Maksym Zvonov

Maksym Zvonov
Personal information
Born (1987-04-16) April 16, 1987 (age 38)
Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career2004–2022
PositionForward
Career history
2004–2010Kyiv
2010–2011Azovmash
2011–2013Donetsk
2013–2014Azovmash
2014–2015Budivelnyk
2015Dynamo Kyiv
2015–2016BCM U Pitești
2016–2017U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2017–2018Canton Charge
2018–2019Dynamo Odesa
2019–2020Kyiv-Basket
2021–2022Budivelnyk
Career highlights

Maksym Zvonov (Ukrainian: Максим Звонов; born Maksym Pustozvonov Ukrainian: Максим Пустозвонов; born April 16, 1987) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He represented the Ukraine national basketball team.[1]

In 2021, he began playing under the surname Zvonov after changing his family name from Pustozvonov.[2][3]

Professional career

Ukraine

Born in Bila Tserkva, Zvonov began his basketball career in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, first with the second division team became a champion and then first division of BC Kyiv from 2004 to 2010. In 2010 was nominated “Best progressive player of the league”.[citation needed]

From 2010 to 2011 he played for BC Azovmash. He was named MVP of the 5th round of the VTB United League group stage in the 2010–11 season.[4]

In 2011, he joined the team of BC Donetsk, where he spent two seasons and became a champion of Ukraine in 2012.[2]

In 2013, he came back to BC Azovmash for one year.

In August 2014, he signed with the BC Budivelnyk for the 2014–2015 season.

In March 2015, he was named the Ukrainian Cup Final Four MVP, after winning the Cup with Budivelnyk.[2]

In September 2018, he signed with the BC Dynamo Odesa for the 2018–2019 season. With him Odesa advanced to the Cup Final and he was shooting over 50% from 3 point line in the National championship (best in a league).[citation needed]

In August 2019, he signed with the Kyiv-Basket for the 2019–2020 season and again finished the season with the best percentage in league from 3 point line (over 48%).[citation needed]

On 1 February 2020, he won the three-point contest at the SuperLeague All-Star event.[5]

In January 2021, he returned to Budivelnyk and played under the surname Zvonov.[2] Budivelnyk won the Ukrainian Cup in April 2021.[6]

During his career five times he was selected for National super league All Star Games.[citation needed]

Romania

In October 2015, Zvonov signed with the BCM U Pitești for the 2015–2016 season, where he finished his season as a best 3 point shooter of the National league with over 56%.[citation needed]

In the 2016–17 season he played for Romanian team U-BT Cluj-Napoca. The club won the Romanian national championship in 2017.[7] U-BT also won the Romanian Cup in 2017.[8]

NBA G League

Zvonov was selected 17th overall in the 2017 NBA G League Draft by the Memphis Hustle.[9]

He played for the Canton Charge in the NBA G League during the 2017–18 season.[10] In March 2018, the Charge waived him.[11]

National team career

Zvonov was a member of the Ukraine national basketball team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and multiple editions of EuroBasket.[1]

Personal life

In March 2021, Zvonov said he changed his surname after researching his family tree and returning to the earlier family name Zvonov.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIBA player profile – Maksym Pustozvonov". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d "Будівельник повернув до України Пустозвонова". Федерація баскетболу України (in Ukrainian). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Максим Звонов — баскетболіст збірної України пояснив, чому змінив прізвище". UNIAN (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. ^ "«Баскетбольная карта мира»: Украина". VTB United League (in Russian). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Максим Пустозвонов виграв конкурс триочкових кидків на Матчі зірок-2020". Федерація баскетболу України (in Ukrainian). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Будівельник — володар Кубка України-2021". Федерація баскетболу України (in Ukrainian). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ^ "U Banca Transilvania Cluj este noua campioană a Ligii Naţionale de baschet masculin". Mediafax (in Romanian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ^ "U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca a cucerit Cupa Romaniei 2017". Federația Română de Baschet (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  9. ^ "2017 NBA G League Draft results". NBA.com: NBA Communications. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Charge All-Time Roster". Cleveland Charge. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Charge Acquire Scoochie Smith". OurSports Central. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2026.


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