Turgeon Signs ASU Transfer Pavlo Dziuba

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (June 29, 2021) - Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon has announced the addition of sophomore transfer Pavlo Dziuba (pah-vlo zee-u-buh) to the program’s roster.

“We are excited to welcome Pavlo to our program from Arizona State, where he was one of the youngest players in Division I men’s basketball last season,” Turgeon said. “Pavlo has tremendous upside and possesses the size and skill to significantly bolster our frontcourt. We look forward to him joining us in College Park.”

A 6-8, 225-pound forward from Kirichkova, Ukraine, Dziuba is the first Ukrainian to join Maryland’s roster since Alex Len. The Terps’ current roster features four international players: Dziuba (Ukraine), Qudus Wahab (Nigeria), Ian Martinez (Costa Rica) and Arnaud Revaz (Switzerland).

“This is a great pickup for Maryland,” said ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla. “Pavlo was one of the best 16-year-olds in Europe as evidenced by being part of Barcelona’s famous club program. He will join the Terps as an 18-year-old with size, skill, strength and athleticism. He has a very bright college basketball future.”

Dziuba, who turns 18 in early July, was believed to be the youngest player in Division I college basketball last season. He appeared in eight games as a reserve, including a career-high 10 minutes against UCLA on Jan. 7.

A four-star recruit according to 247Sports.com, the Ukrainian impressed at the FIBA U16 Division B European Championships in 2019, averaging 13.8 points (.545 FG), 9.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Dziuba also spent time with FC Barcelona’s U18 team during the 2019-20 season.

Dziuba is the fourth scholarship transfer to be added to the program this offseason, joining Qudus Wahab (Georgetown), Fatts Russell (Rhode Island) and Ian Martinez (Utah).