Kharkivski Sokoly

Kharkivski Sokoly (Ukrainian: Харківські Соколи; English: Kharkiv Falcons) is a Ukrainian basketball club based in Kharkiv. Founded in 2017,[1] the team made its debut in the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague in 2019.

Kharkivski Sokoly
Nickname	The Falcons (Ukrainian: Соколи)
Leagues	Ukrainian Basketball Superleague
Founded	2017
History	Kharkivski Sokoly 2017–present
Arena	Sports Palace "Lokomotyv"
Capacity	4,000
Location	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Team colors	White, Navy Blie
Main sponsor	Avantazh, SunOil, Porsche
Head coach	Renatas Kurilionokas
Team captain	Igor Boyarkin
Website	sokoly.club
Home Away

History

Founded in 2017, Sokoly entered the Ukrainian Higher League, the country's second-tier league. In its first two seasons, the team finished 6th and 9th. After the 2018–19 season, Kharkiv based BC Politekhnik left the SuperLeague as it could not give financial guarantees.[2] Instead, Sokoly received a spot for the 2019–20 campaign.[3]

Season by season

Key

Playoff berth

Season	Tier	League	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Playoffs	Ukrainian Cup	Head coach
Kharkivski Sokoly
2018–19	2	Higher League	9th	19	18	.514	–	–	Oleh Manoylenko
2019–20[lower-alpha 1]	1	SuperLeague	9th[lower-alpha 1]	4	22	.154		Round of 16 (eliminated by Politekhnik)	Volodymyr Koval Yevgen Murzin Oleh Manoylenko
2020–21	1	SuperLeague	TBD	5	12	.294			Oleh Manoylenko Renatas Kurilionokas

1. The 2019–20 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Current roster

Kharkivski Sokoly roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 2 Iskenderov, Artur 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 17 – 7 March 2003 PG 3 Boyarkin, Igor (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – 13 June 1995 PF 8 Shevchenko, Volodymyr 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – 3 December 1994 PF 10 Misyats, Oleksandr 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – 6 January 1992 SG 12 Musiyenko, Anton 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – 31 October 1997 SF 15 Boggs, Brandon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – 11 July 1992 PF/C 21 Chumakov, Igor 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 30 – 13 February 1990 SF 25 Niemtsu, Illia 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – 30 July 1998 C 30 Pressley, Jervon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 119 kg (262 lb) 28 – 16 December 1992 PF 32 Bondarenko, Mykyta 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 20 – 28 April 2000 PF 37 Tarasenko, Oleksandr 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – 8 April 1996 PG 92 Graf, Dajuan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – 16 December 1992	Head coach Renatas Kurilionokas Assistant coach(es) Oleh Manoylenko Volodymyr Chursin Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 6 February 2021

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jervon Pressley	Igor Chumakov
PF	Brandon Boggs	Oleksandr Tarasenko	Mykyta Bondarenko
SF	Oleksandr Misyats	Illia Niemtsu
SG	Volodymyr Shevchenko	Anton Musiyenko
PG	Igor Boyarkin	Dajuan Graf	Artur Iskenderov

4+8 formula (colours: Ukrainian players; foreign players;)

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
25	SF		Illia Niemtsu	22	Zaporizhya		1 year	2021	Free	22 Jul 2020	[4]
10	PF/C		Oleksandr Misyats	28	Prometey		1 year	2021	Free	24 Jul 2020	[5]
32	PF		LaRon Dendy	31	APOEL		1 year	2021	Free	29 Jul 2020	[6]
92	PG		Dajuan Graf	27	VfL Kirchheim Knights		1 year	2021	Free	31 Jul 2020	[7]
8	PF		Volodymyr Shevchenko	25	Zaporizhya		1 year	2021	Free	5 Aug 2020	[8]
21	PF/C		Igor Chumakov	30	Dnipro		1 year	2021	Free	10 Aug 2020	[9]
15	SF		Brandon Boggs	28	Kobrat		1 year	2021	Free	18 Aug 2020	[10]
30	C		Jervon Pressley	28	Zaporizhya		1 year	2021	Free	19 Jan 2021	[11]

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
15	C		Dmytro Tykhonov	27	BC Zaporizhya			mutual consent	18 Jun 2020	[12]
47	PF/C		Oleksandr Tishchenko	31	Ternopil			mutual consent	12 Aug 2020	[13]
23	PF/C		Delwan Graham	31	Ironi Ramat Gan			mutual consent	8 October 2020
32	SG		Kareem Jamar	27				mutual consent
22	SG		Zach Jackson	22	Leicester Riders			mutual consent
13	SG		Roman Kozlov	29	Budivelnyk			mutual consent
17	PG		Andrii Shapovalov	27	Kryvbas			mutual consent
32	PF/C		LaRon Dendy	32				mutual consent	15 Jan 2021	[14]

