Cherkasy Mavp basketball player Andrey Agafonov announced his intention to retire. He spoke about this on his official Instagram account.. In addition to the Cherkasy team, the 38-year-old center played for Khimik, Stroitel, Odessa and Ternopil. His achievements include a Super League title and six bronze medals. " Yes, this is the end - perhaps not the way I imagined, and not the way I told close friends about my childhood dream at the age of 40." He noted that the end of his career is symbolically connected with the city of Rivne and the bronze medals that he won with the team. “It would be symbolic to finish against the team I played with for the first time back in 2004, and for the last time in 2025 for bronze. Only now for some reason this thought came to me. But this is what we have. There are circumstances that I cannot influence, and more important than professional basketball, even at the level it is now. I moved the basketball as best I could, despite the difficulties. We, the mastodons of the 80s, tried to compete with young players, maintain media interest and attract attention to the sport." Agafonov thanked everyone with whom he played: “Many thanks to everyone with whom I was on the court for more than 30 years. To all the teams with whom we experienced joys and difficulties together. To all the judges, this is also incredible and hard work.. To all the media who tried and continue to support this sport.

See you in everyday life and at amateur basketball. The glory of the nation is death to the enemies" We would like to add that in August of this year Agafonov extended his contract with Cherkassy Mavp.. During this season, he took part in 9 games in which he scored 124 points, made 61 rebounds and gave 42 assists.. Bronze of the Super League went to the Cherkasy Mavpi News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.