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The Czech Republic men's national basketball team (), recognised by
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as Czechia, represents the
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in international
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. The team is controlled by the
Czech Basketball Federation The Czech Basketball Federation (), also known as (ČBF) is the governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic. It was founded after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993, with the Slovakia national basketball team continuing as the s ...
(ČBF). Following the
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, the Czech Republic national team made their debut in international competition in a qualifier for the
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in 1993. The team has qualified for the tournament seven times overall. The Czech Republic has also qualified for the
FIBA World Cup The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It takes place every four ye ...
, where the team reached the quarter-finals in
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, during their first appearance at the event.


History


1990s

In 1993, the Czech Republic national team was officially founded after the dissolution of
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
. The team played their first international match on 30 May 1993 against
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. After several failed attempts at qualifying in 1993, 1995, and 1997 the Czech Republic finally clinched qualification to the
EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
finals tournament for the first time after independence at
EuroBasket 1999 The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...
. The national team got off to a quick start, as they won their first two preliminary round matches against
Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
and
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, before losing to
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in their final game of group play. With a record of (2–1), the Czech Republic booked their place into the second group phase. There, the team was thoroughly dominated against
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and
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, before losing a close battle against
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73–78 to exit the tournament. In all, the Czech Republic finished their maiden voyage to the EuroBasket in 12th place. While national team standout
Luboš Bartoň Luboš Bartoň (born 7 April 1980) is a Czech professional basketball coach. He is a 2.02 m tall small forward who last played for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, FC Barcelona B of Spain's second division. College career Bartoň played college basketbal ...
took the honor of being the second best scorer of the tournament averaging (18.7 points per game).


2000s

Throughout the 2000s for the Czech Republic, the national team suffered numerous setbacks. Failed attempts to qualify for the EuroBasket on multiple occasions were demoralizing reminders that the team had to become stronger in order to compete with the best on the continental stage. However, during qualification for
EuroBasket 2007 The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – ...
, led by national team veterans
Jiří Welsch Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (Czech Republic), National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Rep ...
, Luboš Bartoň and
Petr Benda Petr Benda (born March 25, 1982) is a Czech professional basketball player, who currently plays for Basketball Nymburk. He also represented the senior Czech Republic national team. Benda plays at the power forward and center positions. Professi ...
, the Czech Republic would qualify for their second overall appearance at the competition. In their first game at the 2007 tournament, the national team would lose in a classic against the
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led Germany squad in overtime 78–83. The tough loss for the team carried over into their next match, where they would suffer a heavy defeat at the hands of Lithuania 95–75. With one game left in group play, and still an opportunity to advance the Czechs would come up short again, this time to Turkey 72–80 to be eliminated.


2010s

After missing out on the EuroBasket in 2011, the Czech Republic turned the page to qualify for
EuroBasket 2013 EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France men's national basketball ...
. Their first game of the tournament was against hosts
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. However, the team would succumb in a narrowly contested game between the two sides 60–62. Although the Czechs would show resilience in their second match against
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, behind a dominant game from big man
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
and his (23 points and 14 rebounds) to win 68–69. After the strong win for the Czech Republic, their third game of the tournament was a total calamity for the team, as they were completely mauled by the eventual champions
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60–39. The humbling loss for the team however, fueled them to a win in their next game against
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95–79. Heading into their final match of group play, with the possibility of advancing all but gone the Czechs would fall to Croatia 70–53. The Czech Republic entered the
EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...
, after going (4–2) during qualifying to make their fourth EuroBasket appearance. To begin their 2015 tournament run, the Czech Republic was placed into
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. The team would easily win their first two matches of the event, before their date versus co-hosts
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. However, strong games from team captain
Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
(22 points and 9 assists), and center Jan Veselý (17 points and 11 rebounds) wouldn't be enough as Latvia would prevail 65–72. After the loss, the Czechs would regroup to split their final two games of the group phase to advance to the Round of 16. There, the team displayed supreme focus to defeat Croatia 59–80, to send the team into the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket for the first time. With a chance to reach the semi-finals on the line, the Czechs would fall short against
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89–75. After the tough loss, the team would play two more games in the Olympic bracket qualifier to finish the tournament. In
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for the 2016 Olympic tournament, the Czech Republic failed to qualify after going (1–2) and being eliminated, losing to Serbia once again. At
EuroBasket 2017 EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
, the Czech Republic was drawn into
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for their stint at the tournament. Although the team was quickly eliminated, failing to make it out of the group stage after posting a disappointing (1–4) record. During European Qualifiers for the
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, the Czech Republic amassed an (8–4) record during qualifying to solidify their first ever trip to the World Cup finals. Heading toward the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the Czech Republic was slotted into
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to begin the tournament. The first game for the team, however, would turn out to be a loss against the heavily favoured
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67–88. Going into their second match of the tournament, the Czechs picked up their first ever World Cup finals victory over
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. With one game to go, and a path to advance into the second group phase, the team would pullout a solid 76–91 win over
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. Entering the second group phase, the Czech Republic continued their impressive play as the team picked up a huge victory, this time against
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71–93. Although in their final match of group play, the Czechs suffered an 77–84 defeat to
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. Even after the tough loss, the team would get the help it needed to advance into the quarter-finals, due to the United States eliminating Brazil. In the quarter-finals, unfortunately, the tournament run for the Czechs would come to an end. The team would be eliminated 82–70 by
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. With classification matches to determine the final positions, the team would split their two games to be awarded sixth place.


