Ruslan Otverchenko (Ukrainian: Руслан Отверченко; 6 January 1990 – 15 January 2023) was a Ukrainian basketball player for SC Prometey and the Ukrainian National Team.[1]
.jpg) Otverchenko in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1990 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Died | 15 January 2023 (aged 33) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 9, 77 |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | BC Kyiv |
| 2012–2013 | →Donetsk |
| 2015–2016 | Manresa |
| 2016–2018 | Budivelnyk |
| 2018–2019 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2019 | Kyiv-Basket |
| 2019–2020 | Prometey |
| 2020–2023 | Budivelnyk |
Otverchenko played the majority of his career in Ukraine, with exception of one season in Spain with Bàsquet Manresa. He participated at the EuroBasket 2017.[2]
Otverchenko died from heart complications in Kyiv on 15 January 2023, at the age of 33.[3]