Ukraine's National Basketball Team Starts at the World Cup 2027: Who Will Play Against Switzerland

According to glavcom.ua: The coaching staff of the team has already decided on the lineup for the first qualifying match.

On Wednesday, August 6 at 20:00, Ukraine's national basketball team will play its first pre-qualification match for the World Cup 2027 against the Switzerland team in the city of Fribourg. This information was provided by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine.

Ukraine's National Basketball Team Lineup

Guards

• Alexander Kovlyar, Buducnost, Montenegro (first coach Vladimir Ponyko)
• Yegor Sushkin, Kyiv-Basket
• Issuf Sanon, Slask, Poland (first coach Irina Nasedkina)
• Illya Tyrtyshnyk, Orasci Ravenna, Italy (first coaches Irina Ryabukha, Andrey Denik)
• Mikhail Bublyk, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (first coach Lyudmila Koval)

Forwards

• Vladimir Konev, Dnipro, Ukraine (first coach Sergey Marenich)
• Ivan Tkachenko, Mitteldoycher, Germany (first coaches Anatoly Fedorenko, Yevgeny Tkachenko)
• Artem Kovalov, Tangerang Hawks, Indonesia (first coach Vladimir Mashira)
• Alexander Lipovyy, Kolossos, Greece (first coach Vladimir Orlov)
• Vyacheslav Bobrov, VEF, Latvia (first coaches Sergey Bordeichuk, Alexandra Ivleva)

Centers

• Daniil Sipalo, Dnipro, Ukraine (first coach Rodionov D.A)
• Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Borneo Hornbills, Indonesia (first coach Sergey Komarov)

Unfortunately, due to injuries, Vitaly Zotov and Andrey Voynalovich will not be able to participate in the first match. Artem Pustovyi, Rostyslav Novitskyi, Dmytro Skapinets, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, and Alexey Len also did not join the team.

In Group A of the pre-qualification for the world championship, the best two teams will advance to the main qualification. In the first match, Slovakia defeated Switzerland with a score of 73:60.

Schedule of Ukraine's Matches in the Pre-qualification for the World Cup 2027

August 620:00 Switzerland – Ukraine

August 917:00 Ukraine – Slovakia

August 1617:00 Ukraine – Switzerland

August 2019:00 Slovakia – Ukraine

The U-20 women's national team of Ukraine will also participate in the European Championship in Division B.

The provided text tells about the composition of the Ukrainian national basketball team for the first match of the pre-qualification for the World Cup 2027 against the Switzerland team. It includes the team lineup by positions and the match schedule. It also mentions that Slovakia has already won in this group.