hears their position. He has already apologized to players for not being able to control his emotions during press conferences and interviews over the summer. I can now say that we have resolved this contradiction.
– Who else does the coaching team trust in the future?
– We also trust other players playing abroad. We are talking about Alexey Lenya, Bogdan Bliznyuk, Vladimir Gerun, Maxim Shulga.
At the same time, you have to understand that the short window in February is very difficult logistically and physically for basketball players playing in Japan or Taiwan. Therefore, most of these questions are especially relevant for the summer windows, when there are more opportunities to create the optimal composition.
The main thing now is to consolidate efforts for victory, which is what Ukraine needs today. If we talk about sports, we need wins on the sports field. For this, everyone needs to do their best.
And this applies not only to the 12 players included in the squad for a particular match, but also to all basketball players included in the expanded list of the Ukrainian national team. Only together will we be able to accomplish the main task: reaching the 2027 World Cup.
Source: Sport UA
Ralph Bean is a writer for Sportish. Ralph has written about sports news for the last two years, and is currently an author on the site. He enjoys writing about sports, and hopes to cover more stories in the future.
Head coach of “Kharkov Falcons” Valery Plekhanov He summarized the team’s 2025 results and talked about the preparations for the continuation of the season:
“Summing up the results of the calendar year, I want to congratulate all our fans on the upcoming New Year and Merry Christmas, wish our favorite team peace and good victories! “Kharkov Falcons” are the first players of this Super League season, so second place at the moment is a good result.
There are a few points we would like to emphasize separately. First of all, seven players from last season’s active squad won the Premier League together, but five of them never played in the Super League. Therefore, the experience they gained in the first half of this season is almost priceless. Secondly, Kharkiv Falcons are one of the two champion teams that did not play a single match at home. It’s very difficult when you’re not playing for your fans, you’re training in one gym, and you’re playing in a different gym every time, even on home tours. In these conditions, 4 defeats in 13 matches is a good result.
One of the most negative moments of this year was not being able to participate in the last four of the Ukrainian Cup. Unfortunately, we were a little unlucky in the draw. After an emotionally difficult and physically exhausting match with Krivbass, we did not have enough strength for the next match against Kiev-Basket in the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, our performances in the cup are over, but now we will be able to focus all our efforts on the championship.
Our main problem now is injuries. We have five injured players, three of whom have serious injuries that require a long recovery period. We’re about to get off to a very tough start to the new calendar season because the Falcons will be playing basketball six weekends in a row, which means six road trips with no rest time. If we could count on all twelve players in the squad at the beginning of the season, there will no longer be such a rotation. Therefore, all the responsibility and burden will fall on the players in the rankings. I hope they get over their injuries in the new year, recover from their injuries as soon as possible, return to work and help their beloved club properly represent Kharkiv in the Super League.
Despite the holidays, we have training scheduled almost seven days a week. “I really hope that by January 10 we will be a combat-ready team that can solve serious problems.”
Source: Sport UA
Ralph Bean is a writer for Sportish. Ralph has written about sports news for the last two years, and is currently an author on the site. He enjoys writing about sports, and hopes to cover more stories in the future.
On December 23, as part of the 1/8 final of the Romanian Cup, the Ukrainian derby was played between Bucharest and Dinamo. Vyacheslav Bobrova and “Fast” Alexandra Lipovoy.
Dinamo won the match 89:79, and the fate of the ticket to the next round was decided in overtime, as Rapid won the first match – 83:73.
The home players acted more accurately in extra time and won with a total score of 101:85 and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Vyacheslav Bobrov made a double-double in 33 minutes on the field, scoring 10 points (4/7 two-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), collecting 10 rebounds, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls.
Alexander Lipovoy played 38 minutes, scored 16 points (1/2 two-pointers, 4/7 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), collected 3 rebounds, made 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 4 fouls.
Romanian Cup. 1/8 final. 2nd match, 23 December
Dinamo Bucharest – Rapid Bucharest – 101:85 Overtime (17:22, 28:12, 24:19, 20:26, 12:6)
Match record:
Source: Sport UA
Ralph Bean is a writer for Sportish. Ralph has written about sports news for the last two years, and is currently an author on the site. He enjoys writing about sports, and hopes to cover more stories in the future.
Basketball
Mikhailyuk repeated his personal best from the NBA regular season in the match against Memphis
Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Utah Jazz Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He repeated his personal best in starts in the NBA regular season.
This happened 128:137 in the game between the Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies on the night of December 23-24.
In this match, Mikhailyuk stayed on the field for 22 minutes and during this time he recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-point, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
This match was Mikhailyuk’s 27th match as a starter this season. So, at the end of December, Svyatoslav repeated his career record in terms of starts, missing only one game against Dallas.
Previously, Mikhailiuk managed to play as a starter in many matches only in the 2019/20 season as part of the Detroit Pistons.
The Jazz are in 12th place in the NBA Western Conference rankings with 10 wins in 29 games. Utah will play its next game against Detroit on Saturday, December 27 at 04:30 Kyiv time.
Source: Sport UA
Ralph Bean is a writer for Sportish. Ralph has written about sports news for the last two years, and is currently an author on the site. He enjoys writing about sports, and hopes to cover more stories in the future.
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