egoé Brno
egoé Brno logo
LeaguesNBL
ENBL
Founded1926 (1926)
History
List
  • Sokol Brno I
    (1926–1945)
    Spartak ZJŠ Brno
    (1945–1976)
    Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno
    (1976–1977)
    Zbrojovka Brno
    (1977–1991)
    BVC Bioveta Ivanovice na Hané
    (1991–1992)
    BC Brno
    (1992–present)
ArenaSportovní hala Sokola Brno
Capacity1,100
LocationBrno, Czech Republic
Championships21 Czechoslovak Championships
3 Czech Championships
Websitewww.basketbrno.cz

Basketball Club Brno (Czech: Basketbalový Klub Brno), for sponsorship reasons Brno Next Generation, is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. The team plays in the Czech National Basketball League – the highest competition in the Czech Republic.

Home games of Brno are played in the Sportovní hala Sokola Brno, which has a capacity of 1,100 people.

The club owned by True Player Group with the idea to "unite the city top two youth clubs to one elite club and push the players to professional level, providing the best coaches, mentoring, nutrition programs, strength programing, rehab, etc."[1]

History

The team was a European powerhouse from 1945 through the 1960s and mid-1970s. Brno was the most successful basketball club in Czechoslovakia, winning 21 championship titles through the 1970s, and another three titles from 1994 to 1996. Brno lost two FIBA European Champion Cup finals in 1964 and 1968, both times to Spanish champions Real Madrid. The 1974 loss in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup final to Crvena zvezda marked the end of a golden era for the club in European competitions.

On January 25 and 26, 1969 Spartak ZJŠ Brno participated in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup at Macon, Georgia, the second time a basketball club from Czechoslovakia participated in the competition after Slavia VŠ Praha had done so in 1967. In the 1969 semifinal, Spartak beat European champions, Real Madrid but lost the final 71–84 to the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, a basketball team of workers at the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron, Ohio.

Since 2022 Brno team participates also in the newly founded international league European North Basketball League. In the debut season Brno won 4 games out of 5 in the regular season, finishing second in the standings. Later in the Final Four Brno lost to Šiauliai team from Lithuania and won the bronze medal.

Current roster

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

BC Brno roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PF 1 United States Riley, Cody 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-12-12)12 December 1997
PF 2 Czech Republic Stráněl, Milan Tomáš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2005-10-17)17 October 2005
SF 3 United States Chatman, Kameron 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1996-06-01)1 June 1996
SF 4 Czech Republic Rychtecký, Matěj 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2004-03-08)8 March 2004
G 6 Czech Republic Půlpán, Marek 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2004-11-28)28 November 2004
SF 9 Czech Republic Nečas, Jakub 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2004-01-30)30 January 2004
PF 10 Czech Republic Svoboda, Šimon 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2004-04-15)15 April 2004
G 11 Czech Republic Bálint, Richard 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-11-08)8 November 2002
PG 12 Czech Republic Křivánek, Petr 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2003-05-18)18 May 2003
G 14 Czech Republic Houzar, Tomáš 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-09-30)30 September 2002
SG 18 Czech Republic Půlpán, Viktor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1996-08-17)17 August 1996
C 20 Czech Republic Puršl, Šimon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-01-29)29 January 1997
PF 30 Canada Djuricic, Danilo 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999
C 32 Czech Republic Krakovič, Jakub (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1990-10-12)12 October 1990
PG 33 United States Culpepper, Randy 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 34 – (1989-05-16)16 May 1989
PF 73 Czech Republic Kubin, Jaroslav 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2000-08-01)1 August 2000
G 88 Czech Republic Dáňa, Matěj   1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2003-10-24)24 October 2003
PF -- Czech Republic Koulisianis, Joanis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2005-05-01)1 May 2005
Head coach
  • Czech Republic Lubomír Růžička
Assistant coach(es)
  • Czech Republic Martin Vaněk

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: January 31, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Šimon Puršl
PF Kameron Chatman
SF Richard Bálint
SG Marek Půlpán
PG Randy Culpepper

Sponsorship names

Logo used from 2013 to 2018

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

  • Sokol Brno I (1926–1945)
  • BC Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1945–1976)
  • Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno (1976–1977)
  • Zbrojovka Brno (1977–1991)
  • BVC Bioveta Ivanovice na Hane (1991–1992)
  • Bioveta COOP Banka Brno (1992–1995)
  • Stavex Brno (1995–1998)
  • Draci Brno (1998–1999)
  • BC BVV ŽS Brno (1999–2003)
  • A plus ŽS Brno BC (2003–2008)
  • BC Brno (2009–2013)
  • mmcité Brno (2013–2018)
  • egoé Brno (2018-2020)
  • Brno Next Generation (2020-–present)

Honours

Total titles: 24

Domestic

Czechoslovak League

  • Winners (21): 1945–46, 1947, 1947–48, 1948*, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951*, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90

Czech League

  • Winners (3): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96

European

EuroLeague

FIBA Saporta Cup

Worldwide

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 1969

International record

Season Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
1962–63 Semi-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 79–60 (W) in Brno and 67–90 (L) in Madrid
1963–64 Final lost to Real Madrid, 110–99 (W) in Brno and 64–84 (L) in Madrid in the double finals of European Champions Cup
1964–65 Quarter-finals eliminated by Ignis Varese, 84–90 (L) in Varese and 72–67 (W) in Brno
1967–68 Final lost to Real Madrid, 95–98 in the final (Lyon)
1968–69 Semi-finals eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 66–101 (L) in Moscow and 92–83 (W) in Brno
1976–77 Semi-final group stage 6th place in group with Mobilgirgi Varese, Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid & Maes Pils
FIBA Saporta Cup
1966–67 Semi-finals eliminated by Ignis Varese, 83–84 (L) in Brno and 53–58 (L) in Varese
1972–73 Quarter-finals 3rd place in a group with Spartak Leningrad and Mobilquattro Milano
1973–74 Final lost to Crvena zvezda, 75–86 in the final (Udine)
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1969 Final lost to Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, 71–84 in the final (Macon)

The road to the great European journeys

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

References

  1. "uleb.com". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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