František Konvička

František Konvička

Personal information
Born	(1938-08-11) 11 August 1938 Okříšky, Czechoslovakia
Listed height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1957–1973
Position	Small forward
Coaching career	1973–1981
Career history
Playing
1957–1969	Spartak Brno
1969–1970	Liège Basket
1970–1971	Oostende
1971–1973	Spartak Brno
Coaching
1973–1981	Spartak Brno
1980–1981	Czechoslovakia (assistant)
Career highlights
As player: 3× FIBA European Selection (1965 2×, 1968) 6× Czechoslovak League champion (1958, 1962–1964, 1967, 1968) 4× Czechoslovak Player of the Year (1965–1968) 6× Czechoslovak League All-Star Five (1965–1969) Belgian League champion (1970) Czechoslovak 20th Century Team (2001) As head coach: 3× Czechoslovak League champion (1976–1978)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Czechoslovakia EuroBasket 1959 Turkey 1967 Finland 1969 Italy

František Konvička (born 11 August 1938) is a former Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 6'3 3⁄4" tall (1.92 m), he played at the small forward position.

Playing career

Club career

Konvička spent his club career playing with Spartak Brno. He reached two EuroLeague Finals, in 1964, and 1968, averaging 26.6 points per game.

National team career

Konvička represented the senior Czechoslovakia national basketball team for a decade, in international competitions. He won two EuroBasket silver medals, in 1959 and 1967, as well as a bronze medal in 1969.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Konvička worked as a basketball coach.

See also

• List of the best czech basketball players of the 20th century
• Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leaders
• Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• FIBA All-Star Games

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Konvička". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.