BK Opava

BK Opava
BK Opava
Leagues	NBL
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
Home	Away

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.^[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 BK 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.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	3	Váňa, František	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	28 – (1998-02-09)9 February 1998
G	7	Gray, Isaiah John	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	25 – (2001-08-18)18 August 2001
F	8	Švandrlík, Jan	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	32 – (1994-01-28)28 January 1994
F	9	Zbránek, Filip	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	35 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990
G	11	Kavan, Kryštof	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	24 – (2002-03-04)4 March 2002
C	13	Brown Jr., Clevon	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	28 – (1998-07-18)18 July 1998
C	14	Motyčka, David	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	20 – (2006-06-01)1 June 2006
C	20	Puršl, Šimon	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	29 – (1997-01-29)29 January 1997
PG	21	Kouřil, Radovan	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	31 – (1995-04-08)8 April 1995
PG	24	Šiřina, Jakub	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	38 – (1987-11-21)21 November 1987
G/F	25	Vyroubal, Marek	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	25 – (2001-04-02)2 April 2001
SF	33	Slavík, Jakub	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	27 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999

Head coach

David Zach

Assistant coach(es)

Kryštof Vlček
Luděk Jurečka

Team manager

Martin Gniadek

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: June 1, 2026

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Czech Cup	European competitions
2007–08	2	1. Liga	1st
2008–09	1	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
2018–19	1	NBL	7th		2 Champions League	RS	2–12
2019–20	1	NBL	2nd
2020–21	1	NBL	2nd
2021–22	1	NBL	2nd	Champions	3 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	1–5
2022–23	1	NBL	Champions	Quarterfinalist	3 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	3–3
2023–24	1	NBL	5th	Quarterfinalist	2 Champions League	RS	0–6
2024–25	1	NBL	5th		R European North Basketball League	RS	5–3
2025–26	1	NBL	3rd	Third place	R European North Basketball League	R16	5–4

References

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

External links

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

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