ČEZ Basketball Nymburk

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ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.

The team won the Czech league in 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 and has played in several European basketball competitions (currently playing ULEB Cup). Former players include Darius Washington Jr., former NCAA champion and NBA player George Zidek, who is the team's current press speaker, as well as naturalized Czech Maurice Whitfield. They are currently coached by Israeli Muli Katzurin, assisted by countryman Ronen Ginzburg. The home court is ČEZ Aréna.

[edit] Current roster

  • Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Benda
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Ladislav Sokolovský
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Slezák
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Michal Křemen
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Beneš
  • Flag of Slovakia Radoslav Rančík
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Radek Nečas
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Ales Chán
  • Flag of the United States Monty Mack
  • Flag of the United States Blake Schilb
  • Flag of the United States Arthur Lee
ULEB Cup 2007-08
v • d • e

Champion
Flag of Spain DKV Joventut

Runner-up
Akasvayu Girona

Third place Dynamo Moscow | Fourth place Galatasaray Café Crown
Final Eight
Akasvayu Girona | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | DKV Joventut | Dynamo Moscow | Galatasaray Café Crown | Pamesa Valencia | Turów Zgorzelec | UNICS Kazan
Eighthfinals
Akasvayu Girona | Artland Dragons | Hemofarm | BC Kyiv | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | DKV Joventut | Dynamo Moscow | Gran Canaria | Galatasaray Café Crown | Khimki | Lukoil Academic | Pamesa Valencia | Turów Zgorzelec | Red Star | UNICS Kazan | Zadar
Eliminated after Eighthfinals:
Artland Dragons • Hemofarm • BC Kyiv • Gran Canaria • Khimki • Lukoil Academic • Red Star • Zadar
Sixteenth Finals
ASVEL Villeurbanne | Akasvayu Girona | Artland Dragons | Asco Śląsk Wrocław | Azovmash Mariupol | Hemofarm | BC Kyiv | Benetton Treviso | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | BK Ventspils | ČEZ Nymburk | DKV Joventut | Dynamo Moscow | Elan Chalon | Gran Canaria | Galatasaray Café Crown | Hapoel Jerusalem | Khimki | KK Bosna | KK Budućnost | Köln 99ers | Lukoil Academic | Pamesa Valencia | Panionios Forthnet | Turów Zgorzelec | Red Star | Swans Gmunden | Telindus Oostende | Triumph Lyubertsy | Türk Telekom | UNICS Kazan | Zadar
Eliminated after Sixteenth Finals:
ASVEL Villeurbanne • Asco Śląsk Wrocław • Azovmash Mariupol • Benetton Treviso • BK Ventspils • ČEZ Nymburk • Elan Chalon • Hapoel Jerusalem • KK Bosna • KK Budućnost • Köln 99ers • Allianz Swans Gmunden • Telindus Oostende • Triumph Lyubertsy • Türk Telekom
Regular Season
Group A • Group B • Group C • Group D • Group E • Group F • Group G • Group H • Group I
Eliminated after Regular Season:
ALBA Berlin • Antwerp Giants • Anwil Wloclawek • ASK Riga • BC Kalev/Cramo • UPIM Bologna • Benetton Fribourg • CSU Asesoft • D. Bank Skyliners • EiffelTowers • FMP • Guildford Heat • Hanzevast Capitals • Hapoel Galil Elyon • Ludwigsburg • Ovarense Aerosoles • Panellinios GS • Pau-Orthez • Šiauliai • Spirou Charleroi • Strasbourg
Teams:
ASVEL Villeurbanne | Akasvayu Girona | ALBA Berlin | Antwerp Giants | Anwil Włocławek | Artland Dragons | Asco Śląsk Wrocław | ASK Riga | Azovmash Mariupol | Hemofarm | BC Kalev/Cramo | BC Kyiv | Benetton Fribourg | Benetton Treviso | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | BK Ventspils | ČEZ Nymburk | CSU Asesoft | D. Bank Skyliners | DKV Joventut | Dynamo Moscow | EiffelTowers | Elan Chalon | FMP | Fortitudo Bologna | Gran Canaria | Galatasaray Café Crown | Guildford Heat | Hanzevast Capitals | Hapoel Galil Elyon | Hapoel Jerusalem | Khimki | KK Bosna | KK Budućnost | Köln 99ers | Ludwigsburg | Lukoil Academic | Ovarense Aerosoles | Pamesa Valencia | Panellinios GS | Panionios Forthnet | Pau-Orthez | Turów Zgorzelec | Red Star | Šiauliai | Nancy | Spirou Charleroi | Strasbourg | Allianz Swans Gmunden | Telindus Oostende | Triumph Lyubertsy | Türk Telekom | UNICS Kazan | Zadar