Ivan Mrázek

Ivan Mrázek

Personal information
Born	(1926-01-18) 18 January 1926 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1946–1957
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1957–1970
Career history
As player:
1946–1957	BC Brno
As coach:
1957–1969	BC Brno
1960, 1963	Czechoslovakia
1969–1970	Petrarca Padova
Career highlights and awards
As player 6× Czechoslovak League champion (1947, 1948 2×, 1949, 1950, 1951) FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1951) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1951) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 3rd Best Czechoslovakian Player of 20th Century (2001) As head coach 6× Czechoslovak League champion (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968)
Medals Representing Czechoslovakia Men's Basketball EuroBasket 1946 Switzerland National team 1947 Czechoslovakia National team 1951 France National team 1955 Hungary National team

Ivan Mrázek (born January 18, 1926) is a retired Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 5'7 1⁄2" (1.71 m) tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991.

Playing career

Club career

In his club career, Mrázek won 6 Czechoslovak League championships (1947, 1948 2×, 1949, 1950, 1951).

Czechoslovakia national team

Mrázek helped lead the senior Czechoslovakia national team to a EuroBasket gold medal at the EuroBasket 1946, as well as to three EuroBasket silver medals, in 1947, 1951, and 1955. Mrázek was the MVP and Top scorer of EuroBasket 1951. He also represented Czechoslovakia in two Summer Olympic Games, in 1948 and 1952.

Coaching career

In his head coaching career, Mrázek was a 6 time Czechoslovak League champion (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968).

External links

• FIBA.com Profile
• Fibaeurope.com Profile