Three players of the Ukrainian national basketball team became champions of the Latvian-Estonian league.

Three players of the Ukrainian national team: Issuf Sanon, Ilya Sidorov, and Vyacheslav Bobrov, became champions of the Latvian-Estonian league as part of the 'VEF' team. This news is reported by 'Glavkom' referring to FBU.

In the final match, the Ukrainian team defeated the 'Riga Zelli' team with a score of 88:82.

Sanon was named the best player of the match, scoring 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sidorov scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Bobrov had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 block shots.

Bobrov was recognized as the most valuable player of the final match. For Sidorov and Sanon, this is their third consecutive championship, as they previously won gold with the 'Prometey' team. Bobrov became the champion of this league for the second Time in his career.

It was also reported that Ukrainian NBA players are getting playing time in the last matches of the regular season.

NBA players from Ukraine continue to receive playing time

Center Alexei Len started in the match between the 'Lakers' and 'Portland'. Len played for 14 minutes, scoring 4 points (2/4 two-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers), recorded 2 rebounds, provided 1 assist, made 1 block shot, but also committed 3 turnovers and received 6 fouls.

'Lakers' lost to 'Portland' with a score of 81:109, but still made it to the playoffs in third place in the Western Conference and will meet 'Minnesota' in the first round.

In total for 'Lakers', Len played 10 matches, averaging 12.2 minutes on the court, scoring 2.2 points, getting 3.1 rebounds, and making 0.8 assists.

Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk spent 39 minutes on the court in the match between 'Utah' and 'Minnesota'. The Ukrainian's team lost with a score of 105:116 and finished the season in last place, 15th in the Western Conference.

In the match against 'Minnesota', Mikhailiuk scored 14 points (1/3 two-pointers, 4/6 three-pointers), collected 4 rebounds, provided 4 assists, and made 1 block shot, but also had 1 turnover.

Overall this season, Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk played 38 matches for 'Utah', averaging 20 minutes, scoring 8.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. The three-point shooting percentage is 34.5%.

Let us remind you that the Women's Euroleague has announced the symbolic teams of the season.

The captain of the Ukrainian national team Alina Yagupova, who plays for the Spanish 'Valencia', was included in the first symbolic team. On average, this season Alina scores 11.3 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.4 rebounds.

Also, Gabby Williams and Emma Meesseman from 'Fenerbahce', Maria Conde from 'USK', and Ilyana Ruper from the Turkish 'Mersin' were included in the first team.

'Valencia' lost to 'Mersin' in the semifinal match of the Final Six.

With 'Fenerbahce', Yagupova won the women's Euroleague in the 2022/23 season and was recognized as the MVP of the main women's club tournament twice.

Analysis:

Ukrainian basketball players continue to successfully represent their teams. Sanon, Sidorov, and Bobrov received the title of champions of the Latvian-Estonian league together with 'VEF'. They showed excellent play in the final match, and Sanon became the best player of the match with 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. In addition, Len and Mikhailiuk, who play in the NBA, are also getting playing time and showing good results. The Ukrainian women's team is also represented in the symbolic team of the Euroleague, where Yagupova with 'Valencia' is showing good play this season. This indicates that Ukrainian basketball is enriched with talented players who truly represent their country on the international stage.