Bohdan Blyzniuk

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Bohdan Blyzniuk
CBet Jonava
Position Shooting guard
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1995-03-31) March 31, 1995 (age 29)
Lutsk, Ukraine
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Todd Beamer
(Federal Way, Washington)
College Eastern Washington (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Bnei Herzliya
2019–2021 Kyiv-Basket
2021–2023 BC Budivelnyk
2023 Cholet Basket
2024–present CBet Jonava
Career highlights and awards

Bohdan Olexandrovich Blyzniuk [lower-alpha 1] (born March 31, 1995) is a Ukrainian basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Eastern Washington Eagles, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2018.

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Early life

Blyzniuk 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, Dmytro, and his mother, Liudmyla, helped raise Bohdan, while also caring for his grandmother. [2]

Blyzniuk became a U.S. citizen in February 2016. [1]

College career

Blyzniuk played college basketball for the Eastern Washington University's Eagles.

On March 9, 2018, Blyzniuk 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]

Bohdan 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]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Blyzniuk joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2018 NBA Summer League. [8]

On July 5, 2018, Blyzniuk started his professional career with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League, signing a three-year deal. [9] On January 21, 2019, Bohdan 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, Blyzniuk 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, Bohdan signed with BC Budivelnyk. [12]

In the 2022-23 season, he signs for BC Budivelnyk to play in the FIBA Europe Cup (playing at home in Italy) and the Balkan League. [13]

On March 22, 2023, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [14]

On August 14, 2024, Bliznyuk signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [15]

National team career

Blyzniuk 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. [16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Eastern Washington 35019.0.586.558.7924.01.10.50.48.7
2015–16 Eastern Washington 343233.0.447.355.7986.73.01.20.712.4
2016–17 Eastern Washington 343336.8.474.317.8216.54.01.00.220.6
2017–18 Eastern Washington 353535.1.528.398.9026.83.90.80.221.1
Career13810030.9.500.378.8406.03.00.90.415.7

Source: RealGM

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Богдан Олександрович Близнюк, romanized: Bohdan Oleksandrovych Blyzniuk

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