Adam Číž (born August 23, 1991 in

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

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) is a Czech professional basketball player for the

BK NH Ostrava BK Nová Huť Ostrava, commonly known as BK NH Ostrava, is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Ostrava. They play in the Czech National Basketball League – the highest competition in the Czech Republic The Czech R ...

and he starts at the

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position. Adam is a longtime

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of his team, which plays in the highest competition in the Czech Republic named Kooperativa NBL. Thanks to his nickname "Olovo" (or "the Lead") and his notorious toughness, he was able to gain respect through the basketball world.

Career

Adam is also a member of the extended team of the Czech republic national basketball team. In the year 2015/2016, in the regular season he averaged 35,4 minutes, 14.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and effectivity 14.6 per game and he was also the most valuable player of his team.

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Profil
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