Competitive record


FIBA World Cup


Olympic Games


EuroBasket


Results and fixtures


2024


2025


2026


Team


Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 21 and 24 February 2025 against
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and
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.


Depth chart


Head coach history

* Zdeněk Hummel – (1993–2000) *
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– (2001–2006) * Zdeněk Hummel – (2006–2007) *
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– (2008–2009) * Pavel Budinský – (2010–2013) *
Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg (; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 2023, coaching them at the EuroBasket 2015 ...
– (2013–2023) * Diego Ocampo – (2023–present)


Past rosters

1999 EuroBasket The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...
: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Petr Czudek, 5 Petr Welsch, 6 Vladan Vahala, 7 Marek Stuchlý, 8
Jiří Welsch Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (Czech Republic), National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Rep ...
, 9 David Klapetek, 10 Jiří Okáč, 11
Luboš Bartoň Luboš Bartoň (born 7 April 1980) is a Czech professional basketball coach. He is a 2.02 m tall small forward who last played for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, FC Barcelona B of Spain's second division. College career Bartoň played college basketbal ...
,
12 Petr Treml, 13 Martin Ides, 14 Kamil Novák, 15
Pavel Bečka Pavel Bečka (born 7 November 1970) is a former Czech professional basketball player. Bečka mainly played as a center (basketball), center. Professional career Bečka spent the majority of his pro career with EWE Baskets Oldenburg. His jersey EW ...
(Coach: Zdeněk Hummel) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams 4 Štěpán Vrubl, 5
Pavel Beneš Pavel Beneš (14 June 1894 in Prague – 31 May 1956 in Prague) was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic. Beneš was first a founder and chief designer at ...
, 6
Maurice Whitfield Maurice Lamar Whitfield (born March 29, 1973) is a former American-born Czech professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. Professional career Whitfield played several seasons in Nymburk, leading the team to the Czech ...
, 7 Michal Křemen, 8 Lukáš Kraus, 9
Jiří Welsch Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (Czech Republic), National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Rep ...
, 10 Ladislav Sokolovský,
11
Luboš Bartoň Luboš Bartoň (born 7 April 1980) is a Czech professional basketball coach. He is a 2.02 m tall small forward who last played for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, FC Barcelona B of Spain's second division. College career Bartoň played college basketbal ...
, 12 Radek Nečas, 13
Petr Benda Petr Benda (born March 25, 1982) is a Czech professional basketball player, who currently plays for Basketball Nymburk. He also represented the senior Czech Republic national team. Benda plays at the power forward and center positions. Professi ...
, 14 Jakub Houška, 15
Ondřej Starosta Ondřej Starosta (born 28 May 1979) is a Czech former professional basketball player. Player career *1995/98 USK Praha, Slavia Praha *1998/00 BC Sparta Praha, Sparta Praha *2000/01 Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid ''youth team'' *2001/02 ...
(Coach: Zdeněk Hummel) ----
2013 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France defeated Lithuania in the ...
: finished 14th among 24 teams 4
Petr Benda Petr Benda (born March 25, 1982) is a Czech professional basketball player, who currently plays for Basketball Nymburk. He also represented the senior Czech Republic national team. Benda plays at the power forward and center positions. Professi ...
, 5
Ondřej Balvín Ondřej Balvín (born 20 September 1992) is a Czech professional basketball player who last played for Obradoiro CAB of the Primera FEB. Standing at , he plays at the center position. As well as Latvia, Balvin has played club basketball in the ...
6 Pavel Pumprla, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8
Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
, 9
Jiří Welsch Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (Czech Republic), National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Rep ...
, 10 Pavel Houška,
11
Luboš Bartoň Luboš Bartoň (born 7 April 1980) is a Czech professional basketball coach. He is a 2.02 m tall small forward who last played for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, FC Barcelona B of Spain's second division. College career Bartoň played college basketbal ...
, 12
David Jelínek David Jelínek (born September 7, 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for Real Betis Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. He is a tall shooting guard-small forward. He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional care ...
, 13 Jakub Kudláček, 14
Kamil Švrdlík Kamil Švrdlík (born November 25, 1986) is a Czech basketball player for BK Pardubice and the Czech national team. He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized ...
, 15
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
(Coach: Pavel Budínský) ----
2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...
: finished 7th among 24 teams 4
Petr Benda Petr Benda (born March 25, 1982) is a Czech professional basketball player, who currently plays for Basketball Nymburk. He also represented the senior Czech Republic national team. Benda plays at the power forward and center positions. Professi ...
, 5
Patrik Auda Patrik Auda (born 29 August 1989) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Aomori Wat's of the B.League. He also represents the Czech national team. Professional career In May 2018, Auda signed with Scandone of the Lega Basket Ser ...
