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Born |
Brno, Czechoslovakia |
18 January 1926 ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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BK Brno | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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As player
As head coach
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As player
As head coach
Ivan Mrázek (born January 18, 1926) is a retired Czech basketball player and basketball coach. At 5'8" (1.73 m) tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991.
In his club career, Mrázek won 6 Czechoslovak League championships (1946–1951).
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 1947. He also represented Czechoslovakia in two Summer Olympic Games, in 1948 and 1952.
In his head coaching career, Mrázek was a 6 time Czechoslovak League champion (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968).