Both matches will take place in Riga on November 23 and 25
Coaching staff Ukrainian men’s basketball team announced an expanded list of players for matches against Israel in qualification for EuroBasket 2025. 16 players are preparing for the fights.
- Application of the Ukrainian national team
Defenders: Ilya Sidorov (Faux-sur-Mer), Alexander Kovlyar (Litkabelis), Vitaly Zotov (Jonava), Issouf Sanon (VEF), Alexander Lipovy (Alicante).
Forwards: Pavel Krutous (Melilla), Vladimir Konev (Dnepr), Ivan Tkachenko (Mitteldeutscher), Bogdan Bliznyuk (Jonava), Andrey Voynalovich (Sabaz), Vyacheslav Bobrov (VEF), Daniil Sypalo (Dnepr), Sergey Pavlov (Melilla).
Centers: Rostislav Novitsky (Valmiera), Artem Pustovoy (Joventud), Maxim Klitschko (Monaco).
Head coach — Vitaly Stepanovsky. Assistants — Oleg Goncharov, Dmitry Kolomiychenko.
Ukraine will play a nominally “home” match with Israel in Riga on November 23. The meeting starts at 18:00. The second meeting will take place at the same Arena Riga venue, where the Israelis will be the “hosts”. The fight will take place on November 25.
The Ukrainian national team played its last official matches back in February. In the first round of EuroBasket 2025 qualifying, the blue-yellows lost away to Slovenia (73:87), and then lost to Portugal (77:79).
Source: Sportarena
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