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ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL

National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

The Czech Republic National Basketball League , also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are...

. The team is based in the town of Nymburk

Nymburk

Nymburk is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located 45 km east of Prague on the Elbe River. It is also home to the Czech men's basketball team ČEZ Basketball Nymburk...

. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ

CEZ

CEZ stands for:* one of Falconbridge Ltd.'s refineries* a Czech news channel* IATA airport code for Cortez Municipal Airport* CEZ Group, a Czech energy company...

, a Czech energy company.

History

ČEZ won the Czech Championship

National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

from 2004–11, and has played in several European basketball competitions, including the Eurocup

ULEB Cup

Eurocup Basketball is the second-tier level transnational professional basketball competition in Europe. The Eurocup is the level that is one tier below the Turkish Airlines Euroleague level...

. Some of the club's former players include Darius Washington

Darius Washington Jr.

Darius Myron Washington Jr. is an American and naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player currently playing in Turkey with Türk Telekom....

, former NCAA

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

champion and NBA player George Zidek

George Zidek

Jiří Zídek, Jr., generally referred to in English as George Zidek , is a retired Czech professional basketball player. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round of the 1995 NBA Draft...

, who is the team's current press speaker, and naturalized Czech player Maurice Whitfield

Maurice Whitfield

Maurice Lamar Whitfield is a Czech national basketball team player, originally from the United States.Whitfield played several seasons in Nymburk, leading the team to the Czech Championship. He played for Ural Great Perm in the Russian Super League...

Arenas

The home court of the senior team for Czech domestic league matches is the 1,200 capacity Sportovní Hala. The club plays its home games in European-wide competitions at the 10,300 capacity ČEZ Arena.

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserves
C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	Petr Benda	Šime Špralja	Drew Naymick Drew Naymick Drew Naymick is an American professional basketball player with the ČEZ Nymburk of the Czech basketball league. He played collegiately at Michigan State...	Martin Miklóšik
PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...	Lamayn Wilson	Radek Nečas	Martin Kříž
SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...	Pavel Pumprla	Ladislav Sokolovský	Lukáš Palyza
SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...	Chester Simmons Chester Simmons Chester "Tre" Simmons III is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.98 m swingman who currently plays for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C..-College career:...	A. J. Abrams	Michal Křemen
PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...	Eugene Lawrence	Mike Lenzly	Tomáš Vyoral

Notable players

Pavel Beneš 4 seasons: '04–'08 Maurice Whitfield

Maurice Whitfield

4 seasons: '02–'06 Jiri Zidek

George Zidek

2 seasons: '03–'05 Gintaras Einikis

Gintaras Einikis

Gintaras Einikis is a retired controversial Lithuanian professional basketball player. He stands at 6 ft 10 in and is former Lithuanian basketball center for the Lithuanian national team...

1 season '05-'06 Michael Meeks

Michael Meeks (basketball)

Michael Meeks is a professional basketball player from Canada. A veteran of several seasons of play with various clubs in Europe, Meeks currently plays for BG Göttingen in Germany. He is a former member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.- College play :A 6'9, 235 lb...

1 season: '06–'07 Darius Washington 1 season: '06–'07 Robert Tomaszek 1 season: '08–'09 Guillermo Diaz 1 season: '06–'07 Goran Jagodnik

Goran Jagodnik

Goran Jagodnik is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Union Olimpija.-Professional career: Koper Hopsi Polzela...

1 season: '08–'09 Blake Schilb

Blake Schilb

Blake Schilb is an American basketball player.A 6'7" guard, Schilb played at Loyola University Chicago from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, he became Loyola's first player since Alfredrick Hughes in 1985 to earn Associated Press All American honors after averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists...

2 seasons: '07–'09

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