Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Kansas Jayhawks
Class: Junior
Age: 19 (6/10/1997)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’6″, 191 pounds, 6’6″
2015-16 Slash Line: .450/.402/.680
2015-16 Season Averages: 12.8 MPG, 5.4 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, 1.1 3PM
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has been on NBA radars for longer than most college players. He’s received limited playing time during his two seasons with the Kansas Jayhawks, but the Ukrainian wing has flashed pro-level potential throughout—and before—his tenure.
In 2016-17, Mykhailiuk may finally get the playing time he needs to justify his status as one of the more revered upside prospects in the country.
Mykhailiuk began to justify the hype during the 2015-16 college basketball season. He scored in double-figures in seven different games, including the 23 points he posted during the Round of 64 at the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Even when his scoring numbers weren’t jumping off of the page, Mykhailiuk was confirming the belief about him: he’s a big guard who can shoot the lights out.
Mykhailuk made 37 3-point field goals on 40.2 percent shooting in just 12.8 minutes per game. That translates to an average of 3.3 3-point field goals made per 40 minutes—a per game number he could reach and maintain in 2016-17.
A 19-year-old junior who won’t turn 20 until June, Mykhailuk has the size, youth, experience, and shooting range to develop into the perfect first-round selection for the New York Knicks.