Kyiv-Basket forward Illya Kabatsyura named MVP of Superleague opening round

Kyiv-Basket forward Illya Kabatsyura named MVP of Superleague opening round AI

Illya Kabatsyura of Kyiv-Basket was chosen MVP of the first round of the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague after performances across Oct 1–4 that included 19 points in an away win at Volyn and a double-double in Rivne as Kyiv-Basket opened with two victories. A useful update for Kyiv fans: Kyiv-Basket began the season with two away wins and their forward earned the round’s top individual honour.

The Ukrainian Basketball Federation (FBU) named a symbolic All-Star five and the best player of the Superleague’s first round, which ran Oct 1–4 and featured nine matches across several cities, the outlet Glavcom reports.

The symbolic team includes Jordan Telly (Cherkaski Mavpy), Derek Newton (Khmelnytskyi), Tajh Twitt (Volyn), Illya Kabatsyura (Kyiv-Basket) and Daniil Sypalo (Dnipro). Kabatsyura was voted MVP after scoring 19 points in the away win at Volyn (89:82), hitting 8 of 13 two-point attempts and all three free throws, and adding 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals (efficiency 19).

The next day in Rivne he produced a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) with 4 assists and 7 of 8 free throws (efficiency 24). Kyiv-Basket won both opening fixtures, also beating Rivne-Dream 79:70.

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