Ondřej Balvín

Ondřej Balvín (born 20 September 1992) is a Czech professional basketball player for Jiangsu Yannan Suke of the National Basketball League. Standing at 7ft 1.5in, he plays at the center position. As well as Latvia, Balvin has played club basketball in the Czech Republic, Spain, Germany, and Japan.

Professional career
From 2009 to 2010 he played with USK Praha. In 2010 he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla of the Spanish Liga ACB, where he played for the next six seasons.

He went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft.

In July 2016, Balvín joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On 25 July 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

On 31 January 2017 he returned to Spain and signed with Movistar Estudiantes, on loan till the end of the 2016–17 ACB season.

On 1 July 2017 Balvín signed a one-year deal with an option for another season with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.

On 23 July 2019 Balvín signed a one-year deal with RETAbet Bilbao Basket. He averaged 8.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Balvin extended his contract by a season on 3 June 2020.

On 28 June 2021 Balvin signed with the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League for the 2021–22 season.

On 26 July 2022 he signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.

National team career
Balvín played in all categories of the Czech Republic national basketball team. He joined the senior squad for the first time in 2011 for playing the EuroBasket Division B.