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Ivan Mrázek

Ivo “Ivan” Mrázek in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1926-01-18)18 January 1926 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Died	4 April 2019(2019-04-04) (aged 93)
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1946–1957
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1957–1970
Career history
As player:
1946–1957	Brno
As coach:
1957–1969	Brno
1960, 1963	Czechoslovakia
1969–1970	Petrarca Padova
Career highlights and awards
As player 6× Czechoslovak League champion (1947, 1948 2×, 1949, 1950, 1951) FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1951) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1951) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team (2001) As head coach 6× Czechoslovak League champion (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968)
Medals Representing   Czechoslovakia Men's Basketball EuroBasket 1946 Switzerland 1947 Czechoslovakia 1951 France 1955 Hungary

Ivo "Ivan" Mrázek (18 January 1926 – 4 April 2019) was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 5'7 1⁄2" (1.71 m) tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991.

Playing career

Club career

In his club career, Mrázek won 6 Czechoslovak League championships (1947, 1948 2×, 1949, 1950, 1951).

National team career

Mrázek helped lead the senior Czechoslovakia national team to a EuroBasket gold medal at the EuroBasket 1946, as well as to three EuroBasket silver medals ( 1947, 1951, and 1955). Mrázek was the MVP and top scorer of EuroBasket 1951. He also represented Czechoslovakia in two Summer Olympic Games ( 1948 and 1952). ^[1]

Coaching career

In his head basketball coaching career, Mrázek was a 6 time Czechoslovak League champion (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968).

Personal life

Mrázek was born named Ivo, but he was called Ivan by many, including his mother. ^[2] Mrázek died on 4 April 2019. He was 93 years old.

References

External links

• FIBA.com Profile
• Fibaeurope.com Profile
• Ivan Mrázek's obituary Archived 2019-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)

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