Jaroslav Šíp (24 November 1930 – 6 November 2014) was a Czech basketball player and coach. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.
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Born | (1930-11-24)24 November 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 November 2014(2014-11-06) (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1950–1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1964–1985 | |||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1951 | Sokol Žižkov | |||||||||||||||||||
1951–1953 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||||
1953–1956 | ÚDA Praha | |||||||||||||||||||
1956–1964 | Slovan Orbis Praha | |||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1966 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||||
1966–1968 | Virtus Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||
1969–1985 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||
As player:
As head coach:
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During his club playing career, Šíp won five Czechoslovakian League championships (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1959).
Šíp competed with the senior Czechoslovakian national team at the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed with Czechoslovakia at the 1951 EuroBasket, where he won a silver medal, at the 1955 EuroBasket, where he won a silver medal, at the 1957 EuroBasket, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 1959 EuroBasket, where he won a silver medal.
During his coaching career, Šíp won seven Czechoslovakian League championships (1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1981, and 1982). He also won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup championship, in the 1968–69 season.
Czechoslovakia squad – 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Slavia VŠ Praha 1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions | |
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