Long-time international referee Zdenek Prochazka dies aged 93
MUNICH (Germany) - Long-time international referee Zdenek Prochazaka has died at the age of 93, it was announced by the Czech Basketball Federation.
MUNICH (Germany) - Long-time international referee Zdenek Prochazaka has died at the age of 93, it was announced by the Czech Basketball Federation.
Prochazaka - who hailed from Brno - was also a delegate and official of the CBF having dedicated several decades of service to basketball.
Prochazak as a coach in Brno. Image: Josef Vykydal archive
He first became a referee - having sustained an injury during his youth basketball career - following a recommendation from Josef Fleischinger and the pair later worked together on the Czech version of the Rules of Basketball during the 1970s.
Prochazaka later served as a commissioner from 1991-2017, when he would be recognized as an Honorary Referee. He worked at many tournaments and events, including during the EuroLeague Women Final in 2006.
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