Basketball Nymburk

ERA Nymburk
ERA Nymburk logo
LeaguesNBL
Champions League
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930)
HistorySK Železničáři
1939–1945
Sokol
1945–1950
Lokomotiva
1950–1998
BK GA Nymburk
1998–2002
BK ECM Nymburk
2002–2004
ČEZ Nymburk
2004–2019
ERA Nymburk
2019–present
ArenaSportovní centrum Nymburk
(international games at Královka Arena)
Capacity1,000 (Nymburk)
2,500 (Prague)
LocationNymburk, Czech Republic
Team colorsBlack, Orange, White
     
PresidentMiroslav Jansta
Head coachLadislav Sokolovský
Championships19 Czech Championships
15 Czech Cups
Websitebasket-nymburk.cz

Basketball Nymburk, also known as ERA Nymburk due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). Nymburk regularly plays in European competitions, as it last participated in the Basketball Champions League.

Basketball Nymburk is by far the most successful team in the national league, as it has won 19 titles since the 2003–04 season. The next closest team has just 5. It plays its domestic competitions in Sportovní centrum Nymburk and international matches in Královka Arena in Prague.

History

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Nymburk won the Czech National League championship every season from 2004 to 2019, and it has also played in several European-wide basketball competitions, including the European 2nd-tier level 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

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Champions (20): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020[note 1], 2021, 2022, 2024
Winners (15): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Current roster

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

ČEZ Nymburk roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 0 Czech Republic Synáček, Vojtěch 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2006-11-12)12 November 2006
PG 2 United States Brown, Stephen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 28 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
SF 5 United States Birts, Tylan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996
PG 10 Czech Republic Kováčik, Peter 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2005-03-15)15 March 2005
SF 11 Czech Republic Svoboda, Matěj 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-09-22)22 September 1996
SF 13 United States Bishop, Christian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-06-13)13 June 1999
SF 14 Czech Republic Mikyska, Tomáš 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-07-05)5 July 2000
SG 17 Czech Republic Bohačík, Jaromír 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
PG 19 Czech Republic Sehnal, Ondřej 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997
SG 20 United States Czech Republic Svejcar, Spencer 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-11-08)8 November 1994
C 22 United States Ceaser, Nighael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2000-02-03)3 February 2000
F 31 Czech Republic Kříž, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-06-17)17 June 1993
P 32 United States Shumate, JT 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-06-28)28 June 1999
SG 73 Czech Republic Rylich, František 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-03-31)31 March 2002
PG 98 Czech Republic Tůma, Jakub 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998
Head coach
  • Italy Francesco Tabellini
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Giovanni Spessotto
  • Czech Republic Eduard Kotásek
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Lithuania Ričardas Reimaris

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 2, 2024

Season by season

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Nymburk celebrating its 13th Cup victory in 2019
Season Tier League Pos. Czech Cup European competitions
2002–03 1 NBL 2nd Third
2003–04 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA Europe League RS
2004–05 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA Europe League T16
2005–06 1 NBL 1st Third 3 FIBA EuroCup T16
2006–07 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA EuroCup RS
2007–08 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 ULEB Cup RS
2008–09 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 Eurocup RS
2009–10 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 Eurocup QF
2010–11 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup T16
2011–12 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR3
2 Eurocup QF
2012–13 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR2
2 Eurocup T16
2013–14 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup EF
2014–15 1 NBL 1st 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup R32
2015–16 1 NBL 1st 3 FIBA Europe Cup R32
2016–17 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 Champions League POQ
2017–18 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 Champions League R16

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
Bracey Wright

Head coaches

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2019–20 NBL season was ended prematurely on 13 March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, Nymburk were named champions based on standings at that time.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Kluby odhlasovaly konec ligy. Baráž se řeší" (in Czech). NBL.cz. 18 March 2019.
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