Posts Tagged ‘Nymburk’
Euroleague qualifying preview
Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…
Read MoreGarrett Stutz chooses Nymburk
Garrett Stutz (212 cm, Wichita State’12) has signed for Czech Republic giant CEZ Basketball Nymburk (NBL and Euroleague) for the coming season. The center is joining the giant of Czech Basketball as the club begins a campaign in which it seeks its 12th consecutive NBL title. Garrett Stutz is arriving after spending last season playing…
Read MoreChristian Burns heads to CEZ Nymburk
Christian Burns (203 cm, Philadelphia’07) is set to join Czech powerhouse CEZ Nymburk (NBL) this 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old forward spent the 2013-14 season playing for Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). He was able to play 20 games for the Russian team and he produced averages of 14.6 ppg and 5.3 rpg in the VTB United league.…
Read MoreNymburk wins 11th consecutive Czech NBL
CEZ Nymburk has retained the Czech Republic NBL title once again after cruising through Game 3 of the finals to sweep the series. Nymburk’s staggering dominance of Czech Basketball continues as the club celebrates its 11th consecutive NBL title, a run that stretches back to 2004. A decade of league success was capped when the…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins Czech Cup
As cup fever descends across Europe the champions are starting to be crowned, including CEZ Nymburk after the team won the Czech Republic Cup. The confident 91-67 victory over Ariete Prostejov hardly comes as a surprise as Nymburk has now won eight consecutive Czech Cup titles as well as the last ten NBL championships. CEZ…
Read MoreAttendance and revenue: Top NE European teams
Attendance and revenue: Top 20 North Eastern European teams Revenue from ticket sales is not the primary source of income of sports organizations. Especially when it is compared to sponsorship deals, TV broadcasting rights, merchandising, and donations from local city or regional government. However, home-game attendance is a key factor that affects a club’s business…
Read MoreEurocup: Last 32 gets 4 more clubs
The door to the Last 32 of the Eurocup has slammed shut as the final week of the Regular Season finished on Wednesday night. There were nineteen games around Europe on day 2 of week 10 and the final four Last 32 positions were decided with Bilbao, TED Ankara, CEZ Nymburk, and Banvit Bandirma becaming…
Read MoreEurocup: EWE beats Bilbao to top Group B
Eurocup Week 5 of the 2013/2014 Eurocup got underway as the competitions Regular Season landed at the half way point. Six of this weeks 24 games were contested on Tuesday night and it was business as usual for teams vying at the tops of groups. The big game of the night was in Germany, where…
Read MoreVlado Ilievski joins CEZ Nymburk
Czech Republic team CEZ Nymburk has agreed to terms with veteran international player Vlado Ilievski (190 cm) and will be bringing him in for the 2013-14 season. The 33-year-old is from F.Y.R. Macedonia and also has Slovenian citizenship. Vlado has been a long time member of the F.Y.R. Macedonian National Team in 1998 to 2003,…
Read MoreMartin Rancik signs with CEZ Nymburk
Veteran of Spanish pro hoops Martin Rancik (204 cm, Iowa State’01) will be playing in the Czech Republic this 2013-14. The 35-year-old Slovakian player has been added by CEZ Basketball Nymburk (NBL) for the season. He’s been a member of the Slovakian National Team from 1999 to 2003 and then again in 2010. Even though…
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