CEZ Nymburk reinforced its roster at position one. The reigning Czech champion penned a deal with American Michael Taylor (188-G-86, agency: Priority Sports, college: Iowa St.). He arrives to the club from Greek Kavala. For 22 games last season Taylor averaged 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2 assists. He was awarded with Eurobasket.com Greek A1 League All-Imports Team -12. In 2010/11 season Michael Taylor played in NBA D-League and Italy. He joined Iowa Energy in February of 2011 registering 10.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 2.5 apg for 13 games. Two months later the PG moved to Verona adding 7.3 ppg and 4 rpg in 4 games. In 2009/10 season Taylor played for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Before that, he spent one year with the Los Angeles Clippers collecting 5.9 ppg, 2.1 apg and 1.7 rpg in 49 NBA games. The player graduated at Iowa State University in 2007 and spent his first pro season with D-League team Idaho Stampede.
CEZ Nymburk sweep NBL Semi-Final series - May 15, 2013
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BK Prostejov - NH Ostrava 81-77 (2-1)
27 personal fouls committed by NH Ostrava helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for forward Ondrej Kohout (204-91) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Slovakian Dusan Pandula (196-84) helped adding 25 points. Four BK Prostejov players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Jeremiah Wilson (203-88, college: Tarleton St [read more]
27 personal fouls committed by NH Ostrava helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for forward Ondrej Kohout (204-91) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Slovakian Dusan Pandula (196-84) helped adding 25 points. Four BK Prostejov players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Jeremiah Wilson (203-88, college: Tarleton St.) with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and the other American import forward Austin Dufault (205-90, college: Colorado) scored 18 points and 5 steals. Top scorers: BK Prostejov: D.Pandula 25+3reb+1ast, O.Kohout 19+12reb+1ast, R.Marko 13+5reb+3ast, P.Slezak 12+3reb+1ast, K.Svrdlik 7+10reb+1ast, J.Bohacik 5+3reb+4ast NH Ostrava: J.Wilson 29+16reb+1ast, A.Dufault 18+2reb+1ast, M.Gniadek 11+3reb+1ast, A.Ciz 9+3ast, J.Stehlik 4, R.Ames 3+5reb+6ast
CEZ Nymburk sweep NBL Semi-Final series against Pardubice. In the third game CEZ Nymburk dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to BK Pardubice's 20. CEZ Nymburk forced 21 BK Pardubice turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for the former international power forward Pavel Houska (203-84) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). American point guard Tweety Carter (180-86, college: Baylor) accounted for 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Four CEZ Nymburk players scored in double figures. Martin Peterka (201-95) came up with 7 points and 7 rebounds and forward Ondrej Peterka (195-91) added 9 points respectively for BK Pardubice in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: CEZ Nymburk: P.Houska 16+7reb+3ast, T.Carter 11+5reb+5ast, M.Efevberha 11+3reb+2ast, R.Rancik 11+5reb+4ast, J.Welsch 11+1reb+3ast, V.Hruban 9+3reb BK Pardubice: O.Peterka 9+3reb+1ast, P.Bohacik 8+5reb, C.Muirhead 7+4reb, M.Peterka 7+7reb+1ast, M.Carnecky 6+3reb+3ast, S.Faifr 5+3reb
CEZ Nymburk steps closer to the Final - May 11, 2013
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NH Ostrava - BK Prostejov 96-85 (1-1)
The game was mostly controlled by NH Ostrava. BK Prostejov managed to win second period 23-22. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. NH Ostrava shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by BK Prostejov helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Jeremiah Wilson (203-88, college: Tarleton St [read more]
