BC Brno

mmcité Brno
Leagues	NBL
Founded	1926
History	Sokol Brno I (1926–1945) 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 (1992-95) Stavex Brno (1995-98) Draci Brno (1998-99) BC BVV ŽS Brno (1999-03) A plus ŽS Brno BC (2003-08) BC Brno (2009-present)
Location	Brno, Czech Republic
Team colors	Logo           Uniforms
Championships	21 Czechoslovak Championships 3 Czech Championships
Website	www.basketbrno.cz

BC Brno (Basketball Club Brno / Czech: Basketbalový Klub Brno) is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. They used to play in the Czech National Basketball League - the highest competition in the Czech republic.

History

After 1945, Brno is the most successful basketball club in Czechoslovakia when it won 21 championship titles. Three more titles then, joined the club in 1994-1996. A European powerhouse during the 60s and until the mid 70s, they lost two Euroleague finals in 1964 and 1968, twice against the Spanish Real Madrid. In 1974, the loss in the Saporta Cup final against Crvena Zvezda meant the end of a golden era for the club in the European competitions.

In January 1969 (25 & 26) Spartak ZJŠ Brno participated in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup at Macon, Georgia (the second participation to a basketball club from Czechoslovakia after Slavia Prague in 1967) and reached the final where it lost 71-84 to American Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, a basketball team by workers at the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron, Ohio. In the semifinal, Spartak beat European champions, Real Madrid.

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

• Runners-up (2): 1963–64, 1967–68

FIBA Saporta Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1973–74

Worldwide

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1969

International record

The road to the great European journeys

1963-64 FIBA European Champions Cup Round Team   Home     Away   1st round Handelsministerium 79–62 105–71 2nd round Maccabi Tel Aviv 96–51 58–60 Quarter-finals Steaua Bucureşti 104–75 92–94 Semi-finals OKK Beograd 85–75 94–103 Final Real Madrid 110–99 64–84

1967-68 FIBA European Champions Cup Round Team   Home     Away   2nd round Altınordu 102–69 65–61 Quarter-finals Real Madrid 113–97 78–85 Racing Bell Mechelen 76–67 79–80 Maccabi Tel Aviv 105–76 88–77 Semi-finals Simmenthal Milano 103–86 63–64 Final Real Madrid 95–98

1973-74 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Round Team   Home     Away   1st round Embassy All Stars 123–76 103–84 2nd round Royal IV 114–83 96–94 Quarter-finals Steaua București 96–86 64–77 Estudiantes Monteverde 117–93 72–74 Semi-finals Saclà Asti 88–71 70–86 Final Crvena zvezda 75–86

Notable players

• Jan Bobrovský (1963–1972 & 1973–1978)
• Zdeněk Bobrovský (1950–1951 & 1954–1968)
• Kamil Brabenec (1972–1982 & 1983–1988)
• Vlastimil Havlík (1975–1983 & 1984–1988)
• Zdeněk Konečný (1955–1967)
• František Konvička (1957–1969 & 1971–1973)
• Leoš Krejčí (1983–1988, 1989–1990 & 1994–1998)
• Robert Mifka (1966–1968)
• Petr Novický (1966–1974)
• Jiří Okáč (1980–1984, 1986–1990 & 2003–2004)
• Vojtěch Petr (1972–1980)
• Vladimír Pištělák (1958–1969 & 1971–1973)
• Jiří "Áda" Pospíšil (1968–1974)
• Jaroslav Tetiva (1951–1953)