The national basketball team of Ukraine went to the first foreign gathering in Slovenia.

Coaching staff and 15 players are located in Ljubljana, where the team is waiting for a week of training, after which the team will move to the Italian Trento and perform at a friendly tournament with the combined teams of Holland, Belarus and Italy, and then return to Kiev.

Until August 31, the day of the start of the national team of Ukraine at the European Championships, the head coach of the team Evgeny Murzin must decide on the final list of the national team, which will include 12 basketball players.

The plan for the preparation of the national team of Ukraine to Eurobasket-2017:.

July 28 - 30 the international tournament of teams in Italy (rivals - Holland, Italy, Belarus), August 5 - 7, the international tournament of teams in Greece (rivals - Great Britain, Greece, Romania), August 12 - 13, two matches in Croatia (August 12) , Slovenia - Ukraine, August 13, Croatia - Ukraine), August 24 - 25, two matches in Turkey (August 24, Turkey - Ukraine, August 25, Montenegro - Ukraine).