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    Kamil Brabenec (basketball)

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    Kamil Brabenec
    Personal information
    Born (1951-02-04) 4 February 1951 (age 73)
    Znojmo, Czechoslovakia
    NationalityCzech
    Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
    Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
    Career information
    Playing career1970–1988
    PositionShooting guard / small forward
    Career history
    1970–1972Pardubice
    1972–1982Brno
    1982–1983Baník Handlová
    1983–1988Brno
    Career highlights and awards
    As player:
    • 2× FIBA European Selection (1977, 1978)
    • 6× Czechoslovakian League champion (1976–1978, 1986–1988)
    • Czechoslovakian Player of the Year (1976)
    • 11× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1974–1981, 1984, 1986, 1987)
    Medals
    Representing  Czechoslovakia
    Men's Basketball
    EuroBasket
    Silver medal – second place 1985 West Germany
    Bronze medal – third place 1977 Belgium
    Bronze medal – third place 1981 Czechoslovakia

    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.

    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 [it] and granddaughter Kristýna Brabencová [it] 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]

    1. ^ Brabenec Kamil, Menšíkova jedenáctka (in Czech)
    2. ^ "1978 World Championship for Men". FIBA. n.d. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
    3. ^ 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)
    4. ^ Kamil Brabenec, EliteProspects.com
    5. ^ VGK Sign Forward Jakub Brabenec to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract, Vegas Golden Knights / NHL.com, 10 December 2022

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