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
47	PF		Dmytro Lypovtsev	33	Cherkaski Mavpy		1 year	2020	Free	19 Aug 2019	[15]
13	SG		Roman Kozlov	29	BC Politekhnik		1 year	2020	Free	20 Aug 2019	[16]
3	PG		Igor Boyarkin	24	Cherkaski Mavpy		1 year	2020	Free	22 Aug 2019	[17]
17	PG		Deonte Burton	28	Bendigo Braves		1 year	2020	Free	28 Aug 2019	[18]
8	PF		Paulius Žalys	24	Lafayette Leopards		1 year	2020	Free	1 Sep 2019	[19]
21	C		Gene Teague	29	Toros de Aragua		1 year	2020	Free	2 Sep 2019	[20]
37	PF		Oleksandr Tarasenko	23	BC Zaporizhya		1 year	2020	Free	3 Sep 2019	[21]
22	SF		Zach Jackson	23	Omaha Maverics		1 year	2020	Free	5 Sep 2019	[22]
17	PG		Andrii Shapovalov	26	Sokół Ostrów Mazowiecka		1 year	2020	Free	6 Sep 2019	[23]
15	C		Dmytro Tykhonov	27	BC Barsy Atyrau		1 year	2020	Free	29 Sep 2019	[24]
32	SG		Kareem Jamar	27	Elitzur Yavne		1 year	2020	Free	30 Sep 2019	[25]
47	PF		Oleksandr Tishchenko	30	Kyiv-Basket		1 year	2020	Free	16 Oct 2019	[26]
12	SG		Anton Musiyenko	22	Kyiv-Basket		1 year	2020	On loan	28 Oct 2019	[27]
31	PG		DeAndre Burnett	25	Leicester Riders		1 year	2020	Free	1 Dec 2019	[28]
23	PF/C		Delwan Graham	31	Al-Wehda Club		1 year	2020	Free	25 Dec 2019	[29]

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
17	PG		Deonte Burton	28				mutual consent	23 Sep 2019	[30]
47	PF		Dmytro Lypovtsev	33	BC Zaporizhya			mutual consent	23 Oct 2019	[31]
31	PG		Yaroslav Udodenko	32				mutual consent	Nov 2019
8	PF		Paulius Žalys	24	Rapla KK			mutual consent	Nov 2019
21	C		Gene Teague	30	CEB Puerto Montt			mutual consent	13 Dec 2019
31	PG		DeAndre Burnett	26	Free agent			mutual consent	24 Feb 2020

Notable players

• Igor Boyarkin 1 season: 2019–20
• Delwan Graham 1 season: 2019–20
• Kareem Jamar 1 season: 2019–20

References

1. "Kharkivski Sokoly basketball". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
2. "Політехнік не підтвердив фінансові гарантії для участі у Суперлізі". fbu.ua. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
3. "Харківські Соколи стануть новачком Суперліги Парі-Матч". fbu.ua. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
4. "Харківські Соколі підписали молодого форварда" (in Ukrainian). 22 July 2020.
5. "«Харьковские Соколы» усилились лидером «Политехника»" (in Ukrainian). 24 July 2020.
6. "Харківські Соколи підписали першого легіонера" (in Ukrainian). 29 July 2020.
7. "Харківські Соколи підписали американського захисника" (in Ukrainian). 31 July 2020.
8. "Харківські Соколи підсилилися українським форвардом" (in Ukrainian). 5 Aug 2020.
9. "Харківські Соколи підписали українського форварда" (in Ukrainian). 10 Aug 2020.
10. "Харківські Соколи підписали американського форварда" (in Ukrainian). 18 Aug 2020.
11. "Харківські Соколі підписали молодого форварда" (in Ukrainian). 19 Jan 2021.
12. "БК "Запорожье" подписал форварда испанского клуба и бигмэна "Харьковских Соколов"" (in Russian). 18 June 2020.
13. "Олександр Тищенко перейшов у Тернопіль" (in Ukrainian). 12 Aug 2020.
14. "БК "Запорожье" подписал форварда испанского клуба и бигмэна "Харьковских Соколов"" (in Ukrainian). 15 Jan 2021.
15. ""Харківські Соколи" підписали форварда "Черкаських Мавп" Липовцева" (in Ukrainian). 19 August 2019.
16. "«Харьковские Соколы» усилились лидером «Политехника»" (in Russian). 20 August 2019.
17. ""Харьковские Соколы" пополнились игроком сборной Украины" (in Russian). 22 August 2019.
18. "Харківські Соколи підсилились першим легіонером" (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2019.
19. "Харківськи Соколи підсилились литовським форвардом" (in Ukrainian). 1 September 2019.
20. "Харківські Соколи уклали угоду з американським центровим" (in Ukrainian). 2 September 2019.
21. "Харківськи Соколи підсилились литовським форвардом" (in Ukrainian). 3 September 2019.
22. "Харьковские Соколы подписали американского форварда Джексона" (in Russian). 5 September 2019.
23. "Харківські Соколи повернули з Польщі українського захисника" (in Ukrainian). 6 September 2019.
24. ""Харьковские Соколы" подписали украинского центрового из зарубежного чемпионата" (in Russian). 29 September 2019.
25. "Харківські Соколи підписали американського легіонера" (in Ukrainian). 30 September 2019.
26. "ОЛЕКСАНДР ТИЩЕНКО ПЕРЕЙШОВ ДО ХАРКІВСЬКИХ СОКОЛІВ" (in Ukrainian). 16 October 2019.
27. "АНТОН МУСІЄНКО ПЕРЕЙШОВ ДО ХАРКІВСЬКИХ СОКОЛІВ" (in Ukrainian). 28 October 2019.
28. "Харківські Соколи підписали американського захисника" (in Ukrainian). 1 December 2019.
29. "Харківські Соколи підписали одного з найкращих центрових Суперліги" (in Ukrainian). 25 December 2019.
30. "Володимир Коваль: Деонте Бартон залишив Харківські Соколи" (in Ukrainian). 23 September 2019.
31. "Дмитрий Липовцев продолжит карьеру в Запорожье" (in Russian). 23 October 2019.