Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Ukrainian: Святосла́в Михайлю́к, pronounced [swjɐtoˈslɑu̯ mɪxɐjˈlʲuk]; born June 10, 1997) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Mykhailiuk with Kansas in 2016
No. 19 – Detroit Pistons
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-06-10) June 10, 1997
Cherkasy, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeKansas (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Cherkaski Mavpy
2018–2019Los Angeles Lakers
2018–2019→South Bay Lakers
2019–presentDetroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Mykhailiuk played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Prior to playing at Kansas, he played for Cherkaski Mavpy in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014. He also played for the Ukrainian national team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Early life

Born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Mykhailiuk's mother, Inna, is a high school biology teacher, and his father, Iurri, is a college history professor.[1][2] He attended high school at Cherkasy First City Gymnasia.[3]

Svi played for his club team as a teenager, but wanted to attend college in the United States to further develop his game.

College career

Mykhailiuk received offers from Virginia, Iowa State, Oregon, and Kansas.[1][4] On May 21, 2014, Mykhailiuk committed to play basketball at the University of Kansas and played for the team during their 2014–2015 season.[5] 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.[4] He scored 11 points while playing 32 minutes in the Orlando Classic Championship game against Michigan State on November 30, 2014.[4] He was the youngest player in Big 12 Conference history at 17 years old.[3]

Returning to Kansas in his sophomore year, Mykhailiuk averaged 5.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game in 35 games of the 2015-2016 basketball season while hitting 40.2% of his three-point shots.[3][6] On November 23, 2015, Mykhailiuk scored 18 points against Chaminade.[3] In the first round of the 2016 NCAA basketball tourney, on March 17, 2016, Mykhailiuk scored 23 points, setting his personal college career scoring record, with 9 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 threes against the Austin Peay.[7]

Mykhailiuk returned to Kansas for his junior year of college. On December 22, 2016, in a game against UNLV Mykhailiuk scored 20 points with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals, helping KU to a 71-53 win.[8][9][10] In the UNLV game, Mykhailiuk made 4 of 6 three point attempts.[11] In the 2016-2017 season, Mykhailiuk has averaged 10.6 points a game, 3.5 rebounds a game, and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting 41.5% from three point territory.[10] On April 12, 2017, Mykhailiuk decided to enter the 2017 NBA Draft, but did not hire an agent, allowing him to return for his senior year.[12] Mykhailiuk opted to return to Kansas for the 2017-2018 season.

On November 17, 2017, Mykhailiuk scored a career high 27 points in a game against San Diego State.[13] He set a school record for 3–pointers made in a season during the Jayhawks 2017–18 season with 115.[14]

Professional career

Cherkaski Mavpy

Prior to playing at Kansas, Mykhailiuk played professionally for Cherkaski Mavpy, his hometown club team, in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014.

Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2019)

On June 21, 2018, Mykhailiuk was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.[15] On July 10, he signed a three-year, $4.6 million rookie scale contract with the Lakers.[16][17]

Detroit Pistons (2019–present)

On February 6, 2019, Mykhailiuk was traded to the Detroit Pistons, along with a future second-round draft pick, in exchange for Reggie Bullock.[18]

National team career

Ukrainian junior national team

In the summer of 2013, Mykhailiuk played with the Ukrainian Under-16 junior national team in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team,[19] after completing an outstanding championship, averaging 25.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[20]

Mykhailiuk played for the Ukrainian under-20 junior national team in the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki.[21][22][23] During the tournament, Mykhailiuk led his team in scoring, at 14.9 points per game, in seven tourney games.[24] He hit 36.8% of his floor shots.[24] Mykhailiuk shot 47.2% from two and 19% from three point territory.[24] He made 85.7% of his free throws and also grabbed 5.6 rebounds a game, with 2.7 assists and 4.7 turnovers, and with 2.1 steals per game.[24]

He 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.

Ukrainian senior national team

Mykhailiuk played with the senior men's Ukrainian national basketball team, which competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, in Spain, from August 30 to September 14.[25]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 L.A. Lakers 39010.8.333.318.600.9.8.3.03.3
2018–19 Detroit 306.7.250.500–.71.3.3.02.0
2019–20 Detroit 562722.6.410.404.8141.91.9.7.19.0
Career 982717.4.389.385.7671.41.5.6.16.5

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Kansas 26611.2.306.288.8331.2.7.3.02.8
2015–16 Kansas 35012.8.450.402.6801.3.9.3.15.4
2016–17 Kansas 362527.3.443.398.7023.01.3.9.39.8
2017–18 Kansas 393934.5.434.444.8043.92.71.2.314.6
Career 1367022.6.428.409.7462.51.5.7.28.7

References
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  2. Ukrainian wing Mykhailiuk chooses KU, Lawrence Journal-World, May 21, 2014
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  4. Saat, James (February 18, 2015). "The American Dream". Rock Chalk Weekly. 1 (24). Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas Athletics, Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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  7. Keegan, Tom (March 17, 2016). "Svi Mykhailiuk puts on show in first-round blowout". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. Retrieved March 25, 2016. Caught fire catching-and-shooting from deep in the corner, dribbled into buckets, got up high on a slam and generally showed off the tools that NBA scouts find intriguing on his way to career-high 23 points (9 of 11 field goals, 4 of 5 threes).
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  19. fiba.com 2013 U16 All-Tournament Team
  20. fiba.com Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2013 U16 stats
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