Szedeák

Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák
Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák
Leagues	NB I/A
Founded	1992; 32 years ago
Arena	Újszegedi Sportcsarnok
Capacity	3,200
Location	Szeged, Hungary
Team colors	White, black, blue ;
Main sponsor	Naturtex
Head coach	Nikola Lazić
Website	www.szte-szedeak.hu
Home	Away

SZTE-Szedeák, also known as simply Szedeák, is a professional basketball club from Szeged, Hungary. SZTE is an abbreviation of Szegedi Tudományegyetem, the Hungarian name for the University of Szeged. Since the 2010–11 season, Szedeák competes in top Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A).

History edit

In 2002, Szedeák was playing in the NB I/B, the national second tier division. However, after the season, the men's team was forced to withdraw from the league which meant only youth teams remained. In 2006, Péter Kardos took over the management of the club and made the team return to Hungary's second tier league. In 2010, the club promoted to the NB I/A, the national top league. In 2014, Szedeák entered the national championship playoffs for the first time, losing 0–3 to Szolnoki Olaj.

In the 2020–21 season, Szedeák finished third in the NB I/A under head coach Srećko Sekulović, the best performance in club history.^[1]

In the 2021–22 season, Szedeák entered the qualifying rounds of the FIBA Europe Cup, marking the club's debut in Europe.^[2]

Honours edit

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A^[1]

Third place: 2020–21

Current players edit

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

Naturtex Szedeák roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	0	Washington, Desi	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	31 – (1992-07-06)6 July 1992
F/C	1	Roberson, Tyler	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	29 – (1994-11-27)27 November 1994
G	2	Person Jr., Wesley	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	28 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995
F	7	Nicholson, Kassim	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	24 – (1999-05-28)28 May 1999
F/C	8	Bognár, Kristóf	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	29 – (1994-11-27)27 November 1994
G	11	Balogh, Szilárd	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	22 – (2001-09-02)2 September 2001
SG	15	Szatmári, Zsombor	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	23 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000
G	16	Csornai, Csaba	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	21 – (2002-08-03)3 August 2002
F	20	Mayer, Ákos	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	25 – (1998-06-14)14 June 1998
C	21	Filipovic, Stefan	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	26 – (1998-02-05)5 February 1998
G/F	22	Kovács, Ádám	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	31 – (1993-03-17)17 March 1993
G/F	31	Kerpel-Fronius, Balázs	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	31 – (1992-09-15)15 September 1992
G	35	Polányi, Kristóf	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	24 – (2000-05-01)1 May 2000

Head coach

Nikola Lazić

Assistant coach(es)

Zsolt Kiss

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 5 February 2023

Season by season edit

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Domestic cup	European competitions
2006–07	3	NB II	1st
2007–08	2	NB I/B	13th
2008–09	2	NB I/B	9th
2009–10	2	NB I/B	1st
2010–11	1	NB I/A	11th
2011–12	1	NB I/A	11th
2012–13	1	NB I/A	10th
2013–14	1	NB I/A	9th	did not qualify
2014–15	1	NB I/A	8th	did not qualify
2015–16	1	NB I/A	11th	did not qualify
2016–17	1	NB I/A	9th	Third place
2017–18	1	NB I/A	10th	did not qualify
2018–19	1	NB I/A	13th	did not qualify
2019–20	1	NB I/A	13th¹	Cancalled¹
2020–21	1	NB I/A	3rd	Quarterfinalist
2021–22	1	NB I/A	8th	Runner-up	4 FIBA Europe Cup	QR
2022–23	1	NB I/A

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

European competitions edit

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregrate
2021–22	FIBA Europe Cup	First qualifying round	TFT Skopje	92–76 (in Krasnoyarsk)
2021–22	FIBA Europe Cup	Second qualifying round	Medi Bayreuth	77–84 (in Krasnoyarsk)