Spójnia Stargard

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Spójnia Stargard
Spójnia Stargard logo
LeaguesPLK
FoundedSeptember 1949; 74 years ago (1949-09)
ArenaHala Miejska
Capacity2,500
LocationStargard, Poland
Main sponsorPGE
PresidentBeata Radziszewska
Head coachAleksander Krutikow
Championships1 Polish Second League
Websitehttps://spojniastargard.com/

Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball. In 2018, they gained promotion from the I Liga.[1]

Spójnia hosts its games at the Hala Miejska.

History

In May 2018, Spójnia promoted to the PLK after winning the I Liga championship as the team beat Sokół Łańcut 3–0 in the playoff finals.[2] In its debut 2018–19 season, the team finished as 13th with a 9–21 record.

In the 2019 offseason, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna became main sponsor of the team which was re-named PGE Spójnia.[3]

Honours

Spójnia lifting the I Liga trophy in May 2018
Home game of the team in April 2018

I Liga

  • Champions (1): 2017–18

Players

Current roster

Spójnia Stargard roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 1 Poland Potap, Piotr 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
G 3 Poland Walczak, Szymon 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-06-20)20 June 1997
PG 4 Poland Śnieg, Tomasz (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989
SF 6 Poland Szmit, Szymon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2002-07-25)25 July 2002
G/F 7 United States Faust, Nick 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-02-25)25 February 1993
C 11 United States Steele, Baylee 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-06-28)28 June 1997
SF 14 Poland Siewruk, Filip 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-02-06)6 February 2002
G/F 18 United States Cowels, Raymond 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1990-11-18)18 November 1990
F/C 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo Gudul, Omari 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-05-18)18 May 1994
F 31 Poland Kostrzewski, Mateusz 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-09-18)18 September 1989
F 32 Poland Młynarski, Kacper 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-01-23)23 January 1992
G Poland Szymkiewicz, Daniel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-11-02)2 November 1994
F/C Poland Niedźwiedzki, Piotr 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993
Head coach
  • Poland Marek Łukomski
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Maciej Raczyński
  • Poland Michał Trypuć

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: June 16, 2021

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

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.



Notable coaches

  • Poland Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz
  • Poland Grzegorz Chodkiewicz

Arena

This multi-purpose indoor arena was opened in 1989. Basketball games can be watched by 2,500 spectators. Hala Miejska is part of a bigger complex which consists of hotel and restaurant.

References

  1. ^ "Spójnia Stargard w ekstraklasie! Feta z kibicami w Łańcucie [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]" (in Polish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Spójnia Stargard w ekstraklasie! Feta z kibicami w Łańcucie [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]" (in Polish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "EBL. PGE sponsorem tytularnym Spójni Stargard - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.