Miloslav Kříž
Miloslav Kříž (29 May 1924 – 20 May 2013) was a Czech professional
Playing career
Kříž played for
Coaching career
While still a player at
During the same period, Kříž was also the head coach of the senior Czechoslovak Women's National Team, from 1946 to 1948, and again, from 1960 to 1968. The team finished third in the 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women. They were also runners-up in the EuroBasket Women 1962 and the EuroBasket Women 1966, and finished third at the EuroBasket Women 1964.[1]
Kříž then moved to Germany, where from 1968 to 1971, he was the head coach of the senior
Basketball administration
Czechoslovakia
Kříž was also active in a variety of basketball organisations. Within Czechoslovakia, he was a member of the board of the Czechoslovak Volleyball and Basketball Federation (1946–51), President of
FIBA
Internationally, Kříž held a number of positions within FIBA. He was a member of staff for the European zone, from 1956–68, and again from 1973–80, as well as a member of the FIBA European Cups commission, from 1972–76 and from 1990–94. From 1980–90, he was a member of FIBA World, and President of the Women's Commission, and from 1994 until 2000, he was FIBA Commissioner, presiding over 678 games in total.
Later career
Between 1970 and 1985, Kříž was the chief of the sports section at the Czechoslovak press agency. In his later career, he practiced law.[1]
See also
- FIBA All-Star Games
- Czechoslovak Women's Basketball Championship
- FIBA EuroBasket Women
- BLC Sparta Prague
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "European basketball is mourning the death of Miloslav Kriz". BC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Zemřel propagátor basketbalu Miloslav Kříž — Míčové sporty — ČT sport — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
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