Ukrainian Basketball Premier League 1995/1996

Basketball Championship of Ukraine 1995/1996 was held by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine. According to the regulations, the competition was to be held in two or three stages.

The first stage is the regular season, the format is two circles

The second stage - the division of teams into two groups: - teams that took 1st-6th place in the first stage - teams that took 7th-12th place in the first stage

The third stage (possibly) - playoffs (semi-finals, final to three wins). Matches could take place only if, after the second stage of the championship, the difference in the number of victories between the first and second teams, as well as between the third and fourth, will be less than three victories.

The rules of the match compared to the 1994/1995 season remained the same: four quarters of 12 minutes, the maximum allowable number of fouls is 6, two legionnaires can be involved in the team.

Alarm Clock Chord

Alexander Lokhmanchuk, Igor Kharchenko, Alexander Chernov, Igor Molchanov, Denis Zhuravlev, Vladimir Kholopov, Leonid Yaylo, Dmitry Prikhodko, Grigory Khizhnyak, Alexey Poltoratsky, Andrey Roms, Andrey Kostko

Trainer: Gennady Zashuk

Kiev Basket (Kiev)

Andrey Podkovyrov, Evgeny Murzin , Victor Savchenko, Igor Vatazhok, Oleg Ruban, Vladimir Shevchenko, Sergey Polovko, Vyacheslav Evstratenko, Andrey Shaptala, Igor Melnik, Dmitry Bazelevsky, Dmitry Snezhko, Andrey Kharchinsky, Vladimir Ryzhov

Trainer: Andrey Podkovyrov

Shakhtar (Donetsk)

Karlis Muizhnieks, Andrey Bondarenko, Alexander Okunsky , Sergey Antonenko, Andrey Botichev, Sergey Zavalin, Andrey Kapinos, Oleg Tkach, Alexander Kravchenko, Oleg Chernositov, Sergey Tsymbal, Vladimir Gurtovoy, Igor Vasilchenko, Oleg Pogorelov, Mike Williams

Trainers: Valery Drozdov (October-November), Armands Kraulins (since November)

BIPA-Fashion (Odessa)

Vadim Pudzyrei , Alexander Chausov, Oleg Mikhailov, Andrey Drugachenok, Oleg Shpunt, Oleg Yushkin , Gennady Kuznetsov, Mikhail Melnikov, Nikolai Buzlyakov, Alexander Verenich, German Gerasimenko, Casey Crawford

Trainer: Oleg Goikhman

SK Nikolaev

Vladimir Polyakh, Andrey Gerasimov, Sergey Petrenko, Andrey Berezhinsky, Leonid Sribny, Vladislav Shleev, Konstantin Furman, Alexey Beskov, Victor Grishchenko, Maxim Kachko, Alexander Raevsky, Nikolai Zdyrka, Roman Smeshny, Sergey Zashchuk, Denis Churkin, Oleg Verteletsky, Victor Lyashenko , Evgeny Ryabov

Trainer: Valentin Berestnev

TsSK APU (Kiev)

Alexander Kislicin, Vitaliy Cherniy , Igor Berezhnoy, Alexander Nizkoshapka, Roman Varenik, Bogdan Varenik, Dmitry Bryantsev, Sergey Tsitsora, Sergey Przheorsky, Vladlen Pinchuk, Vladimir Ryzhik, Pavel Chukhno, Alexander Motor, Marco Kremich

Trainer: Anatoly Nikolaev

Neftekhim Aval (Bila Tserkva)

Valery Yaychun, Eduard Ardelyan, Sergey Beichuk, Dmitry Belkin, Konstantin Tarasenko, Sergey Petruchenko, Sergey Shvydky, Alexey Zakharchenko, Andrey Firsov, Andrey Ryazanov, Vladimir Telegin, Dmitry Ryazantsev

Trainer: Yuri Dyatlovsky

Azovmash (Mariupol)

Vadim Shcherbakov, Vitaly Lapin, Vyacheslav Aseev, Sergey Yakimenko, Andrian Gavrikov, Petr Podtykan, Evgeny Podorvenny, Philip Epifantsev, Alexey Yangicher, Sergei Ivchatov, Kirill Kontsevoy, Yuri Danilenko, Vadim Dudko, Igor Savitsky, Sergey Zenevich

