RECORDS: Holds spots on several single-season record lists from the 2022-23 season, including games started (35, t-2nd), games played (35, t-3rd) and assists (140, t-19th)… Tied for first on the single-game record list after shooting 100.0 percent (5-for-5) from behind the arc at San Diego (Nov. 17, 2022).
HONORS: Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2023); Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023).
2022-23 SEASON (JR): Appeared and started in all 35 games, tying for second on the single-season record list for games started and tied for third on the single-season games played record list… Averaged 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 42.8 percent (125-of-292) from the field, 36.4 percent (55-of-151) from behind the arc and 82.4 percent (112-of-136) at the free throw line… Scored in double figures 23 times, including two 20-plus point outings… Scored a career-best 29 points against Air Force (Feb. 14)… Had at least five rebounds in 15 games, including a career-high 10 rebounds three times… Dished out at least five assists 13 times, including a career-high 11 dimes against Utah Tech (Dec. 1)… Ranked eighth in the Mountain West with 4.00 assists per game and was sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.75)… Finished the season with four double-doubles… Tied for first on the single-game record list after shooting 100.0 percent (5-for-5) from behind the arc at San Diego (Nov. 17)… Ranked sixth in the MW in free throw percentage (.824)… Named honorable mention all-Mountain West… Was the MW Player of the Week (Feb. 20) after averaging 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while shooting 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from the field, 50.0 percent (7-of-14) from 3-point range and 81.8 percent (9-of-11) at the free throw line.
2021-22 SEASON (SO): Appeared in all but two of Utah State’s 34 games during the year, starting two... Totaled 140 points on the year, averaging 4.4 points per game... Scored in double figure in six games, including a season-high 18 points against Portland State on Dec. 21 in his first career start... Shot 51.2 percent (42-of-82) from the floor, 45.0 percent (18-of-40) from behind the 3-point line and 77.6 percent (38-of-49) at the free throw line... Recorded 68 rebounds, pulling down five or more in five games during the year... Logged a season-high seven rebounds against Portland State (12/21), averaging 2.1 per game... One of just four players to record 20 or more steals during the year, finishing with 21 and logging multiple steals in five games... Also recorded 33 assists and two blocks during the year.
SUMMER 2022: Played for his native Ukraine at the FIBA U20 European Championships in the summer of 2022... Opened the tournament recording team highs of 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, while shooting 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from the floor and connecting on 10-of-15 at the free throw line... Finished second on the team with 15 points and added six rebounds, four assists and a game-high two blocks in Ukraine’s 71-69 victory over Lithuania, ranked No. 7 in the world by FIBA... Was a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line, sinking a pair from the charity stripe with less than 25 seconds to play to cement the win for Ukraine.
2020-21 SEASON (FR): Appeared in 23 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per game... Made his Aggie debut in the season opener against VCU, recording two rebounds in four minutes of action... Totaled 37 points on the year, scoring a season-high eight points against Wyoming (3/4)... Shot 34.2 percent (13-of-38) from the floor, 30.0 percent (6-of-20) from behind the 3-point line and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) at the free throw line... Recorded 42 rebounds, pulling down five or more boards in two games... Logged a season-high eight rebounds against Nevada (2/28)... Also finished the year with nine steals and eight assists.
BEFORE UTAH STATE: Anticipated to play with the Ukrainian U20 and U18 teams during the summer of 2020 before the European Championships were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic... Appeared on the Ukrainian national team in the U18 FIBA European Championships during the summer of 2019, scoring in double figures in all but two games during the tournament... Scored a tournament-best 22 points against Bosnia and Herzegovina... Scored 20 points against North Macedonia, scoring 21 points and adding 16 rebounds for the first his of two double-doubles... Logged 18 points and 10 rebounds in a game against Georgia and finished the tournament averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game... Proved to be the top shooter in the tournament, connecting on 61.9 percent from the floor, including 65.2 percent from inside the 3-point line and 52.9 percent from beyond the arc... Attended high school at the Basketball School of Excellence in Torrelodones, Spain, where he led the league in scoring, averaging 16 points per game, and also led the league in free throw attempts, averaging 3.8 per contest.
PERSONAL: Oldest of two children of Boris Shulga and Olga Sosnovska... Majoring in international studies... Speaks four languages, including Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish and English.
