Basketball
Tyson Carter: ‘I want to do something special this year’
american escort Tyson Carter confirmed this Tuesday in his presentation as a new player uniboxwhat do they want “I’m going to do something special this year.” “We made a very good team.”
“It’s a really good club,” Carter said, adding that it’s in “a very nice city with lots of fans and history.”
The shooting guard, who wants to ‘do good’ at Unikaha, wants to ‘grow’, noting that this is ‘one of the reasons’ he decided to join the team. many”.
about the new coach Yvon Navarroemphasizing that “it will be important to learn and improve a lot”, admitting that he would like to try out with the ACB, considering it to be one of “the best leagues in Europe”.
Carter, who was born in Mississippi and arrived on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg, Russia, can play point guard and shooting guard, as he said in his presentation.
Belgian-passported American forward Tyler Kalinoski said he was “very excited” to also be introduced by Unicaha, who arrived from the Breogan River on Tuesday.
“I’ve played here before and knew how good the organization, the team and the history are.”in addition to the fact that he affirmed Unicaha’s strengthening and that it was what “motivated” him, and described “with enthusiasm the great challenges and goals that were there” when speaking to his coaches.
The Ohio native feels more comfortable playing shooting guard, but he says “no matter what” he “gets more competitive every day.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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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.
Source: Sport UA
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Star player of Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic They made history by beating the Denver Nuggets 115-107.
The Slovenian player, who played with 38 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, made his 52nd triple-double with 30+ points.
This move moved Luka past Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to become second in NBA history with 30 triple-doubles.
Only the legendary Oscar Robertson, who had 106 triple-doubles in his career, remained ahead.
Doncic leads the league this season with averages of 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game.
The Lakers currently sit fifth in the Western Conference at 26-16.
LUKA SPELL 🪄
Doncic recorded the 52nd 30-point triple-double of his career, passing Nikola Jokic and scoring the 2nd most points in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/JHrRcmO9bS
– ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) January 21, 2026
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“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.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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