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Ondřej Balvín (born 20 September 1992) is a Czech professional
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player who last played for Obradoiro CAB of the
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. Standing at , he plays at the center position. As well as Latvia, Balvin has played club basketball in the Czech Republic, Spain, Germany, and Japan.


Professional career

From 2009 to 2010 he played with
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. In 2010 he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla of the Spanish
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, where he played for the next six seasons. He went undrafted in the
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. In July 2016, Balvín joined the
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for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On 25 July 2016 he signed a two-year contract with
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of the German
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. On 31 January 2017, he returned to Spain and signed with Movistar Estudiantes, on loan till the end of the 2016–17 ACB season. On 1 July 2017, Balvín signed a one-year deal with an option for another season with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. On 23 July 2019, Balvín signed a one-year deal with RETAbet Bilbao Basket. He averaged 8.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Balvin extended his contract by a season on 3 June 2020. On 28 June 2021, Balvin signed with the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League for the 2021–22 season. On 26 July 2022, Balvin signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. On 5 May 2023, Balvin signed a 2023-24 season contract with Prometey. On 21 June 2023, Balvin signed with Jiangsu Yannan Suke of the National Basketball League. Balvin spent two months in China. On 7 June 2024, Balvin signed with Jiangsu Yannan Suke. In 2024 National Basketball League season, Balvin won rebounding and blocks title. On 28 August 2024, Balvin signed with Shanxi Loongs of the
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. On 12 November, his contract was ended. On 30 November, his joined Obradoiro CAB of the
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.


National team career

Balvín played in all categories of the Czech Republic national basketball team. He joined the senior squad for the first time in 2011 for playing the EuroBasket Division B.


References


External links

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