Michal Čekovský

Michal Čekovský
Čekovský dunking for Maryland
No. 24 – Spišská Nová Ves
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueSlovak League
Personal information
Born (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30)
Košice, Slovakia
NationalitySlovak
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanarias Basketball Academy
(Tenerife, Spain)
CollegeMaryland (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Považská Bystrica
2011–2013Partizan
2018–2019Baník Handlová
2019–2020Inter Bratislava
2020–presentSpišská Nová Ves
Career highlights and awards

Michal Čekovský (born June 17, 1994) is a Slovak basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland.

College career

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After one year with the Canarias Basketball Academy, Čekovský committed to Maryland in 2014.[1]

SEASON AVERAGES
SEASON TEAM MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
2017-18 MD 16.9 2.7-4.0 .670 0.0-0.0 .000 1.1-1.7 .638 3.0 0.4 1.0 0.2 2.4 1.0 6.4
2016-17 MD 13.2 3.2-4.8 .671 0.0-0.0 .000 1.1-2.2 .514 2.8 0.5 1.2 0.1 2.5 0.9 7.6
2015-16 MD 8.6 0.8-1.5 .558 0.0-0.0 .000 0.7-1.3 .514 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.2 1.7 0.6 2.3
2014-15 MD 12.6 1.2-2.3 .522 0.0-0.0 .000 0.2-0.7 .286 2.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 2.1 0.5 2.6

Professional career

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Čekovský started his career with Považská Bystrica from Trenčín Region. He won the Slovak junior championship for the 2010–11 season. In the same season he played professional basketball. He was named the most promising young player of the Slovak Basketball League for that season. On June 24, 2011, Čekovský signed a contract with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade.[2]

International career

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Čekovský was a member of the Slovak U16 national team at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B in Portugal.

References

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  1. ^ Emmer, Andrew (8 April 2014). "What the addition of Michal Cekovsky means for Maryland". testudotimes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ Veseli otišao u NBA, Partizan pronašao naslednika Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
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