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.
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| Leagues | NBL | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| History | SK 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 | ||
| Arena | Sportovní centrum Nymburk (international games at Královka Arena) | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 (Nymburk) 2,500 (Prague) | ||
| Location | Nymburk, Czech Republic | ||
| Team colors | Black, Orange, White | ||
| President | Miroslav Jansta | ||
| Head coach | Ladislav Sokolovský | ||
| Championships | 19 Czech Championships 15 Czech Cups | ||
| Website | basket-nymburk.cz | ||
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
editNymburk 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
edit- Champions (19): 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
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Season by season
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| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Czech Cup | European competitions | |
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| 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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Maurice Whitfield 4 seasons: '02–'06- Jiří Zídek 2 seasons: '03–'05
Maxime De Zeeuw 1 season: '15–'16
Mike Lenzly 4 seasons: 2009–13
Michael Meeks 1 season: '06–'07
Dardan Berisha 1 season: '17–'18
Gintaras Einikis 1 season '05-'06
Darius Washington 1 season: '06–'07
Guillermo Diaz 1 season: '06–'07
Goran Jagodnik 1 season: '08–'09
Afik Nissim
Thomas Massamba 1 season: '13–'14
Justin Gray 1 season: '08-'09- Adam Koch 1 season: '10–'11
- Blake Schilb 2 seasons: '07–'09
Head coaches
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Kluby odhlasovaly konec ligy. Baráž se řeší" (in Czech). NBL.cz. 18 March 2019.