Basket Brno

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Leagues	NBL
Founded	1926
History	Sokol Brno I (1926–1945) Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1945–1976) Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno (1976–1977) Zbrojovka Brno (1977-1991) BVC Bioveta Ivanovice na Hane (1991–1992) Bioveta COOP Banka Brno (1992-95) Stavex Brno (1995-98) Draci Brno (1998-99) BC BVV ŽS Brno (1999-03) A plus ŽS Brno BC (2003-08) BC Brno (2009-present)
Location	Brno, Czech Republic
Team colors	Logo     Uniforms
Championships	21 Czechoslovak Championships 3 Czech Championships
Website	www.basketbrno.cz

BC Brno (Basketball Club Brno / Czech: Basketbalový Klub Brno) is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. They used to play in the Czech National Basketball League - the highest competition in the Czech republic.

History

After 1945, Brno is the most successful basketball club in Czechoslovakia when it won 21 championship titles. Three more titles then, joined the club in 1994-1996. A European powerhouse during the 60s and until the mid 70s, they lost two Euroleague finals in 1964 and 1968, twice against the Spanish Real Madrid. In 1974, the loss in the Saporta Cup final against Crvena Zvezda meant the end of a golden era for the club in the European competitions.

In January 1969 (25 & 26) Spartak ZJŠ Brno participated in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup at Macon, Georgia (the second participation to a basketball club from Czechoslovakia after Slavia Prague in 1967) and reached the final where it lost 71-84 to American Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, a basketball team by workers at the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron, Ohio. In the semifinal, Spartak beat European champions, Real Madrid.

Honours

Total Titles: 24

Domestic

Czechoslovak League

• Winners (21): 1945–46, 1947, 1947–48, 1948*, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951*, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90

Czech League

• Winners (3): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96

European

Euroleague

• Runners-up (2): 1963–64, 1967–68

FIBA Saporta Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1973–74

Worldwide

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1969

International record

Main article: BC Brno in European and worldwide competitions

Season	Achievement	Notes
Euroleague
1962–63	Semi-finals	eliminated by Real Madrid, 79-60 (W) in Brno and 67-90 (L) in Madrid
1963-64	Final	lost to Real Madrid, 110-99 (W) in Brno and 64-84 (L) in Madrid in the double finals of European Champions Cup
1964–65	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Ignis Varèse, 84-90 (L) in Varese and 72-67 (W) in Brno
1967-68	Final	lost to Real Madrid, 95-98 in the final (Lyon)
1968–69	Semi-finals	eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 66-101 (L) in Moscow and 92-83 (W) in Brno
1976–77	Semi-final group stage	6th place in group with Mobilgirgi Varèse, Maccabi Elite, CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid & Maes Pils Mechelen
Saporta Cup
1966–67	Semi-finals	eliminated by Ignis Varèse, 83-84 (L) in Brno and 53-58 (L) in Varese
1972–73	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Spartak Leningrad and Mobilquattro Milano
1973-74	Final	lost to Crvena zvezda, 75-86 in the final (Udine)
Intercontinental Cup
1969	Final	lost to Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, 71-84 in the final (Macon)

The road to the great European journeys

1963-64 FIBA European Champions Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st round	Handelsministerium	79–62	105–71
2nd round	Maccabi Tel Aviv	96–51	58–60
Quarter-finals	Steaua Bucureşti	104–75	92–94
Semi-finals	OKK Beograd	85–75	94–103
Final	Real Madrid	110–99	64–84

1967-68 FIBA European Champions Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	Altınordu	102–69	65–61
Quarter-finals	Real Madrid	113–97	78–85
	Racing Bell Mechelen	76–67	79–80
	Maccabi Tel Aviv	105–76	88–77
Semi-finals	Simmenthal Milano	103–86	63–64
Final	Real Madrid	95–98

1973-74 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st round	Embassy All Stars	123–76	103–84
2nd round	Royal IV	114–83	96–94
Quarter-finals	Steaua București	96–86	64–77
	Estudiantes Monteverde	117–93	72–74
Semi-finals	Saclà Asti	88–71	70–86
Final	Crvena zvezda	75–86

Notable players

• Jan Bobrovský (1963–1972 & 1973–1978)
• Zdeněk Bobrovský (1950–1951 & 1954–1968)
• Kamil Brabenec (1972–1982 & 1983–1988)
• Vlastimil Havlík (1975–1983 & 1984–1988)
• Zdeněk Konečný (1955–1967)
• František Konvička (1957–1969 & 1971–1973)
• Leoš Krejčí (1983–1988, 1989–1990 & 1994–1998)
• Robert Mifka (1966–1968)
• Petr Novický (1966–1974)
• Jiří Okáč (1980–1984, 1986–1990 & 2003–2004)
• Vojtěch Petr (1972–1980)
• Vladimír Pištělák (1958–1969 & 1971–1973)
• Jiří "Áda" Pospíšil (1968–1974)
• Jaroslav Tetiva (1951–1953)