KIEV (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - If there's one position that Ukraine should be well stocked in this summer, it's center.

The country is blessed with an abundance of bigs, and that ought to be a strength for the team when it competes at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 in Tel Aviv against Group B opponents Israel, Lithuania, Italy, Germany and Georgia.

What are the primary options for coach Ievgen Murzin?

Kyrylo Fesenko

While the 2.16m Fesenko's career never took off in the NBA, he did establish himself as a potent pivot for Sidigas Avellino this season and especially in the Basketball Champions League, a competition in which he was named Gameday 7 MVP. Fesenko is averaging 12 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Italians in the Lega A and will look to make a big impact in the play-offs. Then it's the national team and as Fesenko pointed out to the Basketball Champions League website, "I think it's really important for all players in the national team to show up and be at their best. I'm the captain and I have to be there but I also want to be there." Fesenko averaged 8.3 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in last summer's FIBA EuroBasket 2017 qualifying campaign for Ukraine.

Slava Kravtsov

When he's healthy, Kravtsov is a lock to be on the Ukraine team. Another player with NBA experience, the 2.10m center is a part of a strong Valencia Basket team this year but has been hurt for much of the campaign. Involved with the national side for a decade, the Odessa-born Kravtsov is just 29. While Fesenko may be slightly more effective on the offensive end, Kravtsov is a true rim-protector on defense. At FIBA EuroBasket 2013, he ranked No. 1 in this category in the tournament with 20 swats in 10 games.

Kravtsov doesn't back down against anyone, including the USA

Artem Pustovyi

Still just 24 years of age, Pustovyi has been trumpeted as a player with immense potential the past several years. This season, his second in the Spanish Liga Endesa with Rio Monbus, he's started making big strides. The 2.18m skyscraper has averaged more than 9 points per game and reached double digits in 15 games.

Alex Len

Ukraine's long wait for young NBA center Len may be over with the big man having said this season that he wants to represent his country at this summer's FIBA EuroBasket. A giant with a powerful and well-toned body, the 23-year-old Len averaged 8 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game this season for Phoenix. A restricted free agent, the smart money says the 2.16m Len will be with Ukraine in Israel. As Ukrainian journalist Oleksandr Proshuta (@alex_proshuta) pointed out, "If Fes and Len are here, we're sure to play this 'ground-and-pound' style of basketball coach Murzin prefers."

Kyryl Natyazhko

Natyazhko was a big part of the Ukraine team in 2013 and 2014

When Mike Fratello was the coach, K-Reel was on the roster but the 2.07m Dnipro-born pivot hasn't played for the national side since the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup - Fratello's last tournament at the helm. With so many options at Murzin's disposal and the fact that Natyazhko didn't play this season because of a knee injury, it appears that he has little chance of suiting up at the EuroBasket. At 26 years of age, he's got plenty of time to make his mark.

Natyazhko may not make it in 2017 but he has time on his side

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