Czech Republic men's national basketball team
Men's national basketball team representing the Czech Republic
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The Czech Republic men's national basketball team (Czech: Česká basketbalová reprezentace), recognised by FIBA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Czech Basketball Federation (ČBF).
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| FIBA ranking | 23  (13 July 2026)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1993 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | ČBF | ||
| Coach | Luboš Bartoň | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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| First international | |||
 Czech Republic 65–94 Slovenia  (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Czech Republic 135–60 Cyprus  (Prievidza, Slovakia; 22 June 1993) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Slovenia 99–59 Czech Republic (Koper, Slovenia; 27 February 2026) | |||
Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic national team made their debut in international competition in a qualifier for the EuroBasket in 1993. The team has qualified for the tournament seven times overall. The Czech Republic has also qualified for the FIBA World Cup, where the team reached the quarter-finals in 2019, during their first appearance at the event.
History
1990s
In 1993, the Czech Republic national team was officially founded after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The team played their first international match on 30 May 1993 against Slovenia.
After several failed attempts at qualifying in 1993, 1995, and 1997 the Czech Republic finally clinched qualification to the EuroBasket finals tournament for the first time after independence at EuroBasket 1999.[2] The national team got off to a quick start, as they won their first two preliminary round matches against Lithuania and Greece, before losing to Germany in their final game of group play. With a record of (2–1), the Czech Republic booked their place into the second group phase. There, the team was thoroughly dominated against Croatia and Italy, before losing a close battle against Turkey 73–78 to exit the tournament. In all, the Czech Republic finished their maiden voyage to the EuroBasket in 12th place.[3] While national team standout Luboš Bartoň took the honor of being the second best scorer of the tournament averaging (18.7 points per game).[4]
2000s
Throughout the 2000s for the Czech Republic, the national team suffered numerous setbacks. Failed attempts to qualify for the EuroBasket on multiple occasions were demoralising reminders that the team had to become stronger in order to compete with the best on the continental stage. However, during qualification for EuroBasket 2007, led by national team veterans Jiří Welsch, Luboš Bartoň and Petr Benda, the Czech Republic would qualify for their second overall appearance at the competition. In their first game at the 2007 tournament, the national team would lose in a classic against the Dirk Nowitzki led Germany squad in overtime 78–83.[5] The tough loss for the team carried over into their next match, where they would suffer a heavy defeat at the hands of Lithuania 95–75. With one game left in group play, and still an opportunity to advance the Czechs would come up short again, this time to Turkey 72–80 to be eliminated.
2010s
After missing out on the EuroBasket in 2011, the Czech Republic turned the page to qualify for EuroBasket 2013. Their first game of the tournament was against hosts Slovenia. However, the team would succumb in a narrowly contested game between the two sides 60–62. Although the Czechs would show resilience in their second match against Poland, behind a dominant game from big man Jan Veselý and his (23 points and 14 rebounds) to win 68–69.[6] After the strong win for the Czech Republic, their third game of the tournament was a total calamity for the team, as they were completely mauled by the eventual champions Spain 60–39. The humbling loss for the team however, fueled them to a win in their next game against Georgia 95–79.[7] Heading into their final match of group play, with the possibility of advancing all but gone the Czechs would fall to Croatia 70–53.
The Czech Republic entered the EuroBasket 2015, after going (4–2) during qualifying to make their fourth EuroBasket appearance. To begin their 2015 tournament run, the Czech Republic was placed into Group D. The team would easily win their first two matches of the event, before their date versus co-hosts Latvia. However, even with strong games from team captain Tomáš Satoranský (22 points and 9 assists), and center Jan Veselý (17 points and 11 rebounds), Latvia still prevailed 65–72.[8] After the loss, the Czechs would regroup to split their final two games of the group phase to advance to the Round of 16. There, the team displayed supreme focus to defeat Croatia 59–80, to send the team into the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket for the first time.[9][10] With a chance to reach the semi-finals on the line, the Czechs would fall short against Serbia 89–75.[11] After the tough loss, the team would play two more games in the Olympic bracket qualifier to finish the tournament.
