Today, August 6, the Ukraine national basketball team will begin its participation in the qualifiers for the World Cup 2027 with the first part of the pre-qualification tournament. Our guys will play against the Switzerland national team at 20:00 Kyiv time. The match can be watched on Kyivstar TV and the FIBA YouTube channel.
Ukraine national basketball team roster
Guards
- Alexander Kovlyar, Buducnost, Montenegro
- Yegor Sushkin, Kyiv-Basket
- Isuf Sanon, Slask, Poland
- Ilya Tirtyshnik, Orasi Ravenna, Italy
- Mikhail Bublik, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine
Forwards
- Vladimir Konev, Dnipro, Ukraine
- Ivan Tkachenko, Mitteldoycher, Germany
- Artem Kovalov, Tanggeran Hawks, Indonesia
- Alexander Lipovyi, Kolossos, Greece
- Vyacheslav Bobrov, VEF, Latvia
Centers
- Daniil Sipalo, Dnipro, Ukraine
- Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Borneo Hornbills, Indonesia
Head coach – Ainars Bagatskis
Assistants – Sergey Gladyir, Valery Plekhano, Raimonds Feldmanis
In the first game, Vitaliy Zotov and Andrey Voinalovich are absent due to injuries. The team continues to prepare for upcoming matches. Also, some players did not join the national team for various reasons.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the main qualification for the World Cup. In the first match of our group, Slovakia defeated Switzerland with a score of 73:60.
Schedule of Ukraine national team matches in the pre-qualification for World Cup 2027
August 6
20:00 Switzerland – Ukraine
August 9
17:00 Ukraine – Slovakia
August 16
17:00 Ukraine – Switzerland
August 20
19:00 Slovakia – Ukraine
The Ukrainian national basketball team begins the qualifying tournament for the World Cup 2027 with a match against Switzerland. The players are preparing for important meetings, but some of them will not be able to participate due to injuries or other reasons. The team has a chance to advance to the main qualification, which will take place after the pre-qualification round.