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The roster of the Ukraine men's national basketball team for the games against Greece and Montenegro has been announced. This was reported by “Glavcom” with reference to the Ukrainian Basketball Federation (FBU).
Soon the Ukraine men's national team will begin preparations for the second group stage qualification matches for the World Cup 2027. The team's first official match will be on 28 August in Riga, where in a nominally home game they will host Greece. Recall that tickets for this match are already on sale. Then on 31 August the Ukrainians will face an away match against Montenegro.
The coaching staff of our team has finalized the extended roster for the upcoming matches.
Ukraine national team roster
Guards
Oleksandr Kovliar (Budućnost, Montenegro), head coach Volodymyr Ponko;
Denys Lukashov (Rīgas Zeļļi, Latvia), head coach Iryna Nasedkina;
Yehor Sushkin (Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine), head coach Yevhen Naidyon;
Illia Tyrtyshnyk (Basket Academy Catarzano, Italy), head coaches Iryna Ryabukha, Andrii Denik;
Maksym Shulha (Boston Celtics, NBA), head coach Andrii Mazurkevych;
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Utah Jazz, NBA), head coach Oleksandr Molchanov;
Forwards
Ivan Tkachenko (Zadar, Croatia), head coaches Anatolii Fedorenko, Yevhen Tkachenko;
Oleksandr Kobzystyi (University of Oregon, NCAA), head coach Viktor Kobzystyi;
Andrii Voynalovych (Tauragė, Lithuania), head coach Lesia Poluiakhtova;
Artem Kovalov (Yanki Ark, Taiwan), head coach Volodymyr Mashyra;
Viacheslav Bobrov (Dinamo, Romania), head coaches Serhii Bordeiichuk, Oleksandra Ivlieva;
Daniil Shelist (Oviedo, Spain), head coach José Antonio Campoy;
Centers
Rostyslav Novytskyi (VEF, Latvia), head coach Andrii Denik;
Maksym Klychko (East Carolina University, NCAA), head coach Franky Marulanda;
Dmytro Skapintsev (Leyma Coruña, Spain), head coach Anatolii Fedorenko;
Oleksii Len (Real, Spain), head coach Mykhailo Lysovolenko;
Head coach – Ainars Bagatskis
Assistants – Serhii Gladyr, Valerii Plekhanov, Raimonds Feldmanis, Oleksandr Tomarevskyi
Ainars Bagatskis’s players will gather on 14 August in Latvia, where they will hold a training camp. As part of the preparation the Ukrainians will play two tune-up matches: on 20 August against the University of Arizona team in the Lithuanian city of Kėdainiai and on 23 August against the Latvia national team in Riga (tickets for the match are available via the link). After that the national team will start the second round of European qualification for the World Cup.
Recall that the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) published the schedule for the second stage of European World Cup qualification 2027.
Group I match schedule
28 August 2026 year
Spain – Portugal
Ukraine – Greece
Georgia – Montenegro
31 August 2026 year
Greece – Spain
Montenegro – Ukraine
Portugal – Georgia
26 November 2026 year
Montenegro – Spain
Portugal – Ukraine
Greece – Georgia
29 November 2026 year
Spain – Greece
Ukraine – Montenegro
Georgia – Portugal
26 February 2027 year
Portugal – Spain
Greece – Ukraine
Montenegro – Georgia
1 March 2027 year
Spain – Montenegro
Ukraine – Portugal
Georgia – Greece
Ukraine enters the second stage of qualification with 4 wins and 2 losses.
Group I standings
Spain – 5 wins, 1 loss
Ukraine – 4 wins, 2 losses
Montenegro – 4 wins, 2 losses
Portugal – 3 wins, 3 losses
Greece – 3 wins, 3 losses
Georgia – 3 wins, 3 losses
Three teams from the group will qualify for the World Cup.
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