# BC Kharkivski Sokoly

Kharkivski Sokoly (Ukrainian: Харківські Соколи, lit. 'Kharkiv Falcons') is a Ukrainian basketball club based in Kharkiv. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague in 2019.

## History

Founded in 2017, Sokoly entered the Ukrainian Higher League, the country's second-tier league. In its first two seasons, the team finished 6th and 9th. After the 2018–19 season, Kharkiv based BC Politekhnik left the SuperLeague as it could not give financial guarantees. Instead, Sokoly received a spot for the 2019–20 campaign.
In July 2023 Aleksey Ivanovich Zolotous agreed with the club's management and will lead the "Kharkiv Falcons" in the 2023/2024 season during performances in the Higher League of Ukraine.

## Season by season

Key :
* Playoff berth
| Season | Tier | League | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | Ukrainian Cup | Head coach |
| Kharkivski Sokoly ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | Higher League | 9th | 19 | 18 | .514 | DNQ | – | Oleh Manoylenko |
| 2019–20 | 1 | SuperLeague | 9th | 4 | 22 | .154 | DNQ | Round of 16 (eliminated by Politekhnik) | Volodymyr Koval Yevgen Murzin Oleh Manoylenko |
| 2020–21 | 1 | SuperLeague | 10th | 9 | 31 | .225 | DNQ | | Oleh Manoylenko Renatas Kurilionokas |
* 1 2 The 2019–20 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Players
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Jervon Pressley | Igor Chumakov | Valerii Anisimov | |
| PF | Volodymyr Shevchenko | Brandon Boggs | Oleksandr Tarasenko | Mykyta Bondarenko |
| SF | Oleksandr Misyats | Illia Niemtsu | | |
| SG | J.D. Paige | Anton Musiyenko | | |
| PG | Igor Boyarkin | Dajuan Graf | Artur Iskenderov | |
4+8 formula (colours: Ukrainian players; foreign players;)

### Squad changes 2020/2021
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date |
| 25 | SF | Illia Niemtsu | 22 | Zaporizhya | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 22 Jul 2020 |
| 10 | PF/C | Oleksandr Misyats | 28 | Prometey | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 24 Jul 2020 |
| 32 | PF | LaRon Dendy | 31 | APOEL | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 29 Jul 2020 |
| 92 | PG | Dajuan Graf | 27 | VfL Kirchheim Knights | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 31 Jul 2020 |
| 8 | PF | Volodymyr Shevchenko | 25 | Zaporizhya | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 21 | PF/C | Igor Chumakov | 30 | Dnipro | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 10 Aug 2020 |
| 15 | SF | Brandon Boggs | 28 | Kobrat | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 18 Aug 2020 |
| 30 | C | Jervon Pressley | 28 | Zaporizhya | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 19 Jan 2021 |
| 22 | SG | J.D. Paige | 25 | Ponte Prizreni | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 27 Feb 2021 |
| 99 | C | Valerii Anisimov | 30 | Kryvbas | 1 year | 2021 | Free | 27 Jan 2021 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Date |
| 15 | C | Dmytro Tykhonov | 27 | BC Zaporizhya | mutual consent | 18 Jun 2020 |
| 47 | PF/C | Oleksandr Tishchenko | 31 | Ternopil | mutual consent | 12 Aug 2020 |
| 23 | PF/C | Delwan Graham | 31 | Ironi Ramat Gan | mutual consent | 8 October 2020 |
| 32 | SG | Kareem Jamar | 27 | | mutual consent | |
| 22 | SG | Zach Jackson | 22 | Leicester Riders | mutual consent | |
| 13 | SG | Roman Kozlov | 29 | Budivelnyk | mutual consent | |
| 17 | PG | Andrii Shapovalov | 27 | Kryvbas | mutual consent | |
| 32 | PF/C | LaRon Dendy | 32 | | mutual consent | 15 Jan 2021 |

### Squad changes 2019/2020
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date |
| 47 | PF | Dmytro Lypovtsev | 33 | Cherkaski Mavpy | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 19 Aug 2019 |
| 13 | SG | Roman Kozlov | 29 | BC Politekhnik | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 20 Aug 2019 |
| 3 | PG | Igor Boyarkin | 24 | Cherkaski Mavpy | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 22 Aug 2019 |
| 17 | PG | Deonte Burton | 28 | Bendigo Braves | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 28 Aug 2019 |
| 8 | PF | Paulius Žalys | 24 | Lafayette Leopards | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 1 Sep 2019 |
| 21 | C | Gene Teague | 29 | Toros de Aragua | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 2 Sep 2019 |
| 37 | PF | Oleksandr Tarasenko | 23 | BC Zaporizhya | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 3 Sep 2019 |
| 22 | SF | Zach Jackson | 23 | Omaha Maverics | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 5 Sep 2019 |
| 17 | PG | Andrii Shapovalov | 26 | Sokół Ostrów Mazowiecka | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 6 Sep 2019 |
| 15 | C | Dmytro Tykhonov | 27 | BC Barsy Atyrau | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 29 Sep 2019 |
| 32 | SG | Kareem Jamar | 27 | Elitzur Yavne | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 30 Sep 2019 |
| 47 | PF | Oleksandr Tishchenko | 30 | Kyiv-Basket | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 16 Oct 2019 |
| 12 | SG | Anton Musiyenko | 22 | Kyiv-Basket | 1 year | 2020 | On loan | 28 Oct 2019 |
| 31 | PG | DeAndre Burnett | 25 | Leicester Riders | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 1 Dec 2019 |
| 23 | PF/C | Delwan Graham | 31 | Al-Wehda Club | 1 year | 2020 | Free | 25 Dec 2019 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Date |
| 17 | PG | Deonte Burton | 28 | | mutual consent | 23 Sep 2019 |
| 47 | PF | Dmytro Lypovtsev | 33 | BC Zaporizhya | mutual consent | 23 Oct 2019 |
| 31 | PG | Yaroslav Udodenko | 32 | | mutual consent | Nov 2019 |
| 8 | PF | Paulius Žalys | 24 | Rapla KK | mutual consent | Nov 2019 |
| 21 | C | Gene Teague | 30 | CEB Puerto Montt | mutual consent | 13 Dec 2019 |
| 31 | PG | DeAndre Burnett | 26 | Free agent | mutual consent | 24 Feb 2020 |

## Notable players

* Igor Boyarkin 1 season: 2019–20
* Delwan Graham 1 season: 2019–20
* Kareem Jamar 1 season: 2019–20
* Aleksandar Zečević