Czech Basketball

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From http://www.fiba.com

CZE - Praha snap up duo

PRAGUE (ZBL) - USK Praha have signed American playmaker Lindsay Whalen and France center Elodie Godin on two-year deals.

Whalen, 25, has experience of the WNBA after playing in Connecticut last season and previously played in Europe for Ekaterinburg.

Coach Lubor Blazek said: "She is a player with a lot of experience from the WNBA and European competition.

"We are very happy to have her in our team and I expect from her something of how she played in Connecticut - she is a team player and she can shoot three-pointers."

Godin arrives from French club Valenciennes but spent her best season in Bourges.

Blazek added: "She is a young player and I believe she will help us.

"She plays for the national team but she is still very young.

"She played very well in Bourges and though she didn`t have a very good season in Valenciennes after that, I know her very well and she will be an important player for us."

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Reigning champion CEZ Basketball Nymburk cruised to another victory in the Czech League by thrashing BK Decin 69-96 to improve it dominating league-leading record to 36-1. Petr Benda led the champs with 18 points and 2 blocks, Blake Schilb scored 17 points and Arthur Lee was good for 14 points and 5 assists. Second-place Geofin Novy Jicin edged BC Kolin 74-75 as Robert Sarovic paced four scorers in double digits with 24 points and 10 drawn fouls for the winners. Rahsaan Edward Ames had 25 points for the hosts. BK Breda & Weinstein Opava topped USK Praha 87-81 as Jakub Sirina missed only 2 shots on his way to 20 points for the winners. NH Ostrava downed BK Prostejov 86-68 behind 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists from Mike Mitchell and 18 points and 13 rebounds from Marcus Arnold. Karma Basket Podebrady needed overtime to outlast BK Kondori Liberec 99-100 as Ricardo Soliver shined with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 drawn fouls.

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Nymburg won the Czech championship.