, 6 Pavel Pumprla, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8
Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
(C), 9
Jiří Welsch Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (Czech Republic), National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Rep ...
, 10 Pavel Houška,
11
Luboš Bartoň Luboš Bartoň (born 7 April 1980) is a Czech professional basketball coach. He is a 2.02 m tall small forward who last played for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, FC Barcelona B of Spain's second division. College career Bartoň played college basketbal ...
, 12
David Jelínek David Jelínek (born September 7, 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for Real Betis Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. He is a tall shooting guard-small forward. He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional care ...
, 13 Jakub Šiřina, 14
Blake Schilb Blake Schilb (born December 23, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Czech former professional basketball player who last played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League (Czech Republic), NBL. Standing , he plays the point forward po ...
, 24
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
(Coach:
Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg (; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 2023, coaching them at the EuroBasket 2015 ...
) ---- 2017 EuroBasket: finished 20th among 24 teams 1
Patrik Auda Patrik Auda (born 29 August 1989) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Aomori Wat's of the B.League. He also represents the Czech national team. Professional career In May 2018, Auda signed with Scandone of the Lega Basket Ser ...
, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8
Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
(C), 9
Jiří Welsch Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (Czech Republic), National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Rep ...
, 11 Lukáš Palyza, 13 Jakub Šiřina, 14
Kamil Švrdlík Kamil Švrdlík (born November 25, 1986) is a Czech basketball player for BK Pardubice and the Czech national team. He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized ...
,
15 Martin Peterka, 17 Jaromir Bohačík, 23
Adam Pecháček Adam Pecháček (born 19 February 1995) is a Czech basketball player for BK Opava of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic), Czech Republic National Basketball League and Czech Republic national basketball team, Czech national team. Prof ...
, 31
Martin Kříž Martin Kříž (born 17 June 1993) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL). He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional career Du ...
, 71
Tomáš Kyzlink Tomáš Kyzlink (born 18 June 1993) is a Czech basketball player for Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Professional career He averaged 12.7 points per game during the 2019–20 season with Virtus Roma. Kyzlink ...
(Coach:
Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg (; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 2023, coaching them at the EuroBasket 2015 ...
) ----
2019 FIBA World Cup The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 31 August to 15 September 2019. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, b ...
: finished 6th among 32 teams 1
Patrik Auda Patrik Auda (born 29 August 1989) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Aomori Wat's of the B.League. He also represents the Czech national team. Professional career In May 2018, Auda signed with Scandone of the Lega Basket Ser ...
, 4 Tomáš Vyoral, 6 Pavel Pumprla, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8
Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
(C), 11
Blake Schilb Blake Schilb (born December 23, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Czech former professional basketball player who last played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League (Czech Republic), NBL. Standing , he plays the point forward po ...
, 12
Ondřej Balvín Ondřej Balvín (born 20 September 1992) is a Czech professional basketball player who last played for Obradoiro CAB of the Primera FEB. Standing at , he plays at the center position. As well as Latvia, Balvin has played club basketball in the ...
,
13 Jakub Šiřina, 15 Martin Peterka, 17
Jaromír Bohačík Jaromír Bohačík (born 26 May 1992) is a Czech basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. He also represents the Czech Republic national team. National team career Bohačík represented the Czech Republic national ...
, 23 Lukáš Palyza, 31
Martin Kříž Martin Kříž (born 17 June 1993) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL). He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional career Du ...
(Coach:
Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg (; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 2023, coaching them at the EuroBasket 2015 ...
) ----
2020 Olympic Games The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
: finished 9th among 12 teams 1
Patrik Auda Patrik Auda (born 29 August 1989) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Aomori Wat's of the B.League. He also represents the Czech national team. Professional career In May 2018, Auda signed with Scandone of the Lega Basket Ser ...
, 4 Tomáš Vyoral, 8
Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
(C), 11
Blake Schilb Blake Schilb (born December 23, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Czech former professional basketball player who last played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League (Czech Republic), NBL. Standing , he plays the point forward po ...