The game was mostly controlled by NH Ostrava. BK Prostejov managed to win second period 23-22. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. NH Ostrava shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by BK Prostejov helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Jeremiah Wilson (203-88, college: Tarleton St.) had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Chadwick-Farrell Barnes (190-83, college: New Orleans) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. International Kamil Svrdlik (206-86, college: Fair Dickinson) responded with 25 points and 9 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and Slovakian Dusan Pandula (196-84) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: BK Prostejov: K.Svrdlik 25+9reb+1ast, P.Slezak 18+1reb, R.Marko 16+3reb+1ast, D.Pandula 14+6reb+1ast, O.Kohout 7+7reb+2ast, J.Bohacik 5+5reb+2ast NH Ostrava: J.Wilson 20+10reb, C.Barnes 19+5reb+1ast, J.Stehlik 11+2reb+3ast, R.Ames 11+2reb+8ast, F.Zbranek 10+2reb+2ast, M.Gniadek 9+2reb+2ast
CEZ Nymburk steps closer to the Final after 88:59 in Game 2. The game without a history. CEZ Nymburk led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American point guard Tweety Carter (180-86, college: Baylor) notched 17 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (197-84, college: CS Northridge) supported him with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Even 16 points and 4 assists by Canadian-Jamaican forward Corey Muirhead (197-83, college: W.Carolina) did not help to save the game for BK Pardubice. American center Travis Nelson (208-87, college: Minnesota St.) added 10 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: BK Pardubice: C.Muirhead 16+3reb+4ast, T.Nelson 10+9reb, Z.Pospisil 9+4reb, E.Zabas 7+3reb+2ast, J.Soula 5+1reb, P.Bohacik 4+7reb+1ast CEZ Nymburk: T.Carter 17+2reb+4ast, M.Efevberha 14+6reb+1ast, J.Welsch 11+4reb+1ast, L.Palyza 10, R.Rancik 8+2reb+1ast, T.Pomikalek 7+7reb+1ast
NBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Nymburk and Prostejov claim opening victories - May 9, 2013
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BK Prostejov - NH Ostrava 95-82
Prostejov recorded the first win in the semifinal series versus Ostrava. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when BK Prostejov's pressure prevailed and they won that period 29-22 extending their advantage to 13 points. They made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. BK Prostejov had a 27-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 57 [read more]
Prostejov recorded the first win in the semifinal series versus Ostrava. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when BK Prostejov's pressure prevailed and they won that period 29-22 extending their advantage to 13 points. They made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. BK Prostejov had a 27-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. Slovakian Dusan Pandula (196-84) stepped up and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Jaroslav Prasil (200-80) chipped in 22 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). At the losing side American forward Jeremiah Wilson (203-88, college: Tarleton St.) responded with 24 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import forward Austin Dufault (205-90, college: Colorado) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Five BK Prostejov and four NH Ostrava players scored in double figures. Top scorers: BK Prostejov: J.Prasil 22+1reb+2ast, D.Pandula 16+8reb+3ast, K.Svrdlik 13+9reb+2ast, J.Bohacik 13+4reb+2ast, P.Slezak 11+1reb+5ast, R.Marko 11+3reb+3ast NH Ostrava: J.Wilson 24+9reb+1ast, A.Dufault 19+6reb+1ast, A.Ciz 18+4ast, C.Barnes 11+3reb+1ast, R.Ames 5+5reb+7ast, J.Stehlik 3+1reb
Nymburk cruised past Pardubice in the semifinal opener. The game without a history. CEZ Nymburk led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to BK Pardubice's 36 and made 26-of-31 charity shots (83.9 percent) during the game. Slovakian power forward Radoslav Rancik (207-79, college: St.Cloud St., agency: Beo Basket) nailed 24 points for the winning side and the former international Jiri Welsch (199-80) accounted for 12 points and 10 assists. Canadian-Jamaican forward Corey Muirhead (197-83, college: W.Carolina) came up with 15 points and 5 rebounds and Martin Peterka (201-95) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for BK Pardubice in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: CEZ Nymburk: R.Rancik 24+3reb+2ast, A.Naymick 12+4reb+1ast, J.Welsch 12+2reb+10ast, T.Carter 11+4reb+1ast, P.Benda 10+1reb, T.Pomikalek 9+2reb+1ast BK Pardubice: C.Muirhead 15+5reb+2ast, E.Zabas 15+1reb+1ast, L.Kotas 13+4ast, M.Peterka 12+5reb+2ast, T.Nelson 6+4reb, J.Prihonsky 4+1reb+1ast
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