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František Konvička (born August 11, 1938 in Okříšky, Czechoslovakia) 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.

František Konvička

Personal information
Born	(1938-08-11) August 11, 1938 (age 83) Okříšky, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
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
As player:
1957–1969	Spartak Brno
1969–1970	Liège Basket
1970–1971	Oostende
1971–1973	Spartak Brno
As coach:
1973–1981	Spartak Brno
1980–1981	Czechoslovakia (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× FIBA European Selection (1965, 1968) 6× Czechoslovakian League champion (1958, 1962–1964, 1967, 1968) 4× Czechoslovakian Player of the Year (1965–1968) 6× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1965–1969) Belgian League champion (1970) Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team (2001) As head coach: 3× Czechoslovakian League champion (1976–1978)
Medals Representing  Czechoslovakia Men’s Basketball EuroBasket 1959 Turkey 1967 Finland 1969 Italy

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 Czechoslovakian 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

• Czechoslovakian national basketball team
• List of the best czech basketball players of the 20th century - František Konvička (5th)
• 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.

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