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Tomas Soukal, one of the most top talented players in the Czech Republic has agreed on cooperation
Tomas Soukal won the silver medal at the European Championship U16 Division A. He is part of the Men´s Team in BK Pardubice (NBL - Czech D1). We welcome Tomas to PPGroup and we look forward to our cooperation. More
Matej Svoboda invited to the Jordan Brand Classic 2012
Matej Svoboda has received an invitaiton to the NIKE Jordan Brand Classic in 2012. In the past Czech players including Martin Kriz, Lukas Festr and Adam Pechacek have also taken part. Congratulations!
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Pavel Pumprla helped CEZ Nymburk to get closer to the VTB League Playoffs
Pavel Pumprla was with 18 points the best scorer of his team. He led Nymburk to the 6th victory in a row against Lietuvos Rytas (80:73) in VTB league. More
David Jelinek one of key players in win against EuroCup contestant
David Jelinek again proved his improving form, when he was a big part of his Joventut Badalona's effort against Valencia - this year's EuroCup participant - 81:73. David spent 23 minutes on the floor and managed to score 12 points and grab 3 rebounds. More
Vojtech Hruban joins PPGroup
Vojtech Hruban, one of the stars of current season of Czech Mattoni NBL decided to sign with PPGroup. Vojtech is that the moment 6th scorer (17.7pts/g) and 12th in ranking (18.2val/g) among the whole NBL and is one of the key players of his team USK Prague. All of that at the age of just 22. More
Jaromir Bohacik setting his records in Mattoni NBL
Jaromir Bohacik ('92) had his best game in Czech Mattoni NBL so far. In 24th round his BK Prostejov played a game against Chomutov and during an easy win 101:72 Jaromir had an almost perfect performance. In 24 minutes on the floor he managed to score 15 points (2s-6/6, FTs-3/3), 6 rebounds and 4 received fouls, which added up to ranking of 21. Congratulations! More
Vyoral and Palyza shining at the All-Star Game
Another meeting of best players of the Czech highest competition has ended. At the traditional All-Star Game, the biggest spotlight was stolen by Tomas Vyoral, who won the Skills Challenge competition and by Lukas Palyza, who was, with his 15 points, voted MVP of the U23 match. More
Petr Bohacik best scorer of Pardubice in Istanbul!
After their first game in the top16 stage of Eurochallenge Cup Pardubice, despite the loss, have nothing to be ashamed of. After a close game with favourites of Besiktas Istanbul they will take home a 78:70 loss. One of the key components of the good performance was Petr Bohacik, who was best scorer of his team with 20 points. More
David Jelínek on fire in December!
In last two rounds of spanish ACB David Jelinek managed not only to set his new shooting record to 25 points in game against Malaga, but also to be a big part of Joventut’s win against one of the top teams of the league - Real Madrid! More
Nymburk in top16, Pavel Pumprla in TOP 10
In third season in a row Nymburk was able to make it from the group stage of the second best european cup - the Eurocup. A vital part of Nymburk’s squad is Pavel Pumprla, who is after the fifth round still among the top ten of the most valuable players of the competition. More
Pardubice celebrate advancement to the next stage of Eurochallenge Cup
In the very first season at european scene the team of Pardubice celebrates the advancement to the next stage of the EuroChallenge Cup. Thanks to four wins out of six games, Pardubice secured second spot in the group behind the french team from Roanne. More
David Marek transfers to Levice
David Marek transferred to the Slovakian reigning championship team, BK Astrum Levice. Congratulations! More
Lukas Palyza unstoppable against Inter Bratislava
Lukas Palzya was unstopable in yesterday's game against Inter Bratislava in the winning effort of his team CEZ Basketball Nymburk as top scorer with 22 points (6/8 3p), 4 rebounds, 2 asists and 1 steal. Pavel Pumprla added 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 asists and Tomas Vyoral chipped in 2 points, 1 asist and 3 steals. More
Pavel Pumprla's great effort against Azovmash wasn't enough
Pavel Pumprla had a great effort in the VTB league against Azovmash, with 29 minutes, 16 points, 7 rebounds and 1 steals, but it wasn't enough for win in the home game. More
Euroleague Qualifying Tournament in Charleroi, Belgium.
CEZ Basketball Nymburk had a great run against top European Teams at the Euroleague Qualifying Tournament in Charleroi, Belgium. More
Pavel Houška explodes for 31 points against Anwil Wloclawek
Pavel Houška is confirming his leader status in the team BK Decin. In the tournament, that took place in Decin, he made 31! points against the Polish team Anwil Wloclawek and carried his team to the 1st place in the tournament. More
Sam Faifr sucessful in his debut against ACB Murcia
Sam Faifr played his first game against an ACB team, in this case Murcia for his team Clinicas Rincon. He made 6 pointsodehral svůj první zápas proti tymu ACB v nejvyšší španělské soutěži ACB za tým LEB1 Clinicas Rincon. V zápase dal 6 bodů. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=78901 More
Ondrej Kohout in pre-season games against Fuenlabrada
Ondrej Kohout was nominated for friendly games against Valladolid in the Spanish ACB league, scoring 7 points. More
Ondrej Balvín in All Star 5 on European Championship U20 Div B. in Sarajevo
Balvín was named like the best Center at the U20 European Championship. Czech National team won the third place but the progress to the division A was over.
