BC Prievidza is a Slovak professional basketball club based in Prievidza, Slovakia. The team plays in the Slovakian Basketball League. Prievidza plays their home games in the sports hall Niké Aréna, with a capacity of 3,500.
History The team was founded in 1947 under the name Sokol Prievizda. In 1989 the club won its first ever title in the Czechoslovak Championship. Prievizda won another title four years later (1993), which was also the last edition of the Czechoslovak Championship. In a separate Slovak top division, the club won its first title in the 1993–94 season. After relegation to the second division in 2004, the club renamed as the Hornonitriansky Basketball Club (HBK) Prievidza. From August 2009 the club is called BC Prievidza. In 2011–12 and 2015–16, Prievidza won the Slovak Championship.
Names 1947–1952 Sokol Prievidza 1952–1953 Carpathia Prievidza 1953–1957 Tatran Prievidza 1957–1964 Lokomotíva Prievidza 1964–2004 Baník Cígeľ Prievidza 2004–2009 HBK Prievidza 2009–present BC Prievidza
Honours Domestic competitions Czechoslovak Championship Winners (2): 1989, 1993 Slovak Championship Winners (4): 1994, 1995, 2012, 2016
Season by season Season Tier League Slovak Cup European competitions Other competitions 2011–12 1 Extraliga 1st Runner-up 2012–13 1 Extraliga 6th Quarterfinalist 2013–14 1 Extraliga 2nd Quarterfinalist 2014–15 1 Extraliga 2nd Quarterfinalist 2015–16 1 Extraliga1st Runner-up Alpe Adria Cup 2016–17 1 Extraliga 3rd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup 4–8 2017–18 1 Extraliga 5th Quarterfinalist Alpe Adria Cup 2018–19 1 Extraliga2nd Semifinalist Alpe Adria Cup 2019–20 1 Extraliga 3rd Semifinalist 2020–21 1 Extraliga 6th Quarterfinalist 2021–22 1 Extraliga 8th Relegation Contest 2022–23 1 Extraliga 7th Quarterfinalist 2023–24 1 Extraliga 3rd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup 4–2 2024–25 1 Extraliga 4th 4 FIBA Europe Cup 5–3
European competitions Prievidza saw its first action in Europe, in the 1989–90 season, when it competed at the FIBA European Champions Cup.Team profile – Eurobasket.com Prievidza won in the first round against Täby Basket, but was defeated by FC Barcelona in the Round of 16. Players Current roster
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