1. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and prior to that, he played for Cherkaski Mavpy in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014 and for the Ukraine national team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
20 Facts About Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk attended high school at Cherkasy First City Gymnasia.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk received offers from Virginia, Iowa State, Oregon, and Kansas.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored 11 points while playing 32 minutes in the Orlando Classic Championship game against Michigan State on November 30,2014.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was the youngest player in Big 12 Conference history at 17 years old.
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On November 23,2015, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored 18 points against Chaminade.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk returned to Kansas for his junior year of college.
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On November 17,2017, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored a career high 27 points in a game against San Diego State.
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On June 21,2018, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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On February 6,2019, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was traded to the Detroit Pistons, along with a future second-round draft pick, in exchange for Reggie Bullock.
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On March 13,2021, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, along with a 2027 second-round draft pick, in exchange for Hamidou Diallo.
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On September 18,2022, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk signed with the New York Knicks.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk eventually achieved the NBA title with his club, which won their 18th championship overall.
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On 13 August 2024, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk signed with the Utah Jazz.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was selected to the All-Tournament Team, after completing an outstanding championship, averaging 25.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk played for the Ukrainian under-20 junior national team in the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk shot 47.2 percent from two-point and 19 percent from three-point territory.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk made 85.7 percent of his free throws and grabbed 5.6 rebounds a game, with 2.7 assists, 4.7 turnovers, and 2.1 steals per game.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk played for the Ukrainian under-20 team again in the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was the leading scorer of the tournament, averaging 20.4 points per game.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk played with the senior men's Ukraine national basketball team, which competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, in Spain, from August 30 to September 14.