Rostislav Vergun
{{short description|Belarusian basketball player and coach}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Rostislav Mykolaevich Vergun
| image = Rostislav Vergun (December 2023) - 1.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Расціслаў Мікалаевіч Вяргун
| position = Head coach
| height_m =
| weight_kg =
| league =
| team = Tsmoki Minsk
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|3|26}}
| birth_place = Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
| nationality = Belarusian
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2001
| college = Weatherford Junior College (2000-2003)
Birmingham–Southern College (2003-2005)
| career_end = 2014
| career_position = Point guard
| career_number =
| coach_start = 2013
| years1 = 2004–2008
| team1 = Mogilev's Borisfen
| years2 = 2008–2012
| team2 = Minsk-2006
| years3 = 2013–2014
| team3 = Mogilev's Borisfen
| cyears2 = 2013–2014
| cteam2 = Mogilev's Borisfen
| cyears3 = 2014–2017
| cteam3 = Tsmoki Minsk (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2015–2017
| cteam4 = Tsmoki Minsk (co-trainer)
| cyears5 = 2017–2019
| cteam5 = Tsmoki-Minsk II
| cyears6 = 2019–2023
| cteam6 = Tsmoki Minsk
| cyears7 = 2019–
| cteam7 = Belarus
| cyears8 = 2023–
| cteam8 = Uralmash
| highlights =
}}
Rostislav Mykolaevich Vergun ({{langx|ru|Ростислав Николаевич Вергун}}, {{langx|be|Расціслаў Мікалаевіч Вергун}}; born 26 March 1982) is a Belarusian professional basketball coach and former player.{{cite web |title=Rostislav Vergun |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Rostislav-Vergun/Summary/24012 |website=www.realgm.com |accessdate=29 September 2020}} He is the head coach of Belarus national team.{{cite web |title=Ростислав Николаевич Вергун — новый главный тренер «Уралмаша» |url=https://bcuralmash.ru/news/rostislav-vergun-novyj-trener-uralmasha/ |website=bcuralmash.ru |accessdate=9 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Единая лига ВТБ |url=https://bcuralmash.ru/vtb/ |website=bcuralmash.ru |accessdate=9 March 2025}}
Career
He studied at the American University of Birmingham-Southern as accountancy.{{cite web |title=Rostislav Vergun SF #24 |url=https://www.pressball.by/articles/basketball/belarus/103710 |website=www.pressball.by |accessdate=29 September 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126220858/https://www.pressball.by/articles/basketball/belarus/103710 |url-status=dead }} From 2000 to 2003 he played for Weatherford Junior College and from 2003 to 2004 for Birmingham–Southern College
After that he went to Belarus and from 2004 until 2008, he played for the Mogilev's Borisfen.{{cite web |title=Ростислав Вергун: "Зачем женский баскетбол, когда есть мужской?" |url=https://by.tribuna.com/basketball/156277271.html |website=www.by.tribuna.com |accessdate=2 October 2020}} From 2008 to 2012, he played for the club Minsk-2006,{{cite web |title=Баскетбол. НБЛ. "Виталюр" стал чемпионом лиги |url=https://by.tribuna.com/basketball/156277271.html |website=www.tribuna.com |accessdate=3 October 2020}} He played in the Non-Professional Basketball League of Belarus for BIT (2015) and Vitalyur (2015–2016), became the NBL champion (2015/2016),{{cite web |title=Баскетбол. НБЛ. "Виталюр" стал чемпионом лиги |url=http://www.pressball.by/news/basketball/233033 |website=www.pressball.by |accessdate=1 October 2020}} bronze medalist (2014/2015).
Coaching career
=Early career=
He finished his playing career in 2012, but in the 2013/2014 season, as the head coach of Mogilev's Borisfen, he was forced to enter the field as a player due to funding problems.
In August 2014, he was appointed assistant head coach of the club Tsmoki Minsk, and in 2015 was appointed as co-trainer.{{cite web |title=Rostislav Vergun |url=https://www.sport.de/basketball/pe596941/rostislav-vergun/ |website=www.sport.de |accessdate=3 October 2020}}
=BC Tsmoki-Minsk II=
In 2017, he was appointed as head coach of the reserve team BC Tsmoki-Minsk II, that won the Belarusian Premier League in 2017–18.
