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Kapfenberg keeps Zotov for another two seasons

- April 17, 2026

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POSTED BY: Stefan Heinrich

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Vitaliy Zotov

Vitaliy Zotov

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HEFTE HELFEN Bulls Kapfenberg (BSL) have re-signed 29-year-old Ukrainian international 188cm point guard Vitaliy Zotov, who is represented by agency BIG. He is the second import player on the team, with USA's Taye Fields having signed earlier. Zotov played for the team last season, averaging 12.2ppg, 3.4rpg, 7.2apg, and 1.9spg in 27 BSL games, helping them reach the cup final. He also played 7 games in the European North Basketball League, where he averaged 14.9ppg, 4.1rpg, 6.1apg, and 1.9spg.
Zotov has also been a member of the Ukrainian international program for some years. He has regularly played for the Ukrainian senior team since 2020 and previously for the Under 20 National Team in 2017.
Zotov also represented Ukraine at the FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers three years ago. His team won Silver and he averaged over 3 points per game.
He is a very experienced player. Zotov has played also in Latvia (VEF Riga), Lithuania (Jonava), Romania (Craiova) and Ukraine (Mykolaiv, Budivelnyk, Dnipro, Khimik and BC Donetsk).
Among many awards, he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Romanian League Honorable Mention in 2024.

Tags : VITALIY ZOTOV, HEFTE HELFEN BULLS KAPFENBERG, AUSTRIAN BASKETBALL, AUSTRIAN TRANSACTIONS, EUROPEAN NORTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE

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BSL 2.Bundesliga U19 FIBA Europe Cup

Standings

1

5-0

2

5-0

3

4-0

4

3-1

5

2-2

6

2-3

7

2-3

8

1-3

9

1-4

10

0-4

11

0-5

Full Standings
Last Updated: 10/18/2026

Standings

East

1

3-0

2

2-1

3

2-1

4

2-1

5

1-2

6

0-2

7

0-3

8

0-3

West

1

3-0

2

3-0

3

2-1

4

1-1

5

1-2

6

1-2

7

0-2

Full Standings
Last Updated: 10/18/2026

Standings

1. Liga

1

2-0

2

2-0

3

2-0

4

2-0

5

1-0

6

1-1

7

0-0

8

0-0

9

0-1

10

0-1

11

0-1

12

0-2

2. Liga-East 1

1

1-0

2

0-0

3

0-0

4

0-0

5

0-2

2. Liga-East 2

1

2-0

2

1-0

3

1-0

4

0-0

5

0-1

6

0-1

7

0-1

2. Liga-South

1

0-0

2

0-0

3

0-1

4

0-1

5

0-1

2. Liga-West

1

2-0

2

2-1

3

2-1

4

0-0

5

0-2

6

0-2

Full Standings
Last Updated: 10/12/2026

Standings

Group A

1

2-0

2

1-1

3

1-1

4

1-1

5

1-1

6

0-2

Group B

1

3-0

2

2-1

3

1-1

4

1-2

5

1-2

6

0-2

Group C

1

2-0

2

2-0

3

2-0

4

0-2

5

0-2

6

0-2

Group D

1

3-0

2

2-0

3

1-1

4

1-1

5

0-2

6

0-3

Group E

1

2-0

2

2-0

3

1-1

4

AEK Larnaca CYP

1-1

5

1-2

6

0-3

Group F

1

Chalon/Saone FRA

2-1

2

1-0

3

Bigbank/Kalev EST

1-1

4

Glint Korfez TUR

1-1

5

Valmiera Glass LAT

1-2

6

0-1

Group G

1

2-0

2

1-1

3

Bakken Bears DEN

1-1

4

1-1

5

1-1

6

0-2

Group H

1

3-0

2

2-0

3

1-1

4

Lokomotiv Pl. BUL

1-2

5

0-2

6

0-2

Full Standings
Last Updated: 10/20/2026

BSL 2.Bundesliga U19 FIBA Europe Cup

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

HoltonJr_Mike_3

Mike HOLTON JR.

Vienna
(186-G-1990)
Avg: 28.5

28.5

24.8

22.4

21.5

21.3

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Simoner_Lukas

Lukas SIMONER

Worthersee
(190-G/F-1999)
Avg: 28.7

28.7

28.0

26.3

24.5

23.5

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Johnson_Ty3

Ty JOHNSON

Geneve
(191-G-2003)
Avg: 26.0

26.0

25.0

24.5

24.0

24.0

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Andrew Orr

Andrew Orr

Eisenstadt
(204-F-03)

Player of the Week: Round 3(RS)

Lukas Simoner

Lukas Simoner

Worthersee
(190-G/F-99)