Ondřej Starosta

Ondřej Starosta ( born May 28, 1979 in Prague) is a Czech professional basketball player. As a young player Starosta 2000 was included in the reserve team of top European clubs Real Madrid and was allowed to try in the preseason at the NBA club the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2006. Ultimately, however, it was denied the whole big breakthrough. After his attempt to gain a foothold in the NBA, playing for clubs in Spanish second division LEB Oro. In the 2012/13 season where he became the "Most Valuable Player " (MVP) of the season.

Career

Starosta played to 2000 in his hometown of Prague for the two local club Sparta Prague and USK, which in the past was as Slavia Prague at the leading teams in the country. Starosta at Sparta Prague in the Czechoslovakian Championship 1st League in the 1998/1999 season were 43 point ( 22 in game) and in the season 1999/2000 was 186 point ( 34 in game).

Then he got a contract with the European giants Real Madrid, who let him play in his reserve team in the fourth division. After a year he moved to Belgium to RBC from Pepinster. In the season 2002/ 03 Starosta then played in the French LNB Pro A for MSB from Le Mans. The team retired in third place of the main round in the play- offs for the championship in the semifinal series against defending ASVEL Lyon- Villeurbanne out. Starosta, who had received at Le Mans average twelve minutes operating time per game, then went a major league deeper and played in the second division Pro B for the club from Saint- Quentin. After one season, he moved to Chalons-en -Champagne to the previous league rivals and promoted in the Pro A. In season 2004/ 05 he missed in Pro A, averaging over 12 points and 9.4 rebounds in 28 minutes operating time per game double-double just barely and had just under 65 %, the best field throw percentage of all players. Nevertheless, the climber landed on second from bottom and rose only because of the poorer direct comparison Chorale Roanne Basket over that two years later French masters were off again. With its individually good performance he had recommended for the previous league rivals Illkirch- Graffenstaden Basket from Strasbourg. As a French champion played Strasbourg IG in the highest European club competition ULEB Euro League 2005 /06, but in the group stage of the preliminary round is scored only three wins in 14 games. Defending Strasbourg IG came third in their main round into the play- offs at the French Championships, where they were defeated in the semi-final series runner- SLUC Nancy Basket. Although Starostas average operating time compared with the previous season halved and thus in the same way his personal yield of points and rebounds, he got for the pre-season a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers in their extended squad in the most highly endowed professional league NBA.

After only a brief appearance in a preseason game in 2006 Starosta was again released from his contract and not reimbursed by the Cavaliers in the season squad. Then got Starosta only one contract in the Spanish second division LEB at CAI from Zaragoza. The club was the successor club of six years earlier resolution, is occurred partly under the same sponsor names first division and was looking for the "return" in the top flight league ACB. In the season 2006/ 07 they failed as third in the main round in the play- offs for promotion to the semifinal series in five games against just Climalia León. Then Starosta had with the Czech national team his only finals appearance at the European Championships in 2007. During the preliminary round group in Palma de Mallorca, however, the Czech Republic lost all three group games and was ranked in 13th place among 16 teams. With his club from Zaragoza direct ascent was made in the 2007/ 08 season as a superior table first after just six defeats in 34 games the main round. Although Starosta remained in the 2008/ 09 season in the squad of CAI Zaragoza, but got no more use time and went in February 2009 again a class deeper into the LEB Oro, where he played for the former first division of Lleida the season to end. The club missed but at the end of the season, despite positive record this season just because of the poorer direct comparison of a place in the play-offs for promotion. For the 2009/10 season Starosta got a contract with league rivals from Melilla who had just missed the rise in the play-off final. Behind his former club from Zaragoza, who managed the direct re-emergence after the descent, Melilla was second in the main round, but retired in the semifinal series of the play- offs from the race for the second promotion place from. With his next club from Ourense Starosta rose as Table 2010/ 11 starting from the Spanish second division. However, for the following season 2011/12 he got a contract with Basket Navarra Pamplona, the smooth in three games lost as main round third in the semi-final play-offs against the later promoted ViveMenorca. The following season, 2012/13 Navarre was indeed only Tabellenelfter and missed the play-offs for promotion, but Starosta, who was appointed in the preseason already once as the most effective player named MVP of the match was the most effective in three games player and MVP of the matchday. Also seen throughout the season, he had the highest average effectiveness value and was declared the MVP of the season in LEB Oro. As average best rebounder with 9.8 rebounds per game and second- best scorer with 15.5 points per game, he missed an average double-double just barely.