Sviatoslav "Svi" Yuriyovych Mykhailiuk is a professional basketball player who plays for the Utah Jazz as of January 2025. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 47th overall pick in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft as their small forward/shooting guard. Mykhailiuk started his professional playing career in 2012 for the Cherkaski Mavpy, a Ukrainian professional basketball club, in the Ukrainian SuperLeague. According to the Proballaers, he scored a total of 133 points, grabbed 48 rebounds, and made 40 assists in the 2013-14 season of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. Mykhailiuk played for various teams, including the Detroit Pistons, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Toronto Raptors, the New York Knicks, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Boston Celtics before joining the Jazz. He and his team, the Celtics, became the NBA Champions in 2024.
Mykhailiuk attended the University of Kansas in 2014 and joined the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, where he started all 39 games and averaged 14.6 points per game during his senior season. He was named the Second-team All-Big 12 in 2018, where he averaged 14.6 points and was ranked 12th in the Big 12 in scoring, according to his college roster profile. He was the youngest player in Big 12 history as per his college roster page. Mykhailiuk was awarded the Danny Manning Mr. Jayhawk Award in 2018.
Svi Mykhailiuk's nationality
Svi Mykhailiuk holds Ukrainian nationality. According to his FIBA profile, Mykhailiuk represented the Ukrainian men's basketball team in the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket, the 2021 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, the 2017 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers, and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup as of January 2025. He was named the FIBA U20 EuroBasket Top Scorer in the 2017 Under-20 European Championship. According to his NBA bio, Mykhailiuk can speak three languages fluently: Russian, Ukrainian, and English.
Svi Mykhailiuk's birthplace
Svi Mykhailiuk was born on June 10, 1997, in Cherkasy, Ukraine, to his parents, Inna and Iurri Mykhailiuk.
Svi Mykhailiuk's hometown
Svi Mykhailiuk's hometown is Cherkasy, Ukraine. He attended Cherkasy First City Gymnasia in his hometown, according to his college roster.
FAQs on Svi Mykhailiuk
A. Svi Mykhailiuk's mother is Inna Mykhailiuk, who is a high school biology teacher.
A. Svi Mykhailiuk's father is Iurri Mykhailiuk, who is a college history professor.
A. As of January 2025, Svi Mykhailiuk is 27 years old.
A. As of January 2025, Svi Mykhailiuk wears jersey number 19 in the Utah Jazz.