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Ondřej Balvín Ondřej Balvín (born 20 September 1992) is a Czech professional basketball player who last played for Obradoiro CAB of the Primera FEB. Standing at , he plays at the center position. As well as Latvia, Balvin has played club basketball in the ...
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Jaromír Bohačík Jaromír Bohačík (born 26 May 1992) is a Czech basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. He also represents the Czech Republic national team. National team career Bohačík represented the Czech Republic national ...
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Ondřej Sehnal Ondřej Sehnal (born 10 October 1997) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. Professional career Sehnal played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League from 2014 to 2021. On A ...
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Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
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David Jelínek David Jelínek (born September 7, 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for Real Betis Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. He is a tall shooting guard-small forward. He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional care ...
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Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg (; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 2023, coaching them at the EuroBasket 2015 ...
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2022 EuroBasket The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World C ...
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Patrik Auda Patrik Auda (born 29 August 1989) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Aomori Wat's of the B.League. He also represents the Czech national team. Professional career In May 2018, Auda signed with Scandone of the Lega Basket Ser ...
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Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...
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Ondřej Balvín Ondřej Balvín (born 20 September 1992) is a Czech professional basketball player who last played for Obradoiro CAB of the Primera FEB. Standing at , he plays at the center position. As well as Latvia, Balvin has played club basketball in the ...
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Jaromír Bohačík Jaromír Bohačík (born 26 May 1992) is a Czech basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. He also represents the Czech Republic national team. National team career Bohačík represented the Czech Republic national ...
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Ondřej Sehnal Ondřej Sehnal (born 10 October 1997) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. Professional career Sehnal played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League from 2014 to 2021. On A ...
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Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
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David Jelínek David Jelínek (born September 7, 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for Real Betis Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. He is a tall shooting guard-small forward. He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional care ...
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Vít Krejčí Vít Krejčí (; born 19 June 2000) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. Early life and career Krejčí was born in Strakonice, Czech Republic and played basketball for the youth ...
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Martin Kříž Martin Kříž (born 17 June 1993) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL). He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional career Du ...
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Tomáš Kyzlink Tomáš Kyzlink (born 18 June 1993) is a Czech basketball player for Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Professional career He averaged 12.7 points per game during the 2019–20 season with Virtus Roma. Kyzlink ...
(Coach:
Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg (; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 2023, coaching them at the EuroBasket 2015 ...
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See also

* Sport in the Czech Republic *
Czech Republic women's national basketball team The Czech Republic women's national basketball team represents the Czech Republic in international women's basketball. Their biggest success so far is the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2005. Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known a ...
* Czech Republic men's national under-20 basketball team * Czech Republic men's national under-19 basketball team * Czech Republic men's national under-17 basketball team *
Czechoslovakia men's national basketball team The Czechoslovakia national basketball team (, ) represented Czechoslovakia in international basketball from 1932 to 1992. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams. Both t ...
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Basketball in the Czech Republic Basketball in the Czech Republic is organized by Czech Basketball Federation (ČBF) (). The top professional Czech basketball league is National Basketball League (Czech Republic), Mattoni National Basketball League (). Participating in the compe ...


References


External links

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Czech Republic FIBA profileCzech Republic National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Czech Republic National Basketball Team Men's national basketball teams Basketball in the Czech Republic 1993 establishments in the Czech Republic
Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...