stanislav "stano" kropilák (born 10 june 1955) is a retired czechoslovak-slovak professional basketball player. at a height of 6'10" (2.08 m), he was a talented power forward-center. he is considered to be one of the best european players of his generation. kropilák was named one of fiba's 50 greatest players in 1991. his nickname as a player was kily.