KK Włocławek
Polish basketball club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polish basketball club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.
Anwil Włocławek | |||
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Nickname | Rottweilery (The Rottweilers) | ||
Leagues | Polish Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup | ||
Founded | 1990 | ||
History | Provide Włocławek 1990–1992 Nobiles Włocławek 1992–1999 Anwil Włocławek 1999–present | ||
Arena | Hala Mistrzów | ||
Capacity | 4,200 | ||
Location | Włocławek, Poland | ||
Team colors | Blue, White, Green | ||
Main sponsor | Anwil S.A. | ||
President | Łukasz Pszczółkowski | ||
Head coach | Selçuk Ernak | ||
Team captain | Kamil Łączyński | ||
Ownership | Włocławek (67%) TKM Włocławek (33%) | ||
Championships | 3 Polish League 4 Polish Cups 3 Polish Supercups 1 FIBA Europe Cup 1 ENBL | ||
Retired numbers | 3 (10, 12, 33) | ||
Website | kkwloclawek | ||
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The club has won the PLK championship three times, in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles. Anwil is the only Polish club in history to have won a European club competition, as they won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2023.
In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals.[1] Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.[3]
On 26 April 2023, Anwil won the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Cholet from France in the two-legged finals. They became the first Polish team to win a European club competition.[4]
The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.
European North Basketball League:
Season | Tier | League | Pos | Polish Cup | Polish Supercup | European competitions | ||
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1990–91 | 3 | III Liga | 1st |
not held | not held | did not participate | ||
1991–92 | 2 | II Liga | 2nd |
did not qualify | not held | did not participate | ||
1992–93 | 1 | I Liga | 2nd |
not held | not held | did not participate | ||
1993–94 | 1 | I Liga | 2nd |
not held | not held | 2 FIBA European Cup | 3R | 3–1 |
1994–95 | 1 | I Liga | 3rd |
Champion |
not held | 2 FIBA European Cup | QGS | 7–9 |
1995–96 | 1 | I Liga | 4th |
Champion |
not held | 2 FIBA European Cup | QGS | 5–9 |
1996–97 | 1 | I Liga | 5th |
Semifinal |
not held | 2 FIBA EuroCup | R16 | 8–6 |
1997–98 | 1 | PLK | 7th |
Quarterfinal |
not held | 3 FIBA Korać Cup | R2 | 0–6 |
1998–99 | 1 | PLK | 2nd |
Semifinal |
not held | did not participate | ||
1999–00 | 1 | PLK | 2nd |
did not qualify | 3 FIBA Korać Cup | QF | 8–4 | |
2000–01 | 1 | PLK | 2nd |
did not qualify | 2 FIBA Saporta Cup | QF | 11–3 | |
2001–02 | 1 | PLK | 4th |
not held | did not qualify | 2 FIBA Saporta Cup | SF | 7–9 |
2002–03 | 1 | PLK | 1st |
not held | not held | 3 FIBA Europe Champions Cup | GS2 | 10–4 |
2003–04 | 1 | PLK | 4th |
Runner-up |
not held | 3 FIBA Europe League | R16 | 9–5 |
2004–05 | 1 | PLK | 2nd |
not held | 3 FIBA Europe League | QR | 5–7 | |
2005–06 | 1 | PLK | 2nd |
Semifinal |
not held | 2 ULEB Cup | RS | 3–7 |
2006–07 | 1 | PLK | 4th |
Champion |
not held | 2 ULEB Cup | RS | 3–7 |
2007–08 | 1 | PLK | 5th |
Semifinal |
Champion |
2 ULEB Cup | RS | 4–6 |
2008–09 | 1 | PLK | 3rd |
Semifinal |
not held | did not participate | ||
2009–10 | 1 | PLK | 2nd |
Semifinal |
not held | did not participate | ||
2010–11 | 1 | PLK | 6th |
Runner-up |
did not qualify | 2 Eurocup Basketball | RS | 1–5 |
2011–12 | 1 | PLK | 5th |
Quarterfinal |
did not qualify | R VTB United League | QR | 1–3 |
2012–13 | 1 | PLK | 4th |
Quarterfinal |
did not qualify | did not participate | ||
2013–14 | 1 | PLK | 5th |
Semifinal |
did not qualify | did not participate | ||
2014–15 | 1 | PLK | 12th |
did not qualify | did not qualify | did not participate | ||
2015–16 | 1 | PLK | 4th |
Semifinal |
did not qualify | did not participate | ||
2016–17 | 1 | PLK | 5th |
did not qualify | did not participate | |||
2017–18 | 1 | PLK | 1st |
Champion |
did not participate | |||
2018–19 | 1 | PLK | 1st |
Runner-up |
3 Basketball Champions League | RS | 4–10 | |
2019–20 | 1 | PLK | Champion |
3 Basketball Champions League | RS | 5–9 | ||
2020–21 | 1 | PLK | 13th | did not qualify | Runner-up | 3 Basketball Champions League | QR1 | 0–1 |
4 FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 1–2 | ||||||
2021–22 | 1 | PLK | 3rd |
did not qualify | R European North Basketball League | C | 7–0 | |
2022–23 | 1 | PLK | 7th |
did not qualify | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | C | 13–5 | |
2023–24 | 1 | PLK | 5th |
did not qualify | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 3–3 |
Anwil Włocławek retired numbers | |||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony Date |
10 | Andrzej Pluta | SG | 2002–03, 2006–2011 | 20 September 2011 | |
12 | Igor Griszczuk | G | 1991–2002 | 16 September 2002 | |
33 | Szymon Szewczyk | C | 2017–2020, 2021-2022 | 24 September 2023 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: November 6, 2024 |
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Nick Ongenda | D. J. Funderburk | Krzysztof Sulima |
PF | Luke Petrasek | Ronald Jackson Jr. | |
SF | Ryan Taylor | Karol Gruszecki | Olivier Szczepański |
SG | Michał Michalak | Justin Turner | Antoni Ślufiński |
PG | Luke Nelson | Kamil Łączyński | Bartosz Łazarski |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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