ČEZ Basketball Nymburk

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ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk logo
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 Israel 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
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
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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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
C 4 Czech Republic Benda, Petr 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SF 5 Czech Republic Sokolovský, Ladislav (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF 6 Czech Republic Pumprla, Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 7 United States Lawrence, Eugene 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
C/G 8 United States Abrams, A. J. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 9 Czech Republic Křemen, Michal 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 10 Czech Republic Vyoral, Tomáš 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 11 Czech Republic Palyza, Lukáš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 12 Czech Republic Nečas, Radek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G/F 13 United States Simmons, Chester 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 14 Slovakia Miklóšik, Martin 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
SF 31 Czech Republic Kříž, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 32 United States Wilson, Lamayn 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
C/G 34 United Kingdom Lenzly, Mike 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 41 United States Naymick, Drew 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Playing only in Eurocup
  • (INJ) Injured

Roster • updated 2012-02-03

[edit] Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserves
C Petr Benda 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

[edit] Notable players

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Arenapce.cz – O ČEZ ARENĚ (Czech).
  2. ^ a b Basket-nymburk.czO – Sportovní Hala (Czech).

[edit] External links
Champion
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Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
Eliminated in Top 16
Eliminated in Regular Season
Eliminated in Third Qualifying Round
Eliminated in Second Qualifying Round
Eliminated in First Qualifying Round
Champions
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Fourth place
Eliminated in the
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Eliminated in the
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Eliminated in the
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Still in competition
Group A
Group B
First qualifying round
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