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title: "Historic Gold: Ukraine's U-20 Basketball Team Wins EuroBasket Division B"
description: "🏀 The Ukrainian U-20 youth team has won the EuroBasket Division B gold for the first time in history! In the final, the Ukrainians defeated Iceland 74:64, with Yehor Sushkin (26 points) as the hero. Now the team is moving up to the elite Division A! 🇺🇦🏆"
date: 2026-07-20T08:38:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/historic-gold-ukraine-u-20-basketball-eurobasket-division-b
tags: [ukraine-basketball, eurobasket-u20, egor-sushkin, maxim-grishchuk, fiba]
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---

# Historic Gold: Ukraine's U-20 Basketball Team Wins EuroBasket Division B

![Ukraine U-20 basketball team celebrates historic gold at EuroBasket Division B](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/20/istoricheskoe-zoloto-ukrainy-v-yevrobasketke-u-20/istoricheskoe-zoloto-ukrainy-v-yevrobasketke-u-20-1.webp)

The Ukrainian U-20 national basketball team has achieved a historic victory, becoming the champions of EuroBasket Division B. In the final match, the Ukrainians defeated Iceland with a score of 74:64. This is the first gold medal in the history of the national team in this division, as well as the key that opens the door to the elite Division A for the next season.

### Final Drama: From a Confident Start to a Decisive Finish

The match began with a confident advantage for the Ukrainian team. In the first quarter, the Ukrainian team imposed its rhythm and won the segment with a score of 18:13. In the second quarter, the opponents from Iceland tried to force a fight, but the Ukrainians went to the halftime break as leaders with a score of 34:27.

The real test began in the third quarter. The Icelandic team managed to pressure the opponent and bring intrigue back into the game. Before the final segment, the score was tense — 50:46 in favor of the guests. However, it was in the decisive moment that the character and skill of the Ukrainian team were revealed.

### Heroes of the Match: Sushkin and Gryshchuk

The last quarter became a triumph for the team captain, Yehor Sushkin, and his partners. The team delivered a powerful finish, organizing their play and achieving victory with a total score of 74:64.

The final statistics confirm the contribution of key players to this success:

    - **Yehor Sushkin** became the top scorer of the match, scoring 26 points and making 6 rebounds.

    - **Maxim Gryshchuk** recorded an impressive double-double, adding 16 points and 13 rebounds to his stats.

    - **Alexander Gogulenko** scored 10 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.

    - **Anton Korol** brought the team 7 points and 6 rebounds.

### The Road to Gold: 7 Consecutive Wins

This championship became a benchmark of stability for the Ukrainian youth team. The team won all 7 matches played, not allowing a single defeat.

In the group stage, the Ukrainians confidently defeated the teams of Georgia (77:64), Estonia (87:81), Switzerland (74:72), and Luxembourg (80:65). In the playoffs, the path to the final was paved through victories over Ireland in the quarterfinals (72:62) and Portugal in the semifinals (81:61).

### Future in Division A

The victory in Division B has strategic significance for Ukrainian basketball. Thanks to this title, the Ukrainian youth team will compete in Division A next season, where the level of competition is significantly higher. This will be an important step in preparing the next generation of players for the national team.