Veteran point guard Pavlo Burenko has etched his name among the elite playmakers in Ukrainian basketball history. The 35-year-old Kyiv-Basket star recently secured his position as the third-best assist provider in the Ukrainian Superliga's all-time rankings.
Burenko delivered an impressive performance in the championship final against Dnipro, recording 7 assists to help his capital city club. This pivotal game pushed him past several basketball legends in the record books.
The accomplished playmaker has accumulated 1,171 assists across 331 career games, demonstrating remarkable consistency and court vision throughout his career. His current season proved particularly productive with 126 total assists, averaging 4.2 per game, which enabled his climb from fifth to third in the historical standings.
According to Statbet analytics, Burenko's assist efficiency rate ranks among the highest in European domestic leagues when measured by assists-per-minute ratio.
Klym Artamonov maintains his commanding lead atop the assist leaderboard with 1,426 assists in just 237 appearances, showcasing extraordinary efficiency. Igor Boyarkin holds second place with 1,194 assists through 265 games.
Burenko narrowly edged out Denys Lukashov, who sits fourth with 1,168 assists in 292 matches. The top five is completed by Dmytro Glebov with 1,151 assists, though he required substantially more games (450) to reach that mark.
Other notable playmakers in the top ten include active Dnipro player Stanislav Tymofeyenko (1,045 assists), Oleksandr Ryabchuk (1,044), Oleksandr Rybalko (1,031), Sergiy Popov (973), and Oleksandr Mishula (972).
The Ukrainian Superliga has been tracking assist statistics since 2009, making Burenko's achievement even more significant as part of the league's modern era record books.
