Died five-time champion of Ukraine on basketball

Died five-time champion of Ukraine on basketball

KIEV. 21 Jan. UNN. Died former national team center, the fivefold champion of Ukraine on basketball Alexander Okonski. It is reported by UNN with reference to the basketball Federation of Ukraine.

“After a long illness died former national team center Oleksandr Okunski,” – said the basketball Federation.

One of the best players in the history of Ukrainian basketball he played for Shakhtar Builder BIPA-Moda, BC Kiev, BC “Odessa”and, in the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons he played for Lietuvos rytas, and the Turkish BC “Darussafaka”, BK Cibona Croatian, Montenegrin Buducnost and Greek Ment.

The fivefold champion of Ukraine (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998) and two-time Lithuanian champion (2000, 2002).

We will remind, in the USA committed suicide two-time American champion in figure skating, John Coughlin, who in December was suspended from the sport.