Dino Meneghin is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto. On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese. He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.
The Czechoslovakia national basketball team represented Czechoslovakia in international basketball from 1932 to 1992. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams. Both teams are recognized as the successor to the Czechoslovak team.
Antonello Riva is an Italian former professional basketball player. At 1.96 m (6'5"), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid". Riva was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2004, he was given an award to mark his being the top scorer of all-time in the top two Italian club league competitions. He is also the all-time leading scorer in the history of the senior men's Italian national team. He was named to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
The Czech Republic men's national basketball team represents the Czech Republic in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Czech Basketball Federation (ČBF).
Dragan Kićanović is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player.
Faidon Matthaiou, was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was a center at the start of his career, and at the end of his career, he also played as a point guard. He wore the number 1 jersey throughout his career. He represented Greece twice at the Summer Olympic Games. As a rower at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and as a basketball player at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Apostolos Kontos is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest players in Panathinaikos Athens history, and is the club's all-time leading scorer. He was also a long-time member of the Greek national team. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions, with small forward being his main position.
Jiří Zídek Sr. was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 2.06 metres tall, Zídek was a talented center, and is considered by many to be the best Czech basketball player ever, as he was named the Best Czech Player of the 20th Century, and he was the Czechoslovak League's all-time leading scorer. He was also among the 105 nominees to the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list. His son, Jiří "George" Zídek Jr., also won the EuroLeague title with Žalgiris, in 1999. To this day, they are the only father and son to have reached a EuroLeague title game as players. In 2019, he became the first Czech to be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Kamil Brabenec is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Egna in the Alps Hockey League.
František Konvička is a former Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 6'3 3⁄4" tall, he played at the small forward position.
Edward Jurkiewicz is a Polish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he was a 1.95 m tall tall small forward. Jurkiewicz is considered to be one of the greatest scorers in European basketball history. Jurkiewicz, who was the Polish Premier League's Top Scorer eight times, and was named to the FIBA European Selection Team in 1971; is the all-time leading scorer in the entire history of the Polish Premier League, from 1947 to the present day.
Jiří Baumruk was a Czech professional basketball player and coach.
Georgios Amerikanos was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was nicknamed Global, or Worldwide, due to his last name meaning American in English, and the level of his game being "All-World". In honour of his great contributions to the club as a player, his number 10 jersey was retired by AEK Athens, in 2015.
Ivo "Ivan" Mrázek was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 5'7 1⁄2" tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991.
Jaroslav Šíp was a Czech basketball player and coach. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.
Jiří Růžička is a Czech former basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.
Zdeněk Kos is a Czech former basketball player and coach. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001. Kos was granted Austrian citizenship in 1996.
Vlastimil Havlík is a Czech former basketball player and coach. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.
Jakub Brabenec is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with the Henderson Silver Knights as a prospect for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH), as well as HC Stadion Litoměřice and SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč of the Chance Liga, and for Charlottetown Islanders and Sherbrooke Phoenix in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
