Kamil Brabenec (basketball)
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| Born | 4 February 1951 Znojmo, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1970–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1970–1972 | Pardubice | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1982 | Brno | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Baník Handlová | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Brno | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamil Brabenec (born 4 February 1951) is a retired Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 6'4" (1.93 m) tall, he was a small forward. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]During his club career, Brabenec was a FIBA European Selection, in 1977 and 1978. He won 6 Czechoslovakian League championships, in the years 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, and 1988.[1] He was also the league's second all-time scorer, with 10,726 points scored.
National team career
[edit]Brabenec helped to lead the senior Czechoslovakia national team to a EuroBasket silver medal, at the 1985 EuroBasket, as well as to two EuroBasket bronze medals, in 1977, and 1981. He was also the leading scorer of the 1978 FIBA World Championship, with a scoring average of 26.9 points per game.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]After his playing career, Brabenec worked as a basketball coach.
Personal life
[edit]His daughter Andrea Brabencová and granddaughter Kristýna Brabencová also played basketball at a high level.[3] His son, also named Kamil,[4] and grandson Jakub played ice hockey professionally.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of the best Czech basketball players of the 20th century
- Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leaders
References
[edit]- ^ Brabenec Kamil, Menšíkova jedenáctka (in Czech)
- ^ "1978 World Championship for Men". FIBA. n.d. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Doma mluvíme moravsky. Holky někdy nevěděly, co říkám, směje se Brabencová [We speak Moravian at home. The girls sometimes didn't know what I was saying, laughs Brabencová], Patrik El-Talabáni, deník.cz, 16 May 2018 (in Czech)
- ^ Kamil Brabenec, EliteProspects.com
- ^ VGK Sign Forward Jakub Brabenec to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract, Vegas Golden Knights / NHL.com, 10 December 2022
External links
[edit]- FIBA.com Profile
- Fibaeurope.com Profile
- Sports-reference.com Profile
- Kamil Brabenec, the Czech scoring machine
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