ČEZ Basketball Nymburk

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
Leagues NBL
VTB United League
Eurocup
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 Centrum
(capacity: 2,000)
Tipsport Arena
(capacity: 11,650)[1]
Location Nymburk, Czech Republic
Team colors Red, White
         
President Miroslav Jansta
Head coach Kestutis Kemzura
Championships 10 Czech Championships
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
9 Czech Cups
2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Website basket-nymburk.cz
Uniforms
Home
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ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. It also competes at the VTB United League since 2011. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.

History

ČEZ won the Czech Championship from 2004–2013, 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 2,000 capacity Sportovní Centrum. The club plays its home games in European-wide competitions at the 11,650-capacity Tipsport Arena in Prague.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
C 4 Czech Republic Benda, Petr (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 5 United States Raivio, Derek 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 6 Republic of Macedonia Washington, Darius 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SF 7 Czech Republic Hruban, Vojtěch 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 8 Czech Republic Dlugos, Theodor 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SG 9 Czech Republic Welsch, Jiří 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF 10 Czech Republic Houška, Pavel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG 11 United States Simmons, Tre 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 13 Slovakia Rančík, Radoslav 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 15 Czech Republic Bartoň, Luboš 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 16 Czech Republic Bennett, Steven 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 23 United States Burns, Christian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PF 31 Czech Republic Kriz, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 41 United States Stutz, Garrett 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
F 51 Czech Republic Svoboda, Matej 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SF 55 Czech Republic Pomikálek, Tomáš 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2013-09-14

Results

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Czech Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 3 FIBA EuroCup – Regular season
2007–08 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 2 ULEB Cup – Regular season
2008–09 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 2 Eurocup – Regular season
2009–10 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 2 Eurocup – Quarterfinalist
2010–11 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 2 Eurocup – Top 16
2011–12 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 2 Eurocup – Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 NBL 1 Champion Winner 2 Eurocup – Top 16
2013–14 1 NBL – 2 Eurocup – Eightfinals

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ Tipsportarena-praha.cz – O TIPSPORT ARENĚ (Czech).

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