Basketball Nymburk

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.

ERA Nymburk
LeaguesNBL
Founded1930 (1930)
HistorySK 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
ArenaSportovní centrum Nymburk
(international games at Královka Arena)
Capacity1,000 (Nymburk)
2,500 (Prague)
LocationNymburk, Czech Republic
Team colorsBlack, Orange, White
     
PresidentMiroslav Jansta
Head coachLadislav Sokolovský
Championships19 Czech Championships
15 Czech Cups
Websitebasket-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

Nymburk 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
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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

ČEZ Nymburk roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 2 Rylich, František 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2002-03-31)31 March 2002
SG 3 Collins, David 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-05-31)31 May 1998
SG 10 Novak, David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2003-05-16)16 May 2003
PF 13 Bell, Thomas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1998-11-07)7 November 1998
SG 17 Bohačík, Jaromír 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
PG 19 Sehnal, Ondřej 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997
SG 20 Svejcar, Spencer 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-11-08)8 November 1994
PF 21 Kovář, Luboš 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2000-11-10)10 November 2000
F 31 Kříž, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-06-17)17 June 1993
C 41 Mathon, Sukhmail 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1998-05-01)1 May 1998
PG 98 Tůma, Jakub 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998
Head coach
  • Francesco Tabellini
Assistant coach(es)
  • Adam Konvalinka
  • Ladislav Sokolovský
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Ričardas Reimaris
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 13, 2023

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Czech Cup European competitions
2002–03 1 NBL 2nd Third
2003–04 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA Europe LeagueRS
2004–05 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA Europe LeagueT16
2005–06 1 NBL 1st Third 3 FIBA EuroCupT16
2006–07 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 FIBA EuroCupRS
2007–08 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 ULEB CupRS
2008–09 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 EurocupRS
2009–10 1 NBL 1st Winner 2 EurocupQF
2010–11 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 EuroleagueQR1
2 EurocupT16
2011–12 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 EuroleagueQR3
2 EurocupQF
2012–13 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 EuroleagueQR2
2 EurocupT16
2013–14 1 NBL 1st Winner 1 EuroleagueQR1
2 EurocupEF
2014–15 1 NBL 1st 1 EuroleagueQR1
2 EurocupR32
2015–16 1 NBL 1st 3 FIBA Europe CupR32
2016–17 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 Champions LeaguePOQ
2017–18 1 NBL 1st Winner 3 Champions LeagueR16

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Notes
  1. 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
  1. "Kluby odhlasovaly konec ligy. Baráž se řeší" (in Czech). NBL.cz. 18 March 2019.
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