Trainer: Valentin Romanets

Lugan (Lugansk)

Victor Biryukov, Alexander Bezuglov, Leonid Zhukov, Dmitry Maloshtan, Andrey Shalkiev, Mark Markov, Sergey Kiyashchenko, Vyacheslav Glazov, Alexander Khomchenko, Vladislav Puzankov, Igor Evdokimov, Ilya Evdokov, Vladislav Bazikalov, Alexander Stepanenko, Anton Tkachev, Alexey Fedorov, Vladislav Antto , Peter Samoilenko

Trainer: Vladimir Bryukhovetsky

Ferro (Zaporozhye)

Kirill Pogostinsky, Leonid Aleinikov, Alexander Gorstka, Valery Petrenko, Valery Kormilitsin. Ruslan Bessonov, Vyacheslav Polsky, Vyacheslav Matyushchenko, Kirill Bolshakov, Pavel Khivrenko, Sergey Novak, Alexander Pashchenko, Vladimir Tishchenko, Taras Artemenko

Trainer: Alexander Shirobokov

Lviv Polytechnic (Lviv)

Yaroslav Zubritsky, Viktor Zabolotny, Oleg Pelekh, Igor Yatsenko, Vladimir Markovsky, Igor Sarana, Alexander Chokov, Vladimir Druzhblyak, Oleg Luferov, Andrey Bugaevsky, Alexander Tyutyunnik, Sergey Sidor, Dmitry Rozhenko, Vladimir Doroshenko, Sergey Sosedko, Vladimir Pridatchenko, Oleg Pushkarev

Trainer: Anatoly Zaverikin

Metallurgist (Nikopol)

Victor Bondarenko, Georgy Stupenchuk, Yan Selivanov, Andrey Petrov, Alexander Filin, Vitaliy Firsov, Nikolay Ivakhnenko, Leonid Mikhailov, Oleg Kryzhanovsky, Dmitry Lukyanchenko, Yuri Kirichuk, Victor Osipov

Trainer: Harry Petrov

• The champion of the First League of the 1994/95 season Dnipro (Dnepropetrovsk) withdrew from the championship before the start of the season and was replaced by Metallurg (Nikopol)
• Metallurg (Nikopol) withdrew from the championship in the first round of the competition.

Places 1-6

Championship

The match of the last round of the second stage of the championship determined whether there would be a playoff in the Premier League. The victory over Kiev-Basket gave Budivelnik the opportunity to become a champion without additional matches. The victory in this duel of Kiev-Basket meant that the playoffs would take place in the championship.

After the game, basketball players and coaches of Budivelnik received gold, and representatives of Kiev-Basket received bronze medals.

Seats 7-11

• Budivelnik (Kiev) for the fifth time became the champion of Ukraine. During the championship, the team of Gennady Zashuk lost only twice, and both times to the Donetsk Shakhtar.
• Shakhtar (Donetsk) for the first and last time in their history won the silver of the Ukrainian championship.
• Kiev-Basket (Kiev) for the first time became the bronze medalist of the championship of Ukraine.
• CSK ZSU (Kiev) and Azovmash (Mariupol) were supposed to play butt games with the second and third teams of the First League for the right to stay for the next season in the Major League.

Nominations

• MVP of the season - Alexander Okunsky (Shakhtar)

The symbolic national team of the championship (according to the newspaper “Command”) :

• Dmitry Prikhodko ( Budivelnik )
• Evgeny Murzin ( Kiev-Basket )
• Alexander Lokhmanchuk ( Budivelnik )
• Andrey Bondarenko (Shakhtar)
• Alexander Okunsky (Shakhtar)

National team-frustration:

• Vadim Puzyrei (BIPA-Fashion)
• Karlis Muzhnieks (Shakhtar)
• Oleg Ruban ( Kiev-Basket )
• Igor Melnik (Shakhtar)
• Grigory Khizhnyak (Budivelnik)

Other nominations:

• The best coach of the season - Armands Kraulins (Shakhtar)
• Season opening - Kirill Pogostinsky ( Ferro )
• Hope of the season - Petr Samoilenko (Lugan)

