ČEZ Basketball Nymburk

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
Leagues NBL
Eurocup
VTB United League
Founded 1930
History SK Zeleznicari
(1939–1945)
Sokol
(1945–1950)
Lokomotiva
(1950–1998)
BK GA
(1998–2002)
BK ECM
(2002–2004)
ČEZ Basketball
(2004–Present)
Arena Sportovní Hala
(capacity: 1,200)
ČEZ ARENA
(capacity: 10,300)[1]
Location Nymburk, Czech Republic
Team colors Red and White
         
President Miroslav Jansta
Head coach Ronen Ginzburg
Championships Czech Championships (8):
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Czech Cups (7):
2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Website basket-nymburk.cz
Uniforms
Home
Away

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

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History

ČEZ won the Czech Championship from 2004–11, and has played in several European basketball competitions, including the Eurocup. Some of the club's former players include Darius Washington, former NCAA champion and NBA player George Zidek, who is the team's current press speaker, and naturalized Czech player Maurice Whitfield.

Arenas

The home court of the senior team for Czech domestic league matches is the 1,200 capacity Sportovní Hala.[2] The club plays its home games in European-wide competitions at the 10,300 capacity[1] ČEZ Arena.[2]

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
C 4 Benda, Petr 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SF 5 Sokolovský, Ladislav (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF 6 Pumprla, Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 7 Lawrence, Eugene 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
C/G 8 Abrams, A. J. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 9 Křemen, Michal 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 10 Vyoral, Tomáš 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 11 Palyza, Lukáš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 12 Nečas, Radek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G/F 13 Simmons, Chester 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 14 Miklóšik, Martin 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
C 15 Špralja, Šime 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 31 Kříž, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 32 Wilson, Lamayn 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
C/G 34 Lenzly, Mike 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 41 Naymick, Drew 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • Ronen Ginzburg
Assistant coach(es)
  • Oren Amiel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Playing only in Eurocup
  • Injured

Roster • updated 2011-11-07

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserves
C Petr Benda Šime Špralja Drew Naymick Martin Miklóšik
PF Lamayn Wilson Radek Nečas Martin Kříž
SF Pavel Pumprla Ladislav Sokolovský Lukáš Palyza
SG Chester Simmons A. J. Abrams Michal Křemen
PG Eugene Lawrence Mike Lenzly Tomáš Vyoral

Notable players

References

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