Romana Ptáčková is a Czech basketball coach, a native of Bruntál. From May 2022 she led the Czech women's national basketball team and became the first woman to be head coach of the Czech senior national team. At the same time she worked at the club Hradec Králové.[1][2]
In 2023 she led the national team to seventh place at the European Championship, and in 2025 the team finished sixth. Under her leadership the players qualified for the 2026 World Cup, where the Czech women finished fifteenth with a record of 0–3.[1][2]
In October 2026 the Czech Basketball Federation announced that Ptáčková had left the national team at her own request. According to Ptáčková, her contract was still valid, but when it was renewed she verbally agreed that she might leave in 2026. Assistant Petr Treml also left the team with her. She was temporarily replaced by the current assistant Martin Bašta.[1][2]
Chronology
- — After more than four years Romana Ptáčková left her post as coach of the Czech women's national basketball team, and assistant Martin Bašta will temporarily replace her. → iROZHLAS Deník.cz
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 29 October 2026
- Deník.cz — 29 October 2026