Luboš Bartoň

Luboš Bartoň
Bartoň with FC Barcelona
Personal information
Born (1980-04-07) 7 April 1980 (age 44)
Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
CollegeValparaiso (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career1996–2016
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1996–1998SCE Děčín
2002–2003Fortitudo Bologna
2003–2005Virtus Roma
2005–2008Joventut Badalona
2008–2010FC Barcelona
2010–2012Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2012Joventut Badalona
2012–2013USK Praha
2013Phantoms Braunschweig
2013BK Děčín
2013–2014Valencia BC
2014–2015ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
2015–2016FC Barcelona B
Career highlights and awards

Luboš Bartoň (born 7 April 1980) is a Czech professional basketball coach. He is a 2.02 m tall small forward who last played for FC Barcelona B of Spain's second division.[1]

College career

Bartoň played college basketball at Valparaiso University with the Valparaiso Crusaders from 1998 to 2002.

Pro career

Bartoň grew up with the SCE Decin youth team. He made his pro debut with SCE Decin during the 1996–97 season. He moved to Italy for the 2002–03 season, signed by Fortitudo Bologna. Then he was signed for the 2003–04 season by Virtus Roma.

He moved to Spain for the 2005–06 season, signed by Joventut Badalona. After three seasons with Badalona, he moved to FC Barcelona in 2008. In August 2010 he then moved to Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, signing a two-year deal.[2]

On 3 October 2016, Bartoň retired from professional basketball and decided to start a new career as coach.[3]

On 13 July 2022, Bartoň is the assistant coach of Girona Basketball for the 2022–23 season.[4]

Czech Republic national team

Bartoň has been a member of both the junior and senior Czech Republic national basketball teams. At the EuroBasket 1999, he was the second best scorer of the tournament, averaging 18.7 points per game.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

† Denotes season in which Bartoň won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2002–03 Fortitudo Bologna 19 10 22.4 .496 .358 .892 4.5 .8 .9 .2 9.8 11.3
2003–04 Roma 13 9 25.4 .438 .322 .714 4.8 .7 1.1 .4 9.7 9.2
2006–07 Badalona 13 10 24.4 .397 .344 .750 4.8 1.5 1.8 .6 11.2 11.2
2008–09 Barcelona 23* 9 13.8 .529 .325 .800 2.5 .6 .7 .2 4.1 5.7
2009–10† 1 0 4.0 .667 .000 — — — — — 4.0 3.0
Career 69 38 20.2 .459 .336 .802 3.9 .8 1.0 .3 8.1 8.9

Awards and achievements

  • Played at the 1998 Czech All Star Game
  • Named the 1998-99 MCC Newcomer of the Year
  • Named to the 2000-01 All-MCC 2nd Team
  • Named the 2001-02 MCC Player of the Year
  • Named to the 2001-02 All-MCC 1st Team
  • Won the 2006 FIBA EuroCup with Joventut Badalona

References

  1. ^ "Lubos Barton se une a Lakovic en el FC Barcelona Lassa B" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Baloncesto Fuenlabrada inks Bartoň for two seasons. (Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  3. ^ "Lubos Barton pone punto y final a su trayectoria como jugador" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ Lubos Barton és el segon entrenador del Bàsquet Girona (Spanish)