Ukrainian guard Illya Tyrtyshnik commits to Mississippi
Official statement from the school
Ole Miss added to its talented backcourt Monday with the signing of top European prospect Illya Tyrtyshnik head coach Andy Kennedy announced. Tyrtyshnik will join the Rebels for the 2017-18 season.
A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Tyrtyshnik played this season at GBA Prague, a prep school in the Czech Republic coached by former Butler Basketball standout Julian Betko. He is rated one of the top guard prospects in the 2017 class by Eurohopes Scouting Service.
A 6-3 combo guard, Tyrtyshnik represented his home country at the U-18 European Championships last summer in Skopje, Macedonia. He averaged 14.6 points, 3.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds to help lead Ukraine to a second place finish, including 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds against Slovakia. This July, he will play with the U-20 Ukraine National Team in Greece at the European Championships before heading stateside in August.
“We are excited to have Illya join our program,” Kennedy said. “He is a big, versatile lead guard, who will help our backcourt in a variety of ways. The experience he has garnered in numerous international competitions should aid him in his transition to SEC Basketball.”
Tyrtyshnik joins a talented Ole Miss spring signing class that includes graduate transfer Markel Crawford and junior college signee Bruce Stevens. A three-year starter at guard for Memphis, the 6-5 Crawford finished second on the Tigers in scoring last season at 12.8 points per game and led the team with 42 3-pointers, while shooting 47.8 percent from the floor. The No. 1 rated junior college player in the nation by 247 Sports, Stevens averaged 16.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game this season at Jones County (Miss.) Junior College en route to first team All-America honors from the NJCAA. The Rebels’ 2016-17 signing class is ranked No. 16 in the nation according to 247 Sports.
A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Tyrtyshnik played this season at GBA Prague, a prep school in the Czech Republic coached by former Butler Basketball standout Julian Betko. He is rated one of the top guard prospects in the 2017 class by Eurohopes Scouting Service.
A 6-3 combo guard, Tyrtyshnik represented his home country at the U-18 European Championships last summer in Skopje, Macedonia. He averaged 14.6 points, 3.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds to help lead Ukraine to a second place finish, including 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds against Slovakia. This July, he will play with the U-20 Ukraine National Team in Greece at the European Championships before heading stateside in August.
“We are excited to have Illya join our program,” Kennedy said. “He is a big, versatile lead guard, who will help our backcourt in a variety of ways. The experience he has garnered in numerous international competitions should aid him in his transition to SEC Basketball.”
Tyrtyshnik joins a talented Ole Miss spring signing class that includes graduate transfer Markel Crawford and junior college signee Bruce Stevens. A three-year starter at guard for Memphis, the 6-5 Crawford finished second on the Tigers in scoring last season at 12.8 points per game and led the team with 42 3-pointers, while shooting 47.8 percent from the floor. The No. 1 rated junior college player in the nation by 247 Sports, Stevens averaged 16.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game this season at Jones County (Miss.) Junior College en route to first team All-America honors from the NJCAA. The Rebels’ 2016-17 signing class is ranked No. 16 in the nation according to 247 Sports.
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