Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's basketball)

Budapesti Honvéd SE is a professional basketball club based in Budapest, Hungary. With 33 Hungarian Championships and 17 Hungarian Cups won from the 1950s to the 1990s, it is the most successful team in the Hungarian national basketball league. The club was relegated from the 1st division in 2001, but continued as an amateur club in the 3rd division. Between 2004 and 2022 they played in the 2nd division.

Budapesti Honvéd
Budapesti Honvéd logo
LeaguesNemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Founded1950
HistoryBudapesti Honvéd SE
(1950–1992, 1999–)
Tungsram-Honvéd BT
(1992–1994)
Danone-Honvéd BT
(1994–1999)
ArenaLudovika Aréna
Capacity1350
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Team colorsred and white
   
PresidentIstván Gergely
Team managerMárton Báder
Head coachSzabolcs Baksa
Championships33 Hungarian Championships
17 Hungarian Cups
Websitehonved.hu/kosarlabda

History

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The team was founded in 1950. In their first season they finished 3rd (with equal points as the champions, MAFC, and the runner-up, Vasas). Over the following 18 seasons they won 17 championships (in 1956 they finished unbeaten as runner-up because of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956).

From 1951 to 1960 they lost only one match, going unbeaten from 18 October 1954 to 6 October 1960. Between 1970 and 1975 they won two more championships, but between 1976 and 1986 they dominated again, winning every championship during this period.

In the next 6 seasons they finished once as runner-up and twice in 3rd place. In 1992, the third-placed team Budapesti Honvéd merged with the fourth-placed team Tungsram and they once again dominated the championship: in the next five seasons they won four championships (two as Danone Honvéd for sponsorship reasons).

In 1998 they finished as the last Budapest-based club to win a medal in the Hungarian basketball league. In 1999 and 2000 they finished in 10th place. In 2001 they finished 11th in the regular season.

Subsequently they were relegated to the playout. In the FIBA European Champions Cup they finished 3rd in 1958 and played in the quarter-finals in 1958–59. Thereafter they were less successful. Five Honvéd-players were on the runner-up national team in the EuroBasket 1953 and on the winning team in the EuroBasket 1955.

Honors

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  • Hungarian Championship: 33
    • Winners: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97.
    • Runners-up: 1956, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1997–98.
    • 3rd place: 1951, 1988–89, 1991–92.
  • Hungarian Cup: 17
    • Winners: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991.
    • Runners-up: 1965, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1990, 1996, 1997.
    • 3rd place: 1952, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995.

Current players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Budapest Honvéd roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 1   Demeter, Attila 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-01-31)31 January 1997
G/F 3   Takács, Dániel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 38 – (1986-07-10)10 July 1986
G 6   Tanoh Dez, András 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2002-03-29)29 March 2002
PG 7   Simon, Kristóf 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-09-16)16 September 1994
G 8   Mijovic, Stefan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
F 9   Hajdú, Péter 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2004-02-20)20 February 2004
SF 11   Völgyi, Marcell 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-04-22)22 April 1998
PG 12   Sherman, Taz 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-07-19)19 July 1999
F/C 15   Vámos, Ádám 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-05-31)31 May 2003
G 19   Cohil, Edward 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-04-20)20 April 2003
PG 24   Kopácsi, Ákos 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-01-25)25 January 2001
C 25   Peringer, Balázs 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-03-26)26 March 1996
G/F 27   Csomós, Kristóf 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-12-20)20 December 2002
F 44   Tarján, Izsák 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-04-04)4 April 2002
PF 53   Crawley, Isaiah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-07-19)19 July 1998
Head coach
  •   Szabolcs Baksa
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Dragan Aleksic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 5 January 2023

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
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