Average Points Game

1. Victor Biryukov (Lugan) - 23.9
2. Alexey Yangicher (Azovmash) - 22.2
3. Alexander Okunsky (Shakhtar) - 22.1
4. Sergey Ivchatov (Azovmash) - 20.7
5. Evgeny Murzin (Kiev-Basket) - 20.7
6. Konstantin Tarasenko (Neftekhim-Aval) - 18.7
7. Victor Zabolotny (Polytechnic) - 18.7
8. Leonid Yaylo (Budivelnik) - 18.6
9. Victor Grishchenko (SK Nikolaev) - 16.8
10. Alexander Chausov (BIPA-Fashion) - 15.8

Performance record for the game - Sergey Ivchatov (Azovmash) - 53 points

Average rebounds per game

1. Andrey Bondarenko (Shakhtar) - 10.7
2. Alexander Okunsky (Shakhtar) - 10.7
3. Casey Crawford (BIPA Fashion) - 9.2
4. Victor Zabolotny (Polytechnic) - 7.6
5. Alexander Lokhmanchuk (Budivelnik) - 7.5
6. Konstantin Tarasenko (Neftekhim-Aval) - 7.1
7. Sergey Polovko (Kiev-Basket) - 6.9
8. Vladimir Tishchenko (Ferro) - 6.8
9. Victor Savchenko (Kiev-Basket) - 6.7
10. Oleg Mikhailov (BIPA-Fashion) - 6.5

Assists on average per game

1. Sergey Zavalin (Shakhtar Donetsk) - 5.2
2. Alexander Raevsky (SK Nikolaev) - 5.0
3. Valery Yaychun (Neftekhim) - 5.0
4. Sergey Ivchatov (Azovmash) - 4.4
5. Nikolay Buzlyakov (BIPA-Fashion) - 4.1
6. Vadim Shcherbakov (Azovmash) - 3.9
7. Victor Grishchenko (SK Nikolaev) - 3.4
8. Alexander Bezuglov (Lugan) - 3.4
9. Vladimir Polyakh (SK Nikolaev) - 3.4
10. Oleg Tkach (Shakhtar Donetsk) - 3.3

Average shots per game

1. Victor Savchenko (Kiev-Basket) - 1.7
2. Grigory Khizhnyak (Budivelnik) - 1.1
3. Andrey Bondarenko (Shakhtar) - 1.1

Average Interceptions per Game

1. Dmitry Prikhodko (Budivelnik) - 2.6
2. Igor Kharchenko (Budivelnik) - 2.4
3. Oleg Tkach (Shakhtar Donetsk) - 2.4
4. Nikolay Buzlyakov (BIPA-Fashion) - 2.2
5. Alexey Yangicher (Azovmash) - 2.2
6. Kirill Bolshakov (Ferro) - 2.0
7. Vladimir Kholopov (Budivelnik) - 2.0
8. Alexander Lokhmanchuk (Budivelnik) - 2.0
9. Alexander Chernov (Budivelnik) - 1.8
10. Dmitry Bazelevsky (Kiev-Basket) - 1.8

The Basketball Federation of Ukraine for the second time held the Cup of Ukraine. Matches took place in May after the end of the championship of Ukraine. The tournament, which took place in the hall of the Kiev NTU KPI, did not cause any hype - 200-300 spectators attended the semi-finals, and 500 during the final.

Semifinals

Final

• The final match was marked by a scuffle, which was provoked by center miner Andrei Botichev. In one of the episodes, the player intentionally hit the match referee Sergey Chebyshev, for which he was disqualified.

Places 1-6

Seats 7-9

• Metallurg (Nikopol) began the season in the First League, but at the start of the season he was sent to the Premier League to replace the withdrawn from the competition BC Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk)
• BC Almaz (Vinnitsa) and Dynamo (Dnepropetrovsk) withdrew from the First League championship after the first round of competitions
• BC Dynamo Continental (Dnepropetrovsk) became the champion of the First League and received the right to play in the 1996/1997 season in the Premier League
• Univerbasket and Academy-KTU got the right to play butt games for the right to play in the Major League

Butt matches for the right to play in the Major League

• BC Belaya Tserkov fined 8 points for using undeclared players in matches
• BC Dynamo-2 fined 16 points for using undeclared players in matches

Basketball Championship of Ukraine