Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
| No. 10 – Kansas Jayhawks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 10, 1997 Cherkasy, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kansas (2014–present) |
| Playing career | 2012–2014 |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Template:Lang-uk, pronounced [svjɑtɔˈslɑu mɪxɑjˈlʲuk]; born June 10, 1997) is a Ukrainian basketball player who currently plays college basketball at the University of Kansas. He played for Cherkaski Mavpy in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014. He is also a member of the Ukraine national basketball team.
Early life
Born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Mykhailiuk's mother is Inna, a high school biology teacher, and his father is Iurri, a college history professor.[1][2] He attended high school at Cherkasy First City Gymnasia.[3]
Ukrainian national team
In the summer of 2013 he played with the Ukrainian national team in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was selected in the All-Tournament Team,[4] after completing an outstanding championship, averaging 25.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[5]
Mykhailiuk plays for the Ukrainian national team, which competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, in Spain August 30 to September 14.[6]
College career
Mykhailiuk received offers from Virginia, Iowa State, Oregon, and Kansas.[1][7] On May 21, 2014, Mykhailiuk committed to play basketball at the University of Kansas and played for the team during their 2014–2015 season.[8] During his freshman season, he started five of the first seven games of the season, averaging 21.3 minutes a game, but his playing time since then has been significantly curtailed.[7] He scored 11 points while playing 32 minutes in the Orlando Classic Championship game against Michigan State on November 30, 2014.[7] He was the youngest player in Big 12 Conference history at 17 years old.[3]
Returning to Kansas in his sophomore year Mykhailiuk has averaged 5.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.9 assist per game in 35 games of the 2015-2016 basketball season, while hitting 40.2% of his three point shots.[3][9] On November 23, 2015, Mykhailiuk scored 18 points against Chaminade University.[3] In the first round of the 2016 NCAA basketball tourney, on March 17, 2016, Mykhailiuk scored 23 points, setting his personal college career scoring record, with 9 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 threes against the Austin Peay Governors.[10]
On April 12, 2016, Mykhailiuk announced via Twitter that he will return to Kansas for his junior year, the 2016-2017 season, and sit out the 2016 NBA draft.[9] He is projected as first-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft (22nd pick overall) by DraftExpress.com.[11]
References
- ^ a b Dodd, Rustin. Ukrainian teenager Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk signs to play for KU basketball team, Kansas City Star, May 22, 2014.
- ^ Ukrainian wing Mykhailiuk chooses KU, Lawrence Journal-World, May 21, 2014
- ^ a b c d "10 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk". KU Athletics Department. Lawrence, Kansas. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ fiba.com 2013 U16 All-Tournament Team
- ^ fiba.com Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2013 U16 stats
- ^ Bedore, Gary (August 25, 2014). "Chillin' out: 'Svi' excused from Challenge". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas: The World Company. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c Saat, James (February 18, 2015). "The American Dream". Rock Chalk Weekly. Vol. 1, no. 24. Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas Athletics, Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas adds Ukrainian star Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk". CBS.com.
- ^ a b Bedore, Gary (April 12, 2016). "Mykhailiuk reveals on Twitter he's coming back for junior season". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Keegan, Tom (March 17, 2016). "Svi Mykhailiuk puts on show in first-round blowout". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
Caught fire catching-and-shooting from deep in the corner, dribbled into buckets, got up high on a slam and generally showed off the tools that NBA scouts find intriguing on his way to career-high 23 points (9 of 11 field goals, 4 of 5 threes).
- ^ Newell, Jesse (April 12, 2016). "Bill Self lauds Svi Mykhailiuk's decision to return for junior season". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved April 14, 2016.