BK Opava

BK Opava
Leagues	NBL
Founded	1945
Arena	Hala Opava
Capacity	3,006
Location	Opava, Czech Republic
President	Ladislav Schreiber
Head coach	Petr Czudek
2018 position	NBL, 2nd
Championships	4 Czech Championships 5 Czech Cups
Website	www.bkopava.cz
Home Away

BK Opava is a Czech professional basketball club based in the historical city of Opava. The club was founded in 1945 and currently plays in the NBL.

The club has won the Czech National Basketball League four times – most recently in the 2002–03 season. It also has won five Czech Cup titles, the most recent one being in the 2002–03 season.

The club plays its home games at the Hala Opava, which has a capacity of 3,006 people.

History

Opava had its glory years in the 00s, as the team won the Czech championship in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003. The team also won five Czech Cup titles, including three straight from 1997 until 1999. In the 2017–18 season, Opava reached the finals of the NBL season. By achieving this, the club qualified for the regular season of the 2018–19 Basketball Champions League season.

Name through history

• 1945–1995 BC Opava
• 1995–1996 ICEC Opava Basketbal
• 1996–1997 ICEC Opava
• 1997–2000 BC Slovnaft Opava
• 2000–2008 BC Opava
• 2008–2012 BC Breda & Weinstein Opava
• 2012–present BC Opava

Honours

BK Opava fans in February 2019

Domestic competitions

• Czech Republic Championship:
  • Winners (4): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
    • Runners-up (1): 2017–18
• Czech Republic Cup:
  • Winners (5): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03

Players

Main category: BK Opava players

Current roster

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BK Opava roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Dragoun, Rostislav 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 – (1996-03-25)25 March 1996 SG 5 Kurečka, Matouš 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 PG 6 Klečka, Radim 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 PG 7 Bukovjan, Lukáš 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 26 – (1998-03-02)2 March 1998 SF 8 Švandrlík, Jan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 SG 9 Zbránek, Filip 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 33 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990 C 12 Kvapil, Miroslav 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 30 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 C 14 Gniadek, Martin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 C 15 Bujnoch, Václav 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 C 20 Štěpánek, Jiří 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 PG 21 Kouřil, Radovan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 SF 23 Jurečka, Luděk 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 PG 24 Šiřina, Jakub 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 36 – (1987-11-21)21 November 1987 SF 33 Slavík, Jakub 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999	Head coach Petr Czudek Assistant coach(es) Kryštof Vlček Physiotherapist(s) Petr Kivorchian Team manager Dušan Štěnička Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 8 January 2019

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Czech Cup	European competitions
2007–08	2	1. Liga	1st
2008–09	2	NBL	7th
2009–10	1	NBL	7th
2010–11	1	NBL	7th	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	NBL	14th
2012–13	1	NBL	9th
2013–14	1	NBL	4th	Fourth place
2014–15	1	NBL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	NBL	4th	Third place
2016–17	1	NBL	5th	Runner-up
2017–18	1	NBL	2nd	Quarterfinalist

External links

• Official website
• Eurobasket.com BK Opava Page