=BC Tsmoki-Minsk=
In January 2019, Vergun was appointed head coach of the Tsmoki Minsk club.{{cite web |title=Александр Крутиков и Егор Мещеряков покидают клуб |url=http://bc-tsmoki.by/aleksandr-krutikov-i-egor-meshheryakov-pokidayut-klub |website=www.bc-tsmoki.by |accessdate=29 September 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102034005/http://bc-tsmoki.by/aleksandr-krutikov-i-egor-meshheryakov-pokidayut-klub |url-status=dead }} In July 2020, Vergun extended his contract with Tsmoki Minsk.{{cite web |title=Vergun extended his contract with the Dragons |url=http://bc-tsmoki.by/en/rasczislay-vyargun-padoyzhyiy-kantrakt-z-%C2%ABczmokami%C2%BB |website=www.bc-tsmoki.by |accessdate=29 September 2020}}
=Belarus national team=
In December 2019, Vergun was appointed head coach of the Belarus national team.{{cite web|title=Rostislav Vergun named head coach of Belarus national team|date=27 December 2019 |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/rostislav-vergun-named-head-coach-of-belarus-basketball-team-126989-2019/|accessdate=27 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ростислав Вергун назначен главным тренером мужской сборной Беларуси |url=https://www.pressball.by/news/basketball/345901 |website=www.pressball.by |accessdate=29 September 2020}}{{cite web |title=Ростислав Вергун. Постараюсь в Лас-Вегасе найти "Цмокам" жемчужину |url=https://www.pressball.by/articles/basketball/interview/104706 |website=www.pressball.by |accessdate=29 September 2020}}
=BC Uralmash=
In December 2023 he was appointed head coach of Uralmash.{{cite web |title=Ростислав Вергун официально стал тренером «Уралмаша» |url=https://www.championat.com/basketball/news-5364816-rostislav-vergun-oficialno-stal-trenerom-uralmasha.html |website=championat.com |accessdate=9 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Ростислав Вергун стал новым главным тренером «Уралмаша» |url=https://vtb-league.com/ru/news/rostislav-vergun-stal-novym-glavnym-trenerom-uralmasha/ |website=vtb-league.com |accessdate=9 March 2025}} He led his new club to a solid seventh place in the VTB United League and earned a place in the playoffs.{{cite web |title=Салаш, Рытикова, Вергун и Вавлев названы сильнейшими баскетболистами и тренерами Беларуси в сезоне-2023/24 |url=https://pressball.by/news/basketball/salash-rytikova-vergun-i-vavlev-nazvany-silnejshimi-basketbolistami-i-trenerami-belarusi-v-sezone-2023-24/|website=vtb-league.com |accessdate=9 March 2025}} In March 2025, with his new club he won the Russian Basketball Cup.{{cite news |title=Uralmash win their maiden Cup title |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Russia/news/923438/Uralmash-win-their-maiden-Cup-title |access-date=17 March 2025 |work=eurobasket.com |date=19 March 2025}}
Honours
=As a player=
;BC Tsmoki-Minsk
- Belarusian Premier League (4) 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
=As a Coach=
;BC Tsmoki-Minsk
- Belarusian Premier League (5) 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Belarusian Basketball Cup (4) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
;BC Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- Russian Basketball Cup (1): 2024-2025
=Individual=
- Best Belarusian Basketball Coach: (5) 2017, 2019, 2020,{{cite web |title=Ростислав Вергун – лучший тренер 2020 года! |url=https://minskbasket.by/ru/news/5/rasczislay-vyargun-%E2%80%93-lepshyi-trener-2020-goda |website=minskbasket.by |accessdate=9 March 2025}} 2021,{{cite web |title=Лауреаты 2021 года. Ростислав Вергун. Не нагрузка, а удовольствие! |url=https://pressball.by/blog/pressball/111540/ |website=pressball.by |accessdate=9 March 2025}} 2022
Gallery
Rostislav Vergun @ BC Uralmash (2024-11-10)-0 1.jpg
Rostislav Vergun @ BC Uralmash (2024-11-10)-0.jpg
Rostislav Vergun (December 2023) - 2.jpg
Rostislav Vergun (December 2023) - 6.jpg
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/info/birth-cities/8153/Chernihiv-Ukraine Profile from Realgm.com]
- [http://bc-tsmoki.by/en/rostislav-vergun Profile from BC Tsmoki-Minsk Website]
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Rostislav-Vergun/Tsmoki-Minsk/36089 Profile from eurobasket.com]
{{Belarus men's national basketball coaches}}
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