BC "Prometey" signed a contract with the 29-year-old center of the Czech National team with a height of 217 cm - Audrey Balvin. He was born in the Czech Republic and started his career at USK Prague. He played for the Spanish "Cajasol", "Seville", "Estudiantes", "Gran Canaria" and "Bilbao", as well as for the German "Bavaria". He spent the last season in Japan.

 

 

One of the most notable rebounders of the Spanish ACB league (record - 17 rebounds per game) and EuroCup (best result - 19 rebounds).

 

 

A rather mobile and fast seven-footer with a wide range of hands and good coordination could not fail to show himself in the NBA Summer League, where he scored 3.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 5 games for the Denver Nuggets team.

 

 

In 2021, he played for the Czech Republic under Ronen Ginzburg at the Tokyo Olympics, where he averaged 14 points and 6.7 rebounds.

 

 

Balvin spent the previous season in Japanese club Gunma Crane Sanders. Played 36 games and averaged 10.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

 

 

The news about this signing was announced by the president of SC "Prometey" Volodymyr Dubynsky:

 

 

"Good morning. We are from Prometey!

 

 

I am happy to announce the signing of another star of BC Prometey, the center of the Czech National team, Ondrej Balvin. This is a real seven-foot giant, which we have been missing. He brightly demonstrates himself both in attack and defense. He cut his teeth in Czech Bayern, then Spain, where he was recognized as the best rebounder of the Spanish Championship in 2021. He spent the last season in Japan and is now returning to Europe, to Prometey. Our coach Ronen Ginzburg is well acquainted with him from the Czech National team, with which he played at the Olympics in Tokyo last year.

 

 

Everything will be Ukraine! Glory to the Ukrainian Armed Forces!!!

 

 

Only Prometey! Only Victory!!!"

 

 

 Odnrey, welcome to "Prometey"!

   

 

Dossier

 

Andrey Balvin

 

Date of birth: 20.09.1992

Place of birth: Usti-nad-Labem, Czech Republic

Position: central

 

 

Career:

USK Prague, Czech Republic (2009-2010), "Cajasol", Seville, Spain (2010-2014), "Seville", Spain (2014-2016), "Bavaria", Munich, Germany (2016-2017), "Estudiantes" , Spain (2017), "Gran Canaria", Spain (2017-2019), "Bilbao", Spain (2019-2021), "Gunma Crane Sanders", Japan (2021-2022).

 

 

Titles and achievements:

Semi-finalist of the Spanish Cup (2018), quarterfinalist of the EuroCup (2018), semi-finalist of the Spanish Endes League (2018), since 2011 a player of the Czech National team.