Ondřej Balvín
 Balvín with Baloncesto Sevilla in 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 12 – Herbalife Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
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Liga ACB EuroLeague | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 20, 1992 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | USK Praha | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Baloncesto Sevilla | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Estudiantes | |||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Herbalife Gran Canaria | |||||||||||||
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Ondřej Balvín (born September 20, 1992) is a Czech professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. Standing at 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m), he plays at the center position.
Professional career
From 2009 to 2010 he played with USK Praha. In 2010 he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla of the Spanish Liga ACB, where he played for the next six seasons. He went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft.
In July 2016, Balvín joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[1] On July 25, 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[2] On January 31, 2017, he returned to Spain and signed with Movistar Estudiantes, on loan till the end of the 2016–17 ACB season.[3]
On July 1, 2017, Balvín signed a one-year deal with an option for another season with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[4]
Czech Republic national team
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
- ↑ "Nuggets Announce 2016 NBA Summer League Roster and Mini-Camp Schedule". NBA.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Ondrej Balvin signs with Bayern Munich". sportando.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ondrej Balvin, centímetros para Movistar Estudiantes". acb.com (in Spanish). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Ondrej Balvin será una de las torres del Herbalife Gran Canaria". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria (in Spanish). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
- Ondřej Balvín at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Ondřej Balvín at eurobasket.com
- Ondřej Balvín at euroleague.net
- Ondřej Balvín at fiba.com