30th Basketball Tournament in Memory of Yosyp Keselman

On September 12-13, 2025, Odessa hosted the 30th basketball tournament dedicated to the memory of the distinguished Ukrainian coach Yosyp Keselman, held at the Specialized Children's and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve named after B.D. Litvak, involving girls born in 2012 and younger.

This year, five teams from southern Ukraine participated in the competition. The tournament featured teams like the "Crazy Jellyfish," "Furious Shrimps," and "Swallows" from the SDYUSSHOR named after Boris Litvak, alongside teams from SDYUSSHOR No. 4 in Mykolaiv and the local Youth Basketball Club "YUG Basket".

The champions of the tournament were the "Jellyfish" team from SDYUSSHOR named after Boris Litvak (coach – Yuliya Hladchenko).

The tournament continued on September 14 in a 3x3 format. At the Starobazarny Square courts, the girls participated in the open 21st Cup of the Odessa Regional Basketball Federation, dedicated to the Day of Physical Culture and Sports, in the U-15 category.

Additionally, teams from Izmail, Tatarbunary, and Chornomorsk joined the 5x5 format competitions, totaling 9 teams.

The victory in this tournament was celebrated by the girls from the Hot Wheels Italy team, who also represented the hosts – SDYUSSHOR named after B. Litvak.

The tournament was organized by the Charitable Foundation for the Support and Development of Children's and Women's Basketball named after I.Ya. Keselman, with the support of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Odessa City Council, the Odessa Regional Basketball Federation, the Odessa City Basketball Federation, SDYUSSHOR named after Litvak B.D., and the pharmaceutical company "InterChem".