The following year, in qualification for the 2016 Olympic tournament, the Czech Republic failed to qualify after going (1–2) and being eliminated, losing to Serbia once again.[12]
At EuroBasket 2017, the Czech Republic was drawn into Group C for their stint at the tournament. Although the team was quickly eliminated, failing to make it out of the group stage after posting a disappointing (1–4) record.[13]
During European Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the Czech Republic amassed an (8–4) record during qualifying to solidify their first ever trip to the World Cup finals.[14][15] Heading toward the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the Czech Republic was slotted into Group E to begin the tournament. The first game for the team, however, turned out to be a loss against the heavily favoured United States 67–88. Going into their second match of the tournament, the Czechs picked up their first ever World Cup finals victory over Japan 76–89.[16] With one game to go, and a path to advance into the second group phase, the team would pullout a solid 76–91 win versus Turkey.[17]
Entering the second group phase, the Czech Republic continued their impressive play as the team picked up a huge victory, this time against Brazil 71–93.[18] Although in their final match of group play, the Czechs suffered an 77–84 defeat to Greece. Even after the tough loss, the team would get the help it needed to advance into the quarter-finals, due to the United States eliminating Brazil.
In the quarter-finals, unfortunately, the tournament run for the Czechs would come to an end. The team would be eliminated 82–70 by Australia. With classification matches to determine the final positions, the team would split their two games to be awarded sixth place.[19]
2020s
In June 2021, the Czech Republic entered a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Olympic Games, which was delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After splitting their first two matches in the preliminary round (1–1), the Czechs advanced into the semi-finals, and upset the hosts Canada in overtime 101–103.[20] In the final, the Czech Republic dominated Greece 97–72, to qualify to the Olympics for the first time.[21][22] At the competition placed in Group A, the Czech Republic won the first match of the event against Iran 78–84.[23] Following the win, the Czechs would suffer two heavy losses in their final two games of the group stage to be eliminated.[24]
Heading toward EuroBasket 2022, the Czech Republic was named as one of four co-hosts for the competition. Entering the tournament drawn into Group D, after losing their first two matches in the event, the Czechs earned their first win against the Netherlands 88–80.[25] Following the victory, the Czech Republic failed to carry the momentum from their previous match, as they lost to Finland 98–88. In their final game of the group stage, with a win needed against Israel to advance into the Round of 16, captain Tomáš Satoranský's near triple-double (14 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists) propelled the Czechs to the knockout stage 88–77.[26] There, the Czech Republic would fall short in a hard-fought defeat against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece 94–88.[27][28]
The Czech Republic then pivoted toward European Qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, where they went on to eventually complete their campaign at an underwhelming (3–9) record to miss the tournament.[29] Following the disappointment of failing to qualify for the World Cup, the Czech Republic's participation in the 2024 Olympic pre-qualifying tournament ended with a preliminary round exit.[30]
After an inconsistent qualifying period for the Czech Republic, they managed to book their seventh appearance on the continental stage at EuroBasket 2025.[31] However, following being drawn into Group A at the tournament, the Czechs displayed dismal performances throughout the group stage, losing all five of their matches to be eliminated.[32] In the aftermath of the Czechs poor showing at the Euros, head coach Diego Ocampo stepped down from his position, and was replaced with former national team star Luboš Bartoň.[33]
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2025
| 27 August 2025 | Czech Republic |
50–62 |  Portugal |
Riga, Latvia |
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| 14:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 19–19, 11–13, 10–17 | |||
| Pts: Krejčí 10 Rebs: Peterka 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Queta 23 Rebs: Queta 18 Asts: Gameiro, Lisboa 3 |
Arena: Xiaomi Arena Attendance: 1,279 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) |
