The European Championship in Division B is starting matches for the Ukrainian U-18 men's youth national team. The first match under the leadership of Dmitry Zabirchenko will be against the Danish team. For the Danish team, this game is important as they strive to return to Division A.
Our national team has been preparing for the tournament for two weeks in the Latvian city of Kandava. During this time, the guys played four friendly matches, losing to the national teams of Georgia, Estonia, and Latvia.
U-18 European Championship. Men, Division B
City: Pitești, Romania. Group B
Teams: Denmark - Ukraine
Match start: 18:00
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Ukraine's roster for the European Championship
- Petr Belous, CSU ANDU SIBIU, Romania (head coach Dmitry Kolomiychenko)
- Ilya Goluglenko, Elche, Spain (head coach Dmitry Kolomiychenko)
- Grigory Leskov, Moose LCC International University, Lithuania (head coach Denis Kaidaulov)
- Lev Manets, VKM (Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla), Lithuania (head coach Evgeny Podorvanny)
- Yegor Ryzhkov, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (head coach Vasily Isakov)
- Maxim Shepel, Putnam Science Academy, USA (head coach Alexander Molchanov)
- Vladislav Sinik, Tartu Ülikool/Estiko, Estonia (head coach Nikolay Nishchak)
- Alexander Tretyak, DiDiBao, Ukraine (head coach Alexander Sokolov)
- Andrey Trofimov, Šiaulių KA Saulė I – ŠG, Lithuania (head coach Evgeny Naydien)
- Denis Zhitenyev, Next Step Basket Rapallo, Italy (head coach Oleg Manoylenko)
- Stefan Zigelshiffer, Kangoeroes Mechelen, Belgium (head coach Denis Yoroz)
- Nikita Zmievsky, Kharkiv Falcons, Ukraine (head coach Oleg Manoylenko)
- Head Coach – Dmitry Zabirchenko
- Coaches – Nikita Voeyoda, Denis Ladisov, Alexey Zolotous
Let us remind you that the Ukrainian 3x3 basketball team reached the quarter-finals of the European Youth Olympic Festival.
In the coming days, the U-18 European Basketball Championship is expected to feature exciting matches and performances by the national team of Ukraine. We wish the team success in the competitions and new victories!