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 important team in national league, as it has won every league title since the 2003–04 season. It plays its domestic competitions in Sportovní centrum Nymburk and the international matches in Královka Arena in Prague.

History

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Trophies

* Czech National League :Champions (19): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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, 2021, 2022 * Czech Cup: :Winners (15): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Current roster

Season by season

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Notable players

Head coaches

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Notes

References

External links

Official Site

EuroCup Team PageEurobasket.com BC Nymburk PageEuroCup Club Profile
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