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| 29 August 2025 | Turkey  |
92–78 | Czech Republic |
Riga, Latvia |
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| 14:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 24–10, 27–25, 20–16 | |||
| Pts: Şengün 23 Rebs: Şengün 12 Asts: Şengün 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Peterka 23 Rebs: Peterka 5 Asts: Sehnal 8 |
Arena: Xiaomi Arena Attendance: 1,478 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Josip Jurčević (CRO) |
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| 30 August 2025 | Czech Republic |
75–89 |  Estonia |
Riga, Latvia |
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| 14:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 17–31, 18–23, 21–12 | |||
| Pts: Zídek 14 Rebs: Bohačík 7 Asts: three players 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kullamäe 16 Rebs: Jõesaar 8 Asts: Kullamäe 7 |
Arena: Xiaomi Arena Attendance: 8,190 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Geert Jacobs (BEL) |
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| 1 September 2025 | Serbia  |
82–60 | Czech Republic |
Riga, Latvia |
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| 21:15 EEST (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 27–5, 18–18, 16–20, 21–17 | |||
| Pts: Avramović 14 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Avramović 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bohačík 12 Rebs: Krejčí, Zídek 6 Asts: Sehnal 9 |
Arena: Xiaomi Arena Attendance: 2,256 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) |
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| 3 September 2025 | Czech Republic |
75–109 |  Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
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| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 20–28, 12–28, 19–23 | |||
| Pts: three players 11 Rebs: Peterka 6 Asts: Sehnal 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dai. Bertāns, Dāv. Bertāns 20 Rebs: Porziņģis 7 Asts: Lomažs 10 |
Arena: Xiaomi Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Geert Jacobs (BEL) |
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| 28 November 2025 | Czech Republic |
97–80 |  Sweden |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 20–24, 27–17, 23–17 | |||
| Pts: Satoranský 16 Rebs: Sehnal 6 Asts: Satoranský, Sehnal 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Borg 18 Rebs: Falk, Håkanson 6 Asts: Håkanson 15 |
Arena: Královka Arena Attendance: 1,961 Referees: Ademir Zurapović, (BIH), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU) |
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| 1 December 2025 | Estonia |
92–97 | Czech Republic |
Tallinn, Estonia |
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| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 24–31, 21–22, 18–17 | |||
| Pts: Treier 26 Rebs: Konontšuk 5 Asts: Jõesaar 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Satoranský 18 Rebs: Peterka, Sehnal 5 Asts: Satoranský 16 |
Arena: Unibet Arena Attendance: 6,594 Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Silvia Marziali (ITA) |
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2026
| 27 February 2026 | Slovenia |
99–59 | Czech Republic |
Koper, Slovenia |
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| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 24–20, 31–14, 24–9 | |||
| Pts: Samar 19 Rebs: Joksimović, Omić 6 Asts: Samar 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kyzlink 18 Rebs: Peterka 10 Asts: Sýkora 3 |
Arena: Arena Bonifika Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) |
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| 1 March 2026 | Czech Republic |
84–86 | Slovenia |
Jihlava, Czech Republic |
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| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 27–15, 9–27, 21–23 | |||
| Pts: Kyzlink 22 Rebs: Satoranský 7 Asts: Satoranský 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Prepelič 20 Rebs: Omić 11 Asts: Samar 6 |
Arena: Horácká Arena Attendance: 5,321 Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Michał Proć (POL), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA) |
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| 3 July 2026 | Sweden |
87–76 | Czech Republic |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 34–16, 27–19, 18–24, 8–17 | |||
| Pts: Larsson 19 Rebs: Klintman 12 Asts: Borg, Pantzar 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sehnal 20 Rebs: Peterka 8 Asts: Sehnal 7 |
Arena: Hovet Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Ilias Karapanos (GRE) |
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| 6 July 2026 | Czech Republic |
