Spójnia Stargard

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 Stargard
Spójnia Stargard logo
LeaguesPLK
FoundedSeptember 1949 (1949-09)
ArenaHala Miejska
Capacity2,500
LocationStargard, Poland
Main sponsorPGE
PresidentBeata Radziszewska
Head coachSebastian Machowski
Team captainTomasz Śnieg
Championships1 Polish Second League
Websitehttps://spojniastargard.com/

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] In the 2020–21 season, Spójna reached the final of the 2021 Polish Basketball Cup. The team lost the final 86–73 to Zielona Góra in Lublin.

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

Polish Basketball Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2021

I Liga

  • Champions (1): 2017–18

Players

Current roster
Spójnia Stargard roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Penava, Ajdin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997
PG 4 Poland Śnieg, Tomasz (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989
SG 5 Poland Chodźko, Grzegorz 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2002-11-27)27 November 2002
C 7 Poland Sulima, Krzysztof 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990
PG 9 United States Brown, Isiah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1997-09-04)4 September 1997
G/F 11 Poland Kikowski, Paweł 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986
G/F 13 Poland Korolczuk, Oliwer 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2002-03-11)11 March 2002
SG 14 Canada Clarke, Brody 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996
SG 24 United States Mathews, Jordan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1994-07-22)22 July 1994
F 25 Poland Grudziński, Dominik 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1998-02-04)4 February 1998
PG 27 United States Fortson, Courtney 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 34 – (1988-05-23)23 May 1988
G 30 Poland Brenk , Adam 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1995-05-08)8 May 1995
SG 33 Poland Gruszecki, Karol 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989
C 40 United States Benson, Barret 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1997-12-25)25 December 1997
Head coach
  • Poland Sebastian Machowski
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Maciej Raczyński
  • Poland Konrad Koziorowicz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 27, 2022

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.
Anthony Hickey

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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spójnia Stargard.
  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.
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