No. 32–BC Budivelnyk | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | European North Basketball League Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born | Lutsk, Ukraine | March 31, 1995
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Todd Beamer (Federal Way, Washington) |
College | Eastern Washington (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Bnei Herzliya |
2019–2021 | Kyiv-Basket |
2021–present | BC Budivelnyk |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Bogdan Aleksandrovich Bliznyuk (born March 31, 1995) is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League. He played college basketball for the Eastern Washington Eagles, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2018.
Bliznyuk was born in Lutsk, Ukraine. He was less than 2 years old when his father, a truck driver, died in an accident. Their mother moved them to Federal Way, Washington five years later to be closer to family. [1] His older brother, Dima, and his mother, Lyudmila, helped raise Bogdan, while also caring for his grandmother. [2]
Bliznyuk became a U.S. citizen in February 2016. [1]
Bliznyuk played college basketball for the Eastern Washington University's Eagles.
On March 9, 2018, Bliznyuk became the Big Sky Conference’s all-time leading scorer, passing Orlando Lightfoot’s mark of 2,102 set in 1994. [3] Earlier in the season, Bliznyuk claimed the school all-time scoring mark, passing Venky Jois’ total of 1,803. [4] Bliznyuk's conference career scoring mark stood until the following season, when Montana State's Tyler Hall broke it. [5]
Bliznyuk finished his senior year averaging 21.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year [6] and AP Honorable Mention. [7]
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Bliznyuk joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2018 NBA Summer League. [8]
On July 5, 2018, Bliznyuk started his professional career with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League, signing a three-year deal. [9] On January 21, 2019, Bliznyuk recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, in an 81–100 loss to Hapoel Eilat. [10] That season, Bnei Herzliya have finished the season in the last place out of 12 teams and was relegated to the Israeli National League (the second-tier league in Israel).
On September 30, 2019, Bliznyuk signed with Kyiv-Basket of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. [11] During the 2020-21 season, he averaged 12.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. On September 16, 2021, Bliznyuk signed with BC Budivelnyk. [12]
Bliznyuk is a member of the Ukraine national team. On November 29, 2018, he made his debut in an 82–54 win over Slovenia, scoring 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists. [13]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Eastern Washington | 35 | 0 | 19.0 | .586 | .558 | .792 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
2015–16 | Eastern Washington | 34 | 32 | 33.0 | .447 | .355 | .798 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
2016–17 | Eastern Washington | 34 | 33 | 36.8 | .474 | .317 | .821 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 20.6 |
2017–18 | Eastern Washington | 35 | 35 | 35.1 | .528 | .398 | .902 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 21.1 |
Career | 138 | 100 | 30.9 | .500 | .378 | .840 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 15.7 |
Source: RealGM
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