Artem Pustovyi (; born June 25, 1992) is a Ukrainian professional

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player for

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of the

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(IBL). He also represents the Ukrainian national team.

Professional career

Ukraine

Pustovyi started his professional basketball career for

BC Khimik Khimik Yuzhne () is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Pivdenne. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In 2006, the club reached the final of the EuroCup Challenge, where they were defeated by Ural Great ...

( Pivdenne,

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) in 2009. In season 2014-15 of the

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he averaged 10.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and

won the championship. Despite such success, Pustovyi decided to leave the SuperLeague of Ukraine and continue his professional basketball career abroad.

Spain

On June 18, 2015 he signed with Spanish club

Obradoiro CAB Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...

of the

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. In 28 games of the

in season 2015-16 Ukrainian center averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. The next 2016-17 season Pustovyi significantly improved his skills. In 31 games for

of the Spanish Basketball League he averaged 9.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. After that season he made a decision to extend the contract with the Spanish club. On July 2, 2021, he has signed with

Herbalife Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., known as Dreamland Gran Canaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Spanish Liga ACB and the Champions League. Their home venue ...

of the Spanish

. On July 8, 2022,

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released Pustovyi. On July 17, 2022, he has signed with

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in the Spanish league. On July 18, 2023, he signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish

Indonesia

On June 6, 2024, he signed with

of the

(IBL), replacing

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. In June 2025, Pustovyi joined

again to take part in the

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with the Indonesian team.

Return to Spain

In the later summer of 2024, Pustovyi signed with

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two team ...

for the upcoming season in the Spanish

and the

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National team career

Pustovyi played for Ukraine's Under-20 team during the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship in

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and

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. In 2011 he averaged 9.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and in 2012 it was 14.9 points and 6 rebounds per game. His debut for the Ukraine national basketball team was in 2013 at the

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in Slovenia. He also played at

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. and

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. The most successful performance for the national team of Ukraine at this time is considered to be his play at the European Basketball Championship 2017. Pustovyi averaged 22.5 minutes on the court with 15.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He ranks 9th place in the Efficiency rating among all players of

and 5th place among the centers.

References

External links

Artem Pustovyi
at acb.com 1992 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball players from Kyiv BC Khimik players CB Gran Canaria players Centers (basketball) FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Satria Muda Pertamina players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players Expatriate basketball people in Spain Expatriate basketball people in Indonesia Ukrainian expatriate basketball people in Spain Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Ukrainian men's basketball players {{Ukraine-basketball-bio-stub