Ukraine will play home matches of the pre-qualification for the World Basketball Championship in Riga.

In the first month of summer, the Ukrainian national basketball team participated in the pre-qualification matches for the World Championship-2027. Our team played in Group A along with the national teams of Slovakia and Switzerland, where the two best teams will continue their fight in the next qualifying stage.

Match schedule in Group A:

August 6 - game against Switzerland away August 9 - game against Slovakia, effectively at home August 16 - game against Switzerland, effectively at home August 20 - game against Slovakia away

The first stage of the main qualification will start in November 2025, and the winners of the pre-qualification will have the chance to join the participants of EuroBasket-2025.

In the quote of a famous sports expert, his unique top-10 greatest players of all time are listed, where the first place belongs to Michael Jordan.

The Ukrainian national basketball team participated in the pre-qualification matches for the World Championship-2027, playing in a group with the national teams of Slovakia and Switzerland. The best teams will continue their path in the next qualifying stage, which will start in November 2025. There was also tremendous interest in the top-10 greatest players of all time from a famous sports expert, where the leadership is held by Michael Jordan.