BK Opava

BK Opava is a Czech professional basketball club based in the historical city of Opava. The club was founded in 1945 and currently plays in the NBL.

BK Opava
LeaguesNBL
Basketball Champions League
Founded1945
ArenaHala Opava
Capacity3,006
LocationOpava, Czech Republic
PresidentLadislav Schreiber
Head coachPetr Czudek
2018 positionNBL, 2nd
Championships4 Czech Championships
5 Czech Cups
Websitewww.bkopava.cz

The club has won the Czech National Basketball League four times – most recently in the 2002–03 season. It also has won five Czech Cup titles, the most recent one being in the 2002–03 season.

The club plays its home games at the Hala Opava, which has a capacity of 3,006 people.

History

Opava had its glory years in the 00s, as the team won the Czech championship in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003. The team also won five Czech Cup titles, including three straight from 1997 until 1999. In the 2017–18 season, Opava reached the finals of the NBL season. By achieving this, the club qualified for the regular season of the 2018–19 Basketball Champions League season.[1]

Name through history
  • 1945–1995 BC Opava
  • 1995–1996 ICEC Opava Basketbal
  • 1996–1997 ICEC Opava
  • 1997–2000 BC Slovnaft Opava
  • 2000–2008 BC Opava
  • 2008–2012 BC Breda & Weinstein Opava
  • 2012–present BC Opava

Honours
BK Opava fans in February 2019

Domestic competitions

Players

Current roster

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BK Opava roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 4 Dragoun, Rostislav 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 – (1996-03-25)25 March 1996
SG 5 Kurečka, Matouš 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2000-03-07)7 March 2000
PG 6 Klečka, Radim 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1990-02-20)20 February 1990
PG 7 Bukovjan, Lukáš 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 22 – (1998-03-02)2 March 1998
SF 8 Švandrlík, Jan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1994-01-28)28 January 1994
SG 9 Zbránek, Filip 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990
C 12 Kvapil, Miroslav 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993
C 14 Gniadek, Martin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990
C 15 Bujnoch, Václav 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993
C 20 Štěpánek, Jiří 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998
PG 21 Kouřil, Radovan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1995-04-08)8 April 1995
SF 23 Jurečka, Luděk 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999
PG 24 Šiřina, Jakub 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 32 – (1987-11-21)21 November 1987
SF 33 Slavík, Jakub 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 21 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999
Head coach

Petr Czudek

Assistant coach(es)

Kryštof Vlček

Physiotherapist(s)

Petr Kivorchian

Team manager

Dušan Štěnička

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 8 January 2019

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Czech Cup European competitions
2007–08 2 1. Liga 1st
2008–09 2 NBL 7th
2009–10 1 NBL 7th
2010–11 1 NBL 7th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 NBL 14th
2012–13 1 NBL 9th
2013–14 1 NBL 4th Fourth place
2014–15 1 NBL 5th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 NBL 4th Third place
2016–17 1 NBL 5th Runner-up
2017–18 1 NBL 2nd Quarterfinalist

References
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