ČEZ Basketball Nymburk

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
Leagues	NBL VTB United League Champions 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 Centrum (capacity: 2,000) Tipsport Arena (capacity: 11,650)[1]
Location	Nymburk, Czech Republic
Team colors	Red, White
President	Miroslav Jansta
Head coach	Kestutis Kemzura
Championships	13 Czech Championships 11 Czech Cup
Website	basket-nymburk.cz
Uniforms
Home Away

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. It also competes at the VTB United League since 2011. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.

History

ČEZ won the Czech Championship from 2004–2016, 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.

Trophies

• Czech NBL: 13

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

• Czech Cup: 11

2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Arenas

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

Current roster

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

ČEZ Basketball Nymburk roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. G 0 Allen, Bryon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) C 4 Benda, Petr (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) SG 6 Pumprla, Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G/F 7 Hruban, Vojtěch 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) G 9 Welsch, Jiří 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) PG 10 Lawrence, Eugene 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) SF 11 Kolar, Martin 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) PF 13 Peterka, Martin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) F 20 Simpson, Diamon 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) PF 21 Meier, Tony 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) SF 22 Svoboda, Matej 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G/F 23 Sant-Roos, Howard 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F 31 Kriz, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Head coach Ronen Ginzburg Assistant coach(es) Oren Amiel Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 23, 2016

Results

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Czech Cup	European competitions
2006–07	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	3 FIBA EuroCup – Regular season
2007–08	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 ULEB Cup – Regular season
2008–09	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 Eurocup – Regular season
2009–10	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 Eurocup – Quarterfinalist
2010–11	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 Eurocup – Top 16
2011–12	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 Eurocup – Quarterfinalist
2012–13	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 Eurocup – Top 16
2013–14	1	NBL	1	Champion	Winner	2 Eurocup – Eightfinals
2014–15	1	NBL	1	Champion	–	2 Eurocup – Last 32
2015–16	1	NBL	1	Champion	–	2 FIBA Europe Cup – Last 32

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

• Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
• Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.

• Maxime De Zeeuw 1 season: '15–'16
• Pavel Beneš 4 seasons: '04–'08
• Maurice Whitfield 4 seasons: '02–'06
• Jiri Zidek 2 seasons: '03–'05
• Mike Lenzly 4 seasons: 2009–13
• Michael Meeks 1 season: '06–'07
• Gintaras Einikis 1 season '05-'06
• Darius Washington 1 season: '06–'07
• Robert Tomaszek 1 season: '08–'09
• Guillermo Diaz 1 season: '06–'07
• Goran Jagodnik 1 season: '08–'09
• Thomas Massamba 1 season: '13–'14
• Justin Gray 1 season: '08-'09
• Adam Koch 1 season: '10–'11
• Blake Schilb 2 seasons: '07–'09

References

1. Tipsportarena-praha.cz – O TIPSPORT ARENĚ (Czech).

External links

• Official Site (Czech) & (English)
• Eurocup Team Page
• Eurobasket.com Team Page
• Eurocup Club Profile