The points leader of the Czech National Team was Tomas Vyoral (8 games: 16.9ppg, 4.9rpg, 1.8apg,). Ondrej Balvin was the best in rebounds and blocks. Also Ondrej Peterka (9 games: 12.8ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.3apg) played well on the tournament. More
Basketball without Borders with Czech participation!
Today the NBA Basketball without Borders event kicks off in Ljubljana , Slovenia with an invite for Jan Svandrlik of Unicaja Malaga! The event will welcome 50 players from over 25 countries, born 1994 and younger. The camp will last for 4 days and the players will have the opportunity to meet a European legend, Toni Kukoc.
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Czech National Team U16 defeat Spain in the opening game of the European Championships!
A fantastic result tonight of the Czech National Team U16, Division A European Championships was finished by a win against Spain. Radovan Kouril and Martin Peterka led their team to a narrow win, and we beleive a great start in the tournament! Radovan finished the game with 24 points, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Martin had 16 points and and incredible tally of 16 rebounds. More
Saty and DJ, two stars at the Adidas Eurocamp
David Jelinek a Tomas Satoransky were voted into the All Star 5 in Treviso. Two young PPGroup players made the great tournament and showed to all NBA scouts their huge talent. Satoranský played well on the combo position SG/PG, whereas these positions are his NBA positions. David Jelinek showed his NBA three-point shot ability with sniper-like precision. Both players carried on their excellent performances from the ACB, where they were ranked amongst the top most improved players in the best European League. More
Pavel Milos scored 7000 points in the Mattoni NBL!
The best three-point sniper in the Czech basketball history Pavel Milos surpassed 7000 points. In the last semifinal match in Prostejov Pavel scored 15 points and became the fourth place between Czech historical scorer leaders. It's another success in his rich career. More
Pavel Houska won the MVP trophy in the Mattoni NBL
Pavel Houska has become the most useful Mattoni NBL player in the regular season, having gained the most votes from journalists, coaches and experts. More
Ondrej Balvin played in the Spanish ACB!
Ondrej Balvin played and helped his team Cajasol Sevilla to the victory 98:75 against Valladolid. In the last 34th regular season game made 3.5 minutes, 1 point, 2 rebounds, 5 validity. More
Pavel Bosak won the silver medal in the Slovak Extraliga.
Pavel Bosak and his team from Nitra won second place in the Slovak Extraliga. In the fifth final match Nitra could not hold home-court advantage and lost 58:70. Pavel scored at 24 minutes, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 steal, 1blok. More
Tomas Satoranský won the silver medal in the Eurocup!
Tomas Satoranský, who is the starting point guard of Cajasol Sevilla won the silver medal in the Eurocup. In the final tournament held in Treviso Tomas led his Cajasol to a victory in the semifinals against the home team Benetton Treviso. He played very well in the final against Russian Unics Kazan, but Sevilla narrowly missed the battle for the title. The second place is a great success for the just 19 year old young man. More
Jelinek and Satoransky among the candidates for the award ACB!
David Jelinek and Tomas Satoransky are nominated among the top 5 candidates for the award the most improved player in the ACB! Among other candidates are Gustavo Ayon, Nikola Mirotice Xavier Rabaseda. One of the Czech Supertalent can then connect to the holders of this prestigious trophy. The names such as Sergio Rodriguez, Mirza Teletovic and Ricky Rubio. More
David Jelinek shines against Real Madrid
David Jelinek had an excellent game against Real Madrid, but unfortunately his performance was not enough for his team to win. In 19 minutes he score 15 points and added 2 rebounds. A short recap of the game is at:
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Sam Faifr played a great game for the reserve team on Unicaja Malaga
Sam Faifr played a great game for the reserve team on Unicaja Malaga against MOVIMIENTOS Y NIVELACIONES P.GENI. In 26 minutes on the field, he score 21 points and added 7 rebounds More
Tomas Satoransky amongst the Best Ten Young European Players
Of the fifteen players nominated Tomas gained 2,172 votes from fans and 29 votes from the experts and he placed at 10 spot . More
David Jelinek in the TOP 5 in the ACB
David made his career hight in the last ACB round. One from his dunks was amongst the TOP 5 best actions in ACB las number 2! David played 26 minutes and scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist with a rating 17. David helped his team to an important victory (72:87) in Menorca. More
Pavel Bosak won the 3 point competition of the Slovak All Star Game!
Pavel Bosak dominated the three point competiion in the All Start Game! He was also the 2nd top scorer of the evening, with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 blocka. You can find more abou this basketball festival and the interview at: More
Pavel Punprla shines! 29 points against the Euroleague Cibona Zagreb.
Pavel Pumprla is playing is playing a fantasy season. He has become the leader of CEZ Basketball Nymburk, the 7x National Champion and member of ULEB and Adriatic League. More