Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk

Freshman Season (2014-15): Youngest player on the roster at 17 years old… Appeared in 26 games over the 2014-15 season and started in six of those outings… Logged his first start against Rider (11/24), scoring 10 points and pulling down five rebounds… Connected on a trio of three-pointers on his way to 11 points in the Orlando Classic finale against No. 19 Michigan State (11/30)… Tied his season-high 11 points, which featured 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in a win against Lafayette (12/20)… Recorded five points, one assist and one rebound against Texas Tech (1/10)… Started the second half against TCU (3/12) and dished out two assists and scored two points on the afternoon.

International competition: Has a lot of experience representing his home country, Ukraine… Represented Ukraine at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain… Played in four games in the FIBA Basketball World Cup including 11 minutes versus Team USA, scoring three points… Averaged 16.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in earning all-tournament honors at the U18 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, in summer 2014… Competed for Ukraine at the 2013 U16 European Championship, being named to the all-tournament team after averaging 25.2 points and eight rebounds per game… Played in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014 for the Cherkasy Mavpy… Played opposite KU teammates Kelly Oubre and Cliff Alexander in the World Select Team's loss to Team USA at the 2014 Nike Hoops Summit.

Off the Court: Born Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk in Cherkasy, Ukraine... Parents are Inna and Iurri… Mother is a high school biology teacher… Father is a college history professor… Went to high school at Cherkasy First City Gymnasia… Besides basketball, also played soccer and ping pong in high school… Can speak three languages fluently: Russian, Ukrainian and English… At 17, is the youngest player in the Big 12 Conference… Undecided on major.