Kyryl_Natyazhko

Kyryl Natyazhko

Kyryl Natyazhko

Ukrainian basketball player

Kyryl Natyazhko (born 30 November 1990) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Dnipro OF THE USL. He also represents the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]

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High school

Ranked as the No. 75 overall prospect in the country and the No. 9 center by rivals.com. Averaged 21.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a senior for coach Vince Walden at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. ... Posted per game averages of 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds as a junior. Competed in the 2009 Wazzo Sports Derby Festival Classic in Louisville, Ky., scoring eight points on 4-of-8 shooting, as his gold team posted a 151-145 victory. Earned highest achievement accolades in physics.

Career

Natyazhko played college basketball at the University of Arizona, with the Arizona Wildcats.[2] After going undrafted at the 2012 NBA draft, he returned to Ukraine and signed a 2+1 deal with Azovmash.[3]

On 21 June 2014, he signed with Lietuvos rytas of Lithuania.[4] On 27 February 2015, he left Rytas and signed with Turów Zgorzelec of Poland for the rest of the season.[5]

On 12 September 2015, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary.[6] On 11 December 2015, he parted ways with Szolnoki after appearing in five league games and nine Eurocup games.[7][8] The next day, he signed with Astana of Kazakhstan.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Arizona Wildcats Bio". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Kyryl Natyazhko leaves Arizona for Azovmash Mariupol". sportando.com. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Lietuvos Rytas goes big with Natyazhko and Valeika". eurocupbasketball.com. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Kyryl Natyazhko leaves Rytas to sign with PGE Turow Zgorzelec". sportando.com. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Kyryl Natyazhko inks with Szolnoki Olaj". Sportando.com. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Kyrylo Natyazhko leaves Szolnoki Olaj". Sportando.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Natyazhko leaves Szolnok". Eurobasket.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  9. [9]
    "Kyryl Natyazhko (ex Szolnok) is a newcomer at Astana". Eurobasket.com. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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