Basketball
OFFICIALLY. Cherkasy Mavpy appointed new coach
Basketball club “Cherkasy Mavpy” officially announced the start of cooperation with a Ukrainian specialist Vasily IvlevHe joined Dmitry Nagorny’s coaching staff.
“New energy in the coaching staff of Cherkasy Mavp,” writes the press service of the Cherkasy club.
“It’s very nice and unexpected. I will try to help the team reach the level at the beginning of the season with my energy,” the coach said succinctly.
This season, Cherkasy Mavpy is in the 9th place in the Super League rankings and could only get 4 wins in 16 matches in the season. In the last campaign, Cherkasy Mavpy became the bronze medalist of the Super League.
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The Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Basketball Federation has approved the head coaches of the Ukrainian women’s youth teams for 2026.
The following names were appointed as head coaches of the young women’s teams:
Ukraine national team U-16 – Larisa Eshchenko
Ukraine national team U-18 – Ganna Shlikova
Ukraine national team U-20 – Evgeniy Murzin
Oksana Kirsanova-Staron was appointed head coach of the U-15 national team (girls born in 2011 and younger).
Ukraine U-20 women’s national team
Head Coach – Evgeny Murzin
Ukraine U-20 young women’s team will compete in the European Championship in Group B, which will be held in Samokov (Bulgaria) between 4-12 July.
Evgeniy Murzin is currently the president of the Ukrainian national women’s team.
He started his coaching career in the early 2000s, working for leading clubs in Ukraine and repeatedly leading men’s and women’s teams at national level. At the Men’s EuroBasket 2017, the Ukrainian national team led by Evgeniy Murzin reached the 1/8 finals.
Since 2021 she has been a member of the headquarters of the Ukrainian women’s national team and since 2023 she has been the head coach. He led the U-20 youth team (2022, 2025), U-18 youth team (2024) and U-16 star team (2023).
Achievements as a coach: Super League silver (2019), Super League bronze (2011), Ukrainian Cup finalist (2013).
Ukraine U-18 women’s national team
Head Coach – Ganna Shlikova
Ukrainian junior women’s team U-18 will play in the European Championship in Group B between 31 July and 9 August. The tournament will take place in Ploiesti or Tulcea (Romania).
Ganna Shlikova is the head coach of Khmelnitsky Youth Sports School No. 1, where she won the First League in the 2020/2021 season. 3 and is a teacher in the basketball department of BC “Khmelnitsky”. Currently the club plays in the First League of the Ukrainian Championship, where it is one of the leaders of the championship.
Shlikova has been on the coaching staff of the Ukrainian women’s youth teams (U-18 and U-20) since 2023 and joined the coaching staff of the Ukrainian national team in November 2025.
Ukraine U-16 women’s national team
Head Coach – Larisa Eshchenko
Ukraine U-16 women’s star team will organize the European Championship in Group B between 13-22 August. The location of the tournament will be determined later.
Larisa Eshchenko is an experienced coach with many years of experience in youth basketball. He worked with Irina Nagornaya in youth teams for many years.
Last year Larisa Eshchenko reached the EYBL Super Final with girls in this age group. He is also the current VYBL champion among girls born in 2010 as the head coach of the capital’s Youth Sports School-3-Baghira.
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Basketball
“It’s a difficult situation, of course. We must come together more than ever.” Captain of BC Zenit – about changes in the coaching staff
Sergey Karasev / Photo: © Nikola Krstic / MB Media / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Zenit captain Sergei Karasev spoke about the atmosphere in the team after changes in the coaching staff.
On Tuesday, Alexander Sekulic was suspended from his duties as head coach of Zenit. The team’s preparation for the match of the 22nd round of the regular season of the VTB United League against MBA-MAI was carried out under the leadership of Maxim Uchaikin, who will serve as interim head coach.
The MBA-MAI – Zenit match will take place on Wednesday in Moscow.
— How did you prepare for the match with MBA-MAI?
— Preparations took place as usual. Yes, there have been changes in the club, but all the guys are determined to fight and win.
— What words did acting head coach Maxim Uchaikin say to you and what task did he set for you?
– It’s a difficult situation, of course. We must come together more than ever, one for all, and all for one. We are for the coach, and the coach is for us. We will give our all, play to the maximum. “We want to achieve victory,” Zenit’s press service quotes Karasev as saying.
Sekulic took charge of Zenit in June; the contract with the 47-year-old Slovenian specialist is for the 2025/26 season with the possibility of extension under the “1+1” scheme. Sekulic is also the head coach of the Slovenian national team.
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Basketball
Great loss. Golden State’s star player will not be able to play for the rest of the season
Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler The club announced on its official pages that he would miss the rest of the season.
Butler was diagnosed with a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee that would require surgery.
Jimmy left the game with 7:41 left in the third quarter in a game against the Miami Heat, collapsing after making an errant landing following a pass and clutching his right knee in pain. The star striker was immediately removed from the field.
Before his injury, Butler managed 17 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in 21 minutes.
He averaged 20 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in 38 games this season.
The Warriors currently sit eighth in the Western Conference with a 25-20 record.
Jimmy Butler III will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season due to a torn right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Jimmy will undergo surgery at a date to be determined. pic.twitter.com/UB7K7MmNoV
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 20, 2026
Jimmy Butler left Warriors game with apparent knee injury
I hope it’s okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/z5zQzogIYs
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 20, 2026
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