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Maksym Shulga (Ukrainian: Максим Шульга; born June 25, 2002) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies and the VCU Rams. In the 2025 NBA draft, he was selected with the 57th overall pick by the Orlando Magic, and traded to the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played eleven games.
Shulga was born and grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine. He moved to Spain at age 11 to study and play basketball in Colegio Leones in León. At age 14 he moved to Madrid to attend the Basketball School of Excellence in Torrelodones. Shulga committed to play college basketball in the United States at Utah State.
Shulga began his college career at Utah State. He was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as a junior after averaging 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and four assists per game. After the season and the departure of Aggies’ head coach Ryan Odom, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Shulga transferred to VCU, following Odom. He was named first-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference…
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