ČEZ Basketball Nymburk | |||
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Leagues |
NBL VTB United League Champions League |
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Founded | 1930 | ||
History |
SK Železničáři (1939–1945) Sokol (1945–1950) Lokomotiva (1950–1998) BK GA (1998–2002) BK ECM (2002–2004) ČEZ Basketball (2004–Present) |
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Arena | Sportovní Centrum (capacity: 2,000) Tipsport Arena (capacity: 11,650) |
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Location | Nymburk, Czech Republic | ||
Team colors | Red, White |
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President | Miroslav Jansta | ||
Head coach | Ronen Ginzburg | ||
Championships |
13 Czech Championships 11 Czech Cup |
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Website | basket-nymburk.cz | ||
Uniforms | |||
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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.
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.
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.
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- 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.
- Won an award or title as head coach of a professional team or coached a national team.