75–73 | Estonia |
Brno, Czech Republic |
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| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–17, 11–16, 23–20 | |||
| Pts: Sehnal 15 Rebs: Peterka 7 Asts: Sehnal 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kotsar, Vaaks 19 Rebs: Kotsar 9 Asts: Vaaks 5 |
Arena: Starez Aréna Vodova Attendance: 2,913 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Roko Hordov (CRO) |
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| 27 August 2026 | Belgium  |
vs. | Czech Republic |
Ostend, Belgium |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: COREtec Dôme |
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| 30 August 2026 | Czech Republic |
vs. |  Norway |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Královka Arena |
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| 29 November 2026 | Czech Republic |
vs. | Belgium |
Czech Republic |
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| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | ||||
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2027
| 25 February 2027 | Norway |
vs. | Czech Republic |
Norway |
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Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 27 February and 1 March 2026 against Slovenia.[34][35]
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Depth chart
Head coach history
Zdeněk Hummel – (1993–2000)- Michal Ježdík – (2001–2006)
- Zdeněk Hummel – (2006–2007)
- Michal Ježdík – (2008–2009)
- Pavel Budinský – (2010–2013)
/ Ronen Ginzburg – (2013–2023)
Diego Ocampo – (2023–2025)- Luboš Bartoň – (2025–present)
Past rosters
1999 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
4 Petr Czudek, 5 Petr Welsch, 6 Vladan Vahala, 7 Marek Stuchlý, 8 Jiří Welsch, 9 David Klapetek, 10 Jiří Okáč, 11 Luboš Bartoň,
12 Petr Treml, 13 Martin Ides, 14 Kamil Novák, 15 Pavel Bečka (Coach: Zdeněk Hummel)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
4 Štěpán Vrubl, 5 Pavel Beneš, 6 Maurice Whitfield, 7 Michal Křemen, 8 Lukáš Kraus, 9 Jiří Welsch, 10 Ladislav Sokolovský,
11 Luboš Bartoň, 12 Radek Nečas, 13 Petr Benda, 14 Jakub Houška, 15 Ondřej Starosta (Coach: Zdeněk Hummel)
2013 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 24 teams
4 Petr Benda (C), 5 Ondřej Balvín 6 Pavel Pumprla, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8 Tomáš Satoranský, 9 Jiří Welsch, 10 Pavel Houška,
11 Luboš Bartoň, 12 David Jelínek, 13 Jakub Kudláček, 14 Kamil Švrdlík, 15 Jan Veselý (Coach: Pavel Budínský)
2015 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 24 teams
4 Petr Benda, 5 Patrik Auda, 6 Pavel Pumprla, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8 Tomáš Satoranský (C), 9 Jiří Welsch, 10 Pavel Houška,
11 Luboš Bartoň, 12 David Jelínek, 13 Jakub Šiřina, 14 Blake Schilb, 24 Jan Veselý (Coach: Ronen Ginzburg)
2017 EuroBasket: finished 20th among 24 teams
1 Patrik Auda, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8 Tomáš Satoranský (C), 9 Jiří Welsch, 11 Lukáš Palyza, 13 Jakub Šiřina, 14 Kamil Švrdlík,
15 Martin Peterka, 17 Jaromir Bohačík, 23 Adam Pecháček, 31 Martin Kříž, 71 Tomáš Kyzlink (Coach: Ronen Ginzburg)
2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 32 teams
1 Patrik Auda, 4 Tomáš Vyoral, 6 Pavel Pumprla, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8 Tomáš Satoranský (C), 11 Blake Schilb, 12 Ondřej Balvín,
13 Jakub Šiřina, 15 Martin Peterka, 17 Jaromír Bohačík, 23 Lukáš Palyza, 31 Martin Kříž (Coach: Ronen Ginzburg)
2020 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
1 Patrik Auda, 4 Tomáš Vyoral, 8 Tomáš Satoranský (C), 11 Blake Schilb, 12 Ondřej Balvín, 13 Jakub Šiřina, 15 Martin Peterka,
17 Jaromír Bohačík, 19 Ondřej Sehnal, 23 Lukáš Palyza, 24 Jan Veselý, 25 David Jelínek (Coach: Ronen Ginzburg)
2022 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 24 teams
1 Patrik Auda, 7 Vojtěch Hruban, 8 Tomáš Satoranský (C), 12 Ondřej Balvín, 15 Martin Peterka, 17 Jaromír Bohačík, 19 Ondřej Sehnal,
24 Jan Veselý, 25 David Jelínek, 27 Vít Krejčí, 31 Martin Kříž, 77 Tomáš Kyzlink (Coach: Ronen Ginzburg)
2025 EuroBasket: finished 23rd among 24 teams
5 Jan Zídek, 7 Vojtěch Hruban (C), 11 Adam Kejval, 15 Martin Peterka, 17 Jaromír Bohačík, 19 Ondřej Sehnal, 21 Petr Křivánek,
27 Vít Krejčí, 31 Martin Kříž, 32 Richard Bálint, 71 Martin Svoboda, 77 Tomáš Kyzlink (Coach: Diego Ocampo)
See also
- Sport in the Czech Republic
- Czech Republic women's national basketball team
- Czech Republic men's national under-20 basketball team
- Czech Republic men's national under-19 basketball team
- Czech Republic men's national under-17 basketball team
- Czechoslovakia men's national basketball team
- Basketball in the Czech Republic
