Background
Born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Mykhailiuk"s mother is Inna, a high school biology teacher, and his father is Iurri, a college history professor
Born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Mykhailiuk"s mother is Inna, a high school biology teacher, and his father is Iurri, a college history professor
He played for Cherkaski Mavpy in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014. In the summer of 2013 he played with the in the 2013 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-16 Championship. He was selected in the All-Tournament Team, after completing an outstanding championship, averaging 25.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Mykhailiuk plays for the, which competed at the 2014 International Basketball Federation Basketball World Cup, in Spain August 30 to September 14.
Mykhailiuk received offers from Virginia, Iowa State, Oregon, and Kansas. On May 21, 2014, Mykhailiuk committed to play basketball at the University of Kansas and played for the team during their 2014–2015 season.
During his freshman season, he started five of the first seven games of the season, averaging 21.3 minutes a game, but his playing time since then has been significantly curtailed. He scored 11 points while playing 32 minutes in the Orlando Classic Championship game against Michigan State on November 30, 2014.
Returning to Kansas in his sophomore year Mykhailiuk has been averaging 5.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game in the 2015-2016 basketball season.
On November 23, 2015, Mykhailiuk scored 18 points against Chaminade University. In the first round of the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tourney, on March 17, 2016, Mykhailiuk scored 23 points, setting his personal college career scoring record, with 9 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 threes against the Austin Peay Governors. Individual awards
2013 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-16 Championship - All Tournament Team.
He is also a member of the Ukraine national basketball team