Kamil Brabenec (born 4 February 1951) is a Czech retired professional basketball player and coach. At tall, he was a small forward. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.
Life Kamil Brabenec was born on 4 February 1951 in Znojmo. He then lived in Jihlava until 1961, and then his family moved to Ústí nad Labem. He graduated from a chemical apprenticeship. From the end of the primary school, he played basketball. When he was 19, he went to his military service in Pardubice, where he played for Rudá hvězda Pardubice in the top Czechoslovak tier. After the Summer Olympics in 1972, he moved to Brno, where he has lived ever since.
Playing career Club career During his club career, Brabenec was a FIBA European Selection, in 1977 and 1978. He won 6 Czechoslovak League championships, in the years 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, and 1988. He was also the league's second all-time scorer, with 10,726 points scored.
National team career Brabenec helped to lead the senior Czechoslovakia national team to a EuroBasket silver medal, at the 1985 EuroBasket, as well as to two EuroBasket bronze medals, in 1977, and 1981. He was also the leading scorer of the 1978 FIBA World Championship, with a scoring average of 26.9 points per game.
Coaching career After his playing career, Brabenec worked as a basketball coach.
Family His daughter and granddaughter also played basketball at a high level.Doma mluvíme moravsky. Holky někdy nevěděly, co říkám, směje se Brabencová [We speak Moravian at home. The girls sometimes didn't know what I was saying, laughs Brabencová], Patrik El-Talabáni, Deník.cz, 16 May 2018 (in Czech) His son, also named Kamil,Kamil Brabenec, EliteProspects.com and grandson Jakub played ice hockey professionally.VGK Sign Forward Jakub Brabenec to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract, Vegas Golden Knights / NHL.com, 10 December 2022
See also List of the best Czech basketball players of the 20th century Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leaders
References
External links FIBA.com Profile Fibaeurope.com Profile Sports-reference.com Profile Kamil Brabenec, the Czech scoring machine