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ČEZ Nymburk
ČEZ Nymburk logo
LeaguesNBL
Champions League
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930)
HistorySK Železničáři
1939–1945
Sokol
1945–1950
Lokomotiva
1950–1998
BK GA Nymburk
1998–2002
BK ECM Nymburk
2002–2004
ČEZ Basketball
2004–present
ArenaSportovní Centrum
(occasional games at Tipsport Arena)
Capacity2,000
LocationNymburk, Czech Republic
Team colorsBlack, Orange, White
     
PresidentMiroslav Jansta
Head coachOren Amiel
Championships15 Czech Championships
12 Czech Cups
Websitebasket-nymburk.cz

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.

Nymburk regularly plays in European competitions, as it last participated in the Basketball Champions League.

History

ČEZ won the Czech National League championship, from 2004–2017, and has also played in several European-wide basketball competitions, including the European 2nd-tier level 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.

Trophies

Champions (15): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Winners (12): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

Arenas

The home court of the senior team for Czech national domestic league matches is the 2,000 seat capacity Sportovní Centrum. The club plays its home games in European-wide competitions at the 11,650 seat capacity Tipsport Arena, in Prague.

Current roster

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

ČEZ Nymburk roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 4 Czech Republic Benda, Petr (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 42 – (1982-03-25)25 March 1982
SG 6 Czech Republic Pumprla, Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 38 – (1986-06-13)13 June 1986
G/F 7 Czech Republic Hruban, Vojtěch 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-05-29)29 May 1990
PG 10 United States Lawrence, Eugene 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1986-06-22)22 June 1986
SG 11 Kosovo Berisha, Dardan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988
PF 15 Czech Republic Peterka, Martin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-01-12)12 January 1995
G/F 17 Czech Republic Bohacik, Jaromir 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
F 21 United States Davis, Alex 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-01-28)28 January 1992
C 23 Czech Republic Kulich, Miroslav 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2000-02-19)19 February 2000
F 24 Croatia Barać, Boris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-02-21)21 February 1992
F 31 Czech Republic Kriz, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-06-17)17 June 1993
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 28 February 2017

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Czech Cup European competitions
2006–07 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA EuroCup RS
2007–08 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 ULEB Cup RS
2008–09 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 Eurocup RS
2009–10 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 Eurocup QF
2010–11 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup T16
2011–12 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR3
2 Eurocup QF
2012–13 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR2
2 Eurocup T16
2013–14 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup EF
2014–15 1 NBL 1st 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup R32
2015–16 1 NBL 1st 3 FIBA Europe Cup R32
2016–17 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 Champions League POQ
2017–18 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 Champions League R16

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

References