Ramat Hasharon signs Olesia Malashenko

Olesia Malashenko

A.S. Ramat Hasharon (D1) signed 33-year old Ukrainian ex-international power forward Olesia Malashenko (191cm-1991) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Malashenko played last season at Keltern in German DBBL. In two Eurocup games she had 8.5ppg and 1.0rpg.
The previous (2022-23) season she played at Garid in Mongolian league. She helped them to make it to the Mongolian League final. Malashenko also played for Elitzur Ramla that season where in four Eurocup games she recorded 6.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.5apg and 1.0spg in that year. The other team she played shortly was Al Sharjah in UAE league.
She was also a member of Ukrainian international program for some years. Malashenko played for Ukrainian Senior National Team between 2009 and 2021 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2011.
She also represented Ukraine at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) in Serbia and Latvia five years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 9.0ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.7apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 55.0%, 3PT: 11.1%.
Malashenko is quite experienced player. She has played also professionally in Belgium (Namur and Castors Braine), France (Villeneuve, Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration and Arras), Italy (Ragusa), Jordan (Orthodox), Russia (Chevakata), Turkey (Mersin BSB, Edirne, Mersin MBK and Adana) and Ukraine (Byelaia Akacia, Interkhim and Budivelnyk).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League Honorable Mention back in 2020.

A.S. Ramat Hasharon roster for 2024-25:

Guards:
Yaara Yizchaki
Lihi Azouri
Lee Teichman
Danielle Kreinin
Tamar Carmi
Or Gadot

Forwards:
Olesia Malashenko
Alisia Jenkins
Avital Zwebner
Offir Kesten-Raz

Coach: Roie Levin