Ukrainian basketball team
BC Kharkivski Sokoly (Ukrainian: Харківські Соколи; English: Kharkiv Falcons) is a Ukrainian basketball club based in Kharkiv. Founded in 2017,[1] the team made its debut in the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague in 2019.
History
Founded in 2017, Sokoly entered the Ukrainian Higher League, the country's second-tier league. In its first two seasons, the team finished 6th and 9th. After the 2018–19 season, Kharkiv based BC Politekhnik left the SuperLeague as it could not give financial guarantees.[2] Instead, Sokoly received a spot for the 2019–20 campaign.[3]
In July 2023 Aleksey Ivanovich Zolotous agreed with the club's management and will lead the "Kharkiv Falcons" in the 2023/2024 season during performances in the Higher League of Ukraine.
Players
Current roster
Kharkivski Sokoly roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
No. |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
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PG
|
2
|
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Iskenderov, Artur
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1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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75 kg (165 lb)
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21 – (2003-03-07)7 March 2003
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PG
|
3
|
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Boyarkin, Igor (C)
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1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
85 kg (187 lb)
|
28 – (1995-06-13)13 June 1995
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|
PF
|
8
|
|
Shevchenko, Volodymyr
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2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
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98 kg (216 lb)
|
29 – (1994-12-03)3 December 1994
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|
PF
|
10
|
|
Misyats, Oleksandr
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2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
|
100 kg (220 lb)
|
32 – (1992-01-06)6 January 1992
|
|
SG
|
12
|
|
Musiyenko, Anton
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1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
|
85 kg (187 lb)
|
26 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997
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|
SF
|
15
|
|
Boggs, Brandon
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1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
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86 kg (190 lb)
|
31 – (1992-07-11)11 July 1992
|
|
PF/C
|
21
|
|
Chumakov, Igor
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2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
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105 kg (231 lb)
|
34 – (1990-02-13)13 February 1990
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|
SG
|
22
|
|
Paige, J.D.
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1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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75 kg (165 lb)
|
28 – (1996-02-16)16 February 1996
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|
SF
|
25
|
|
Niemtsu, Illia
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1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
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95 kg (209 lb)
|
25 – (1998-07-30)30 July 1998
|
|
C
|
30
|
|
Pressley, Jervon
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2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
|
119 kg (262 lb)
|
31 – (1992-12-16)16 December 1992
|
|
PF
|
32
|
|
Bondarenko, Mykyta
|
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
|
87 kg (192 lb)
|
23 – (2000-04-28)28 April 2000
|
|
PF
|
37
|
|
Tarasenko, Oleksandr
|
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
|
90 kg (198 lb)
|
28 – (1996-04-08)8 April 1996
|
|
PG
|
92
|
|
Graf, Dajuan
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1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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84 kg (185 lb)
|
31 – (1992-12-16)16 December 1992
|
|
C
|
99
|
|
Anisimov, Valerii
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2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
|
115 kg (254 lb)
|
33 – (1990-07-25)25 July 1990
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- Head coach
- Aleksey Zolotous
- Assistant coach(es)
- Oleh Manoylenko
- Volodymyr Chursin
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- Injured
Updated: 6 March 2021
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Depth chart
Pos.
|
Starting 5
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Bench 1
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Bench 2
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Bench 3
|
|
C
|
Jervon Pressley
|
Igor Chumakov
|
Valerii Anisimov
|
|
|
PF
|
Volodymyr Shevchenko
|
Brandon Boggs
|
Oleksandr Tarasenko
|
Mykyta Bondarenko
|
|
SF
|
Oleksandr Misyats
|
Illia Niemtsu
|
|
|
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SG
|
J.D. Paige
|
Anton Musiyenko
|
|
|
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PG
|
Igor Boyarkin
|
Dajuan Graf
|
Artur Iskenderov
|
|
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4+8 formula (colours: Ukrainian players; foreign players;)
Squad changes 2020/2021
In
Out
Squad changes 2019/2020
In
Out