Contract signed until July 2024
Romanian Basketball Club Voluntari announced the conclusion of a contract with the coach of the men’s national team of Ukraine Ainars Bagatskis.
The agreement is valid until July 2024. The financial terms of the deal with the Latvian specialist were not disclosed.
Bagatskis is the current coach of the Ukrainian national team. His contract with the FBU ended in September, but was extended until the end of qualification for the 2023 World Cup.
Bagatskis headed the national team of Ukraine in 2019. This summer, the blue-yellows reached the 1/8 finals of EuroBasket 2022.
In the selection for the World Cup, Ukraine was able to win three out of eight matches. In the standings, the Ukrainians are in fourth place and behind Iceland, which is third, by one point. Recall that three teams will qualify for the next round of selection for the 2023 World Cup.
The next qualifying match will take place in February. The national team of Ukraine on the road will play with Italy.
Source: Sportarena
