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 demoralizing 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, strong games from team captain Tomáš Satoranský (22 points and 9 assists), and center Jan Veselý (17 points and 11 rebounds) wouldn't be enough as Latvia would prevail 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.

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, would turn 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.^[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 over 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]

2023

Czech Republic  v  France

23 February 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 2nd round	Czech Republic	59–72	France	Pardubice, Czech Republic
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 9–16, 11–22, 12–23
	Pts: Kyzlink 23 Rebs: Hruban 7 Asts: Kyzlink 5	Boxscore	Pts: Wembanyama 22 Rebs: Wembanyama 17 Asts: Francisco 8	Arena: Enteria arena Attendance: 4,521 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Oskars Lūcis (LAT), Franko Gracin (CRO)

Montenegro  v  Czech Republic

26 February 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 2nd round	Montenegro	88–70	Czech Republic	Podgorica, Montenegro
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 18–11, 20–21, 18–24
	Pts: Ivanović 17 Rebs: Radović 9 Asts: Perry 7	Boxscore	Pts: Hanzlík 17 Rebs: Kyzlink 7 Asts: Kyzlink 8	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 5,300 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)

2024

Greece  v  Czech Republic

23 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Greece	vs.	Czech Republic	Piraeus, Greece
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium

Czech Republic  v  Great Britain

26 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Czech Republic	vs.	Great Britain	Pardubice, Czech Republic
20:15 CET (UTC+1)
		Boxscore		Arena: Enteria arena

Czech Republic  v  Netherlands

21 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Czech Republic	vs.	Netherlands	Czech Republic
		Boxscore

Netherlands  v  Czech Republic

24 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Netherlands	vs.	Czech Republic	Netherlands
		Boxscore

2025

Czech Republic  v  Greece

21 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Czech Republic	vs.	Greece	Czech Republic
		Boxscore

Great Britain  v  Czech Republic

24 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Great Britain	vs.	Czech Republic	Great Britain
		Boxscore

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 23 and 26 February 2023 against France and Montenegro.^[20]

Czech Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 1 Patrik Auda 33 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Yokohama B-Corsairs F 2 Ondřej Hanzlík 20 – (2002-03-02)2 March 2002 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Girona F 7 Vojtěch Hruban 33 – (1989-08-29)29 August 1989 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) London Lions PG 9 Viktor Půlpán 26 – (1996-08-17)17 August 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Brno SG 10 Petr Šafarčík 28 – (1994-05-13)13 May 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Pardubice C 12 Ondřej Balvín 30 – (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Prometey G/F 16 Ondřej Švec 19 – (2003-05-14)14 May 2003 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Praha F/C 22 Luboš Kovář 22 – (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Nymburk F 26 David Bohm 21 – (2001-07-13)13 July 2001 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Praha SF 29 Jakub Slavík 23 – (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Opava F/C 31 Martin Kříž 29 – (1993-06-17)17 June 1993 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Nymburk PG 32 Richard Bálint 20 – (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Brno C 33 James Karnik 24 – (1998-07-17)17 July 1998 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Lions de Genève SG 77 Tomáš Kyzlink 29 – (1993-06-18)18 June 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Limoges	Head coach Ronen Ginzburg Assistant coach(es) Jan Pospíšil Lukáš Pivoda Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 23 February 2023

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