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BK Opava
Leagues	NBL ENBL
Founded	1945
Arena	Hala Opava
Capacity	3,006
Location	Opava, Czech Republic
President	Ladislav Schreiber
Head coach	Petr Czudek
2021 position	NBL, 2nd of 12
Championships	5 Czech Championships 6 Czech Cups
Website	www.bkopava.cz
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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.

The club has won the Czech National Basketball League four times – most recently in the 2002–03 season. It also has won six Czech Cup titles, the most recent one being in 2022.

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.

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

Domestic competitions

• Czech Republic Championship:
  • Winners (5): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (1): 2017–18
• Czech Republic Cup:
  • Winners (6): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2021–22

Players

Current roster

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

BK Opava roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 0 Pecháček, Adam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 PG 1 Dragoun, Rostislav 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 – (1996-03-25)25 March 1996 SF 8 Švandrlík, Jan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 SG 9 Zbránek, Filip 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 34 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990 PG 10 Farský, Radek 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999 C 12 Kvapil, Miroslav 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 C 14 Gniadek, Martin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 PF 18 Mokráň, Jakub 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 C 20 Puršl, Šimon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 PG 21 Kouřil, Radovan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 SF 23 Jurečka, Luděk 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 41 – (1983-12-26)26 December 1983 PG 24 Šiřina, Jakub 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 37 – (1987-11-21)21 November 1987 SF 33 Slavík, Jakub 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999	Head coach Petr Czudek Assistant coach(es) Kryštof Vlček David Zach Physiotherapist(s) Petr Kivorchian Team manager Dušan Štěnička Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 18, 2023

Season by season

References

1. "Champions line up in battle for European glory".

External links

• Official website
• Eurobasket.com BK Opava Page

• Basketball teams in the Czech Republic
• Basketball teams established in 1945