The Czechoslovak basketball legend Vladimir Pištelak was born 30 July, 1940 in Brno, Protectorate of Moravia and Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic). The 189-centimeters-tall combo guard spent the majority of his career with his hometown team – Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1958-1969, 1971-1973). He also played two seasons in Belgium with Racing Mechelen (1969-1971).
In 1959, Pištelak made his debut in the EuroLeague. His European journey brought plenty of success. Pištelak was one of the best scorers of the 1963/64 season, averaging 18.5 points per game and leading his team to the final against Real Madrid. Overall, in the 7 seasons he played in the EuroLeague, Pištelak reached the finals twice (1964, 1968). He also reached two semifinals (1963, 1969). The Czechoslovak international was among the Top 20 best scorers in 4 EuroLeague seasons and the Top 10 in three of those seasons.
On the international level, Pištelak played in 5 Eurobasket editions (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969), winning silver in 1967 and bronze in 1969. He averaged 8.2 points per game in 35 games in major tournaments.
Pištelak retired in 1973, at the age of 33. In his EuroLeague, FIBA Saporta Cup, and international games from 1961 to 1972, Pištelak scored 1282 points in 100 games.
ACCOLADES
EuroLeague (1964, 1968)
EuroLeague (1963, 1969) Eurobasket (1967) Eurobasket (1969) FIBA Saporta Cup (1967)
Czechoslovak League (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968) Czechoslovak League (1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972) Czechoslovak League (1973)
EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
58/59
62/63
63/64
64/65
67/68
68/69
69/70
TOT
Team
Age
19
23
24
25
28
29
30
GP
4
8
10
4
11
10
8
55
PPG
4.5
18.4
18.5
12.3
18.9
16.7
6.6
15.7
PTS
18
184
185
49
208
167
53
864
RNK
82nd
9th
3rd
40th
9th
11th
56th
FIBA SAPORTA CUP STATISTICS
Year
66/67
71/72
TOT
Team
Age
27
32
GP
6
4
10
PPG
14.2
11.8
13.2
PTS
85
47
132
TRK
2R
EUROBASKET STATISTICS
Year
1961
1963
1965
1967
1969
TOT
Team
Age
21
23
25
27
29
GP
7
9
8
7
4
35
PPG
3.4
10.1
9.1
10.1
6.8
8.2
PTS
24
91
73
71
27
286
RNK
136th
28th
51st
51st
82nd
Description for statistics
FIBA Saporta Cup is the same competition, as FIBA European Cup Winners’ Cup, ULEB Cup or EuroCup, a 2nd-tier European Cup competition. FIBA Korac Cup is the same competition as FIBA EuroChallenge, a 3rd-tier European Cup competition. GP – Games played PPG – Points per game PTS – Total points RNK – Individual scoring ranking TRK – Team ranking
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