BC Prievidza

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BC Prievidza
BC Prievidza emblem.jpg
Leagues Extraliga
Founded1947;78 years ago (1947)
History See Names
Arena Niké Aréna [1]
Capacity3,500
Location Prievidza, Slovakia
Head coach Gareth Murray
Championships4 Slovak Leagues
2 Czechoslovak Leagues
Website www.pdbasket.com

BC Prievidza is a professional basketball club based in playing in Prievidza, Slovakia. The team plays in the Slovak Extraliga. The club plays home games in the sports hall Niké Arena.

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History

The team was founded in 1947 under the name Sokol Prievizda. In 1989 the club won its first ever title in the Czechoslovak Championship. Prievizda won another title four years later (1993), which was also the last edition of the Czechoslovak Championship. In a separate Slovak top division, the club won its first title in the 1993–94 season. After relegation to the second division in 2004, the club renamed as the Hornonitriansky Basketball Club (HBK) Prievidza. From August 2009 the club is called BC Prievidza. In 2011–12 and 2015–16, Prievidza won the Slovak Championship.

Names

Honours

Domestic competitions

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Slovak Cup European competitionsOther competitions
2011–121 Extraliga 1stRunner-up
2012–131 Extraliga 6thQuarterfinalist
2013–141 Extraliga 2ndQuarterfinalist
2014–151 Extraliga 2ndQuarterfinalist
2015–161 Extraliga 1stRunner-up Alpe Adria Cup SF
2016–17 1 Extraliga 3rdSemifinalist4 FIBA Europe Cup
R2
4–8
2017–18 1 Extraliga 5thQuarterfinalist Alpe Adria Cup RS
2018–19 1 Extraliga 2ndSemifinalist Alpe Adria Cup SF
2019–201 Extraliga 3rdSemifinalist
2020–211 Extraliga 6thQuarterfinalist
2021–221 Extraliga 8thRelegation Contest
2022–231 Extraliga 7thQuarterfinalist
2023–241 Extraliga 3rdSemifinalist4 FIBA Europe Cup
R1
4–2

European competitions

Prievidza saw its first action in Europe, in the 1989–90 season, when it competed at the FIBA European Champions Cup. [2] Prievidza won in the first round against Täby Basket, but was defeated by FC Barcelona in the Round of 16. [3]

Players

Current roster

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

BC Prievidza roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 1 Flag of the United States.svg C.J. Jackson
CG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Daishon Smith
SF 3 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Jordan
PF 8 Flag of Slovakia.svg Radoslav Teličák
PG 10 Flag of Slovakia.svg Patrik Hričo
C 12 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Dean
G/F 13 Flag of Slovakia.svg (C) Marek Jašš
SG 17 Flag of Slovakia.svg Dalibor Hlivák
SG 22 Flag of Slovakia.svg Patrik Lukáč
C 24 Flag of Slovakia.svg Samuel Kincel
SF 33 Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Mrviš
PF 32 Flag of the United States.svg Marc Loving
SG 77 Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Bolek
Head coach

Flag of Scotland.svg Gareth Murray

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 17 October 2024

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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. ↑ "Nike City Arena". Codnes.sk. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Team profile – Eurobasket.com
  3. ↑ Champions Cup 1989–90 [usurped]
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