Miroslav Škeřík | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5.75 |
Birth Date: | 1924 10, df=y |
Birth Place: | Košice, Czechoslovakia |
Death Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
Nationality: | Czech |
Career Start: | 1950 |
Career End: | 1961 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | 1950–1951 |
Team1: | Dukla Praha |
Years2: | 1951–1953 |
Team2: | Sparta Praha |
Years3: | 1953–1956 |
Team3: | Dukla Praha |
Years4: | 1956–1961 |
Team4: | Slovan Orbis |
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Miroslav Škeřík (14 October 1924 – 11 January 2013)[1] was a Czech professional basketball player. At 6'5 " (1.97 m) tall, he played the center position. He was the top scorer of EuroBasket 1955, averaging 19.1 points per game.[2]
In his club career, Škeřík won 5 Czechoslovak League championships (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959).
Škeřík helped lead the senior Czechoslovakia national team to three EuroBasket silver medals in 1951, 1955, and 1959, as well as to a EuroBasket bronze medal in EuroBasket 1957. He was the Top scorer of EuroBasket 1955. He also represented Czechoslovakia in the Summer Olympic Games of 1952.[3]