Czech Republic
FIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreRadoslav Rancik remains with CEZ Nymburk
Radoslav Rancik (207 cm, St. Cloud’02) is a getting a new two-year deal from CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic (NBL). The Serbian moved to the club in October 2012 after a brief run with BK Inter Bratislava from Slovakia’s Extraliga. He played two games for them and averaged 23.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg.…
Read MoreTravis Nelson extends with BK Pardubice
Travis Nelson (208 cm, Minnesota State’10) will be joining BK JIP Pardubice from the Czech Republic’s NBL for one more season. Nelson got a contract extension from the team thanks to a reasonably productive 2012-13 season. The 26-year-old big man played 42 games for them and averaged 12.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg. In 2013 BK…
Read MoreLevell Sanders moves to Pardubice
Levell Sanders (189 cm, Seton Hall’98) has been announced as the latest addition to the roster at BK JIP Pardubice (Czech Republic, NBL). The veteran American has been playing with fellow NBL team Decin for the last three seasons but will now play the 2013/2014 season with the team who dumped Decin out of the…
Read MoreKestutis Kemzura to coach CEZ Nymburk
CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic has announced the hiring of Lithuanian Kestutis Kemzura as the team’s new head coach for the 2013-14 season. The team was quick to make adjustments soon after former head coach Ronen Ginzburg opted to part ways with the team. The team Kemzura has had head coaching experience in Italy,…
Read MoreRonen Ginzburg leaves CEZ Nymburk
Ronen Ginzburg is parting ways with CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic’s NBL after seven seasons with the team. The Israeli coach began his tenure with the team as an assistant coach in the 2006-07. He held that position for four season before eventually moving on to be the team’s head coach. To Ginzburg’s…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins 10th straight Czech title
Any doubts over CEZ Nymburk as the dominant force in the Czech Mattoni NBL have been put to bed as the club claimed its 10th consecutive title. Indeed, after a decade of utter success there were few doubters left, but those who did remain have now witnessed a crowning Czech top flight title for Nymburk.…
Read MoreJustin Greene leaves NH Ostrava
Justin Greene (203 cm, Kent State’12) has parted ways with BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic, NBL) the team announced today. NH Ostrava team spokesman Vladimir Raszka said that the club decided that it would not need Greene’s services as it shortens its rotation for the upcoming NBL playoffs. Ostrava is sitting third in the…
Read MoreLubos Barton returns to USK Praha
Lubos Barton (202 cm, Valparaiso’02) is returning to USK Praha from the Czech Republic’s NBL. Barton briefly left the team to play for the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig from Germany’s BBL. He played five games for the Phantoms during his short stint and he averaged 4.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg. He originally signed with USK…
Read MoreCurtis Allen added by Levharti Chomutov
Curtis Allen (193 cm, ORU’08) is the most recent addition to the roster of Levharti Chomutov from the Czech Republic’s NBL. Allen began the 2012-13 season playing for BK Iskra Svit from Slovakia’s Extraliga. There he averaged 14.5 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 15 games. He left Svit in January 2013. The 2011-12 season began…
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