Artem Pustovyi

Artem Pustovyi (Ukrainian: Артем Пустовий; born June 25, 1992) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the Ukrainian national team.

Artem Pustovyi
Pustovyi in 2019
No. 13 – Monbus Obradoiro
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992
Kherson, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Listed height218 cm (7 ft 2 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2015BC Khimik
2015–2018Obradoiro CAB
2018–2021FC Barcelona
2021–2022Gran Canaria
2022–2023UCAM Murcia
2023–presentMonbus Obradoiro
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Ukraine

Pustovyi started his professional basketball career for BC Khimik (Yuzhne, Ukraine) in 2009.

In season 2014-15 of the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague he averaged 10.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and BC Khimik won the championship. Despite such success, Pustovyi decided to leave the SuperLeague of Ukraine and continue his professional basketball career abroad.

Spain

On June 18, 2015[1] he signed with Spanish club Obradoiro CAB of the Liga ACB.

In 28 games of the Liga ACB in season 2015-16 Ukrainian center averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

The next 2016-17 season Pustovyi significantly improved his skills. In 31 games for Obradoiro CAB of the Spanish Basketball League he averaged 9.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

After that season he made a decision to extend the contract with the Spanish club.

On July 2, 2021, he has signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[2]

On July 8, 2022, Gran Canaria released Pustovyi.[3]

On July 17, 2022, he has signed with UCAM Murcia in the Spanish league.[4]

On July 18, 2023, he signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB.[5]

National team career

Pustovyi played for Ukraine's Under-20 team during the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship in 2011 and 2012.

In 2011 he averaged 9.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and in 2012 it was 14.9 points and 6 rebounds per game.

His debut for the Ukraine national basketball team was in 2013 at the EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. He also played at EuroBasket 2015, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[6] and EuroBasket 2017.

The most successful performance for the national team of Ukraine at this time is considered to be his play at the European Basketball Championship 2017. Pustovyi averaged 22.5 minutes on the court with 15.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He ranks 9th place in the Efficiency rating among all players of EuroBasket 2017 and 5th place among the centers.

References
  1. "Obradoiro lands Artem Pustovyi". Sportando. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. "Gran Canaria lands Artem Pustovyi". Sportando. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. "Pustovyi, Ennis, Diop y López finalizan su etapa en el Gran Canaria". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria (in Spanish). 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. "Artem Pustovyi joins UCAM Murcia". Sportando. July 17, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  5. "Pustovyi comes back to Obradoiro". Eurobasket. July 18, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  6. "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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