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
LeaguesPLK
FoundedSeptember 1949 (1949-09)
ArenaHala Miejska
Capacity2,500
LocationStargard, Poland
Main sponsorPGE
PresidentBeata Radziszewska
Head coachAleksander Krutikow
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
SG 3 Gilder, Admon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995
PG 4 Śnieg, Tomasz (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989
SF 5 Gray, Justin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-12-15)15 December 1995
SF 6 Szmit, Szymon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2002-07-25)25 July 2002
F 7 Zając, Patryk 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2002-03-17)17 March 2002
F/C 11 Steele, Baylee 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (1997-06-28)28 June 1997
G/F 13 Korolczuk, Oliwer 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2002-03-11)11 March 2002
F/C 16 Spires, Nick 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 28 – (1994-02-25)25 February 1994
G 22 Szymkiewicz, Daniel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1994-11-02)2 November 1994
SG 24 Chodźko, Grzegorz 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2002-11-27)27 November 2002
F 25 Grudziński, Dominik 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1998-02-04)4 February 1998
F 32 Młynarski, Kacper 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1992-01-23)23 January 1992
PG 33 Johnson, Kerron 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1990-12-14)14 December 1990
Head coach
  • Marek Łukomski
Assistant coach(es)
  • Maciej Raczyński
  • Michał Trypuć
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 30, 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.

Notable coaches
  • Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz
  • 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.
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