Artem Pustovyi returns to Obradoiro

Obra fans already have a new star. Sar stands will once again vibrate with a player who left a very good taste in his mouth in his previous phase. Artem Pustovyi will play again in Santiago. Moncho Fernández’s dressing room already has another big man on the payroll.

The 2.19m Ukrainian international center will return home after agreeing a deal with the Compostela club for the next two seasons. Obradoirist fans will celebrate the signing of Pustovija in a special way. He started his sports career in Spain in Sar. Five years later, Artem Pustovyi returns to the capital of Galicia.

The Ukrainian will land in Lavacollo from Murcia, the team he joined last season after three courses in Barça and one in Gran Canaria. Pustovyi averaged 7.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.2 blocks in 17.9 minutes per game in the last contest. He played for 34 days with students.

Pustovyi arrived in Spain in 2015 sign for Obra. He was in Santiago for three seasons. He is a player very capable of intimidating under the basket and contributing points. The Ukrainian will be in charge of strengthening the image of Moncho Fernández.

He appeared at Sara in the summer of 2015. He grew by leaps and bounds and in three seasons became a formidable player in the area of ​​every pitch in the Spanish territory. Opponents suffered because of his great talent under the hoop, his physical strength and intimidation.

In three tracks in the capital of Galicia, he defended the Obra jersey 94 times. In the 2015-2016 season, he started only five of the 28 games played. In the farewell campaign, he has already become undisputed and has appeared in the starting five in 30 of 34 games in the competition.

His best records

Five campaigns away from Sar and the Ukrainian returns to Multiusos Fontes do Sar with the experience of 212 games in the Endesa League, 3665 minutes played and 1667 points scored. He still has his ACB assessment file from his time at Obradoiro. It was a triumph for Compostela on the field of Bilbao Basket: 74-84.

Pivot, with 30 credits, he was the best player of the match, in which he scored 19 points in 32 and a half minutes (8 of 12 points and 3 of 3 free throws). Grabbed nine rebounds on January 21, 2018. In the same 2017-18 campaign, Pustovyi posted his all-time best blocks record of 6 in a 70-68 win over Murcia in Sara, in the afternoon at da Matt Thomas was an obradoirist hero scoring the winning basket at the end of overtime. Along with six blocks, the Ukrainian center shone in the game with 17 points, six rebounds and 24 PIR credits.

Since his first year in Galicia, the Ukrainian maintains his best mark in assists. He scored six points in Baskonia-Obradoiro (82-75), in the 2015-2016 academic year. He came off the bench and scored 13 points (5 of 7 points and 5 rebounds) in almost 27 minutes of play.

His most notable record in points He got it in the ranks of Gran Canaria. He scored 23 in 23 1/2 minutes (9 of 14 points and 5 of 6 free throws), for an estimated 26 points. In the 2022-2023 championship. Pustovyi recorded 11 rebounds (64-81) on the Zaragoza court.

jumps

These same ones In Obradoiro’s shirt, the Ukrainian reached 11 rebounds on several occasions, in his third and last year in the capital of Galicia: visiting Burgos Sara (94-69), in October 2017; and in a disastrous away game against Unicaja Málaga (96-76) in January 2018. He scored 10 in Obra-Fuenlabrada (78-81) in March 2018.

The best points date with the Compostela team It was in his farewell campaign. On two occasions, the obradoirist giant scored 19 points: in Bilbao Basket-Obra (74-84, 8 of 12 points, 9 rebounds and PIR 30); and in Obra-Baskonia (77-83), in the last pivotal game in the jersey of the Galician quintet (8 out of 9 points, 5 rebounds and PIR 20), on May 24, 2018.

Eduardo Pascual

Eduardo Pascual, sports director of the club, explains that “Pustovy’s return means a lot to Obradoiro.” That’s the good news, he’s a player that everyone loves, the fans, the staff and the board. Pascual insists on pointing out that “we want him to achieve good sports results with us and contribute to both parts of the field, defensively and offensively.”