BC Brno

Basketball Club Brno (Czech: Basketbalový Klub Brno), for sponsorship reasons egoé Brno, 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.

egoé Brno
Leagues	NBL
Founded	1926 (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)
Arena	Sportovní hala Sokola Brno
Capacity	1,100
Location	Brno, Czech Republic
Championships	21 Czechoslovak Championships 3 Czech Championships
Website	www.basketbrno.cz
Home Away

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

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 1960s and until the mid '70s, they lost two FIBA European Champion Cup finals in 1964 and 1968, twice against the Spanish Real Madrid. In 1974, the loss in the FIBA European Cup Winners' 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 VŠ Praha 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.

Sponsorship names

Logo used from 2013–2018

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)

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

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 Elite 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

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 București 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 Winners' 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

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.

• 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)

External links

• Eurobasket.com BC Brno Page