Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
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| No. 10 – Kansas Jayhawks | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
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| Born |
June 10, 1997 Cherkasy, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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| College | Kansas (2014–present) |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
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Sviatoslav "Svi" Mykhailiuk (Ukrainian: Святосла́в Михайлю́к, pronounced [sʋʲɑtɔˈslɑu̯ mɪxɑjˈlʲuk]; born June 10, 1997) is a Ukrainian basketball player who currently plays college basketball at the University of Kansas. He played for Cherkaski Mavpy in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014. He also plays for the Ukrainian national team in the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Mykhailiuk's mother is Inna, a high school biology teacher, and his father is Yuriy, a college history professor. He attended high school at Cherkasy First City Gymnasia.
Mykhailiuk played for the Under 20 Ukrainian national team in the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki. During the tournament Mykhailiuk led his team in scoring at 14.9 points per game in seven tourney games. He hit 36.8% of his floor shots. Mykhailiuk shot 47.2% from two and 19% from three point territory. He made 85.7% of his free throws and also grabbed 5.6 rebounds a game with 2.7 assists and 4.7 turnovers with 2.1 steals per game.
Mykhailiuk played for the Ukrainian national team, which competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, in Spain August 30 to September 14.
In the summer of 2013 he played with the Ukrainian national team in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was selected in the All-Tournament Team, after completing an outstanding championship, averaging 25.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Mykhailiuk received offers from Virginia, Iowa State, Oregon, and Kansas. On May 21, 2014, Mykhailiuk committed to play basketball at the University of Kansas and played for the team during their 2014–2015 season. During his freshman season, he started five of the first seven games of the season, averaging 21.3 minutes a game, but his playing time since then was significantly curtailed. He scored 11 points while playing 32 minutes in the Orlando Classic Championship game against Michigan State on November 30, 2014. He was the youngest player in Big 12 Conference history at 17 years old.
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