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Polonia Warszawa (basketball)
KKS Polonia Warsaw - is a Polish professional men's basketball club based in Warsaw, currently playing in the basketball 1 Men's Basketball League. History The team was founded in 1911. In 1959, the team won the national Polish championship. In the 1959–60 season, Polonia was a semi-finalist in the FIBA European Champions Cup. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 the team reached the PLK Semifinals. The 2010–11 season was the last one for Polonia in the PLK. Honours and titles * Polish Championship: :Winners (1): 1959 :''Runners-up (10)'': 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1975–76 :''3nd place (4)'': 1933, 1971–72, 2003–04, 2004–05 *Polish Cup: :Winners (3): 1934, 1969, 1975 Notable players * Bohdan Bartosiewicz * Dardan Berisha * Darnell Hinson * Henryk Jaźnicki * Łukasz Koszarek * Kamil Łączyński * Arkadiusz Miłoszewski * Jeff Nordgaard * Andrzej Pasiorowski * Krzysztof Szubarga * Witold Zagórski See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Liga (basketball)
The I Liga (English: First League) is the second-tier level league of basketball in Poland. It is organised by the Polish Basketball Association. Teams that win the championship have the option to be promoted to the first-tier level Polish Basketball League (PLK). The first I Liga season was held in the 1954–55 season. Recent champions References {{Reflist Basketball leagues in Poland Basketball in Poland Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ... Sports leagues established in 1995 1995 establishments in Poland Professional sports leagues in Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Łączyński
Kamil Łączyński (born 17 April 1989) is a Polish basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in), he usually plays as point guard. Career Łączyński started his career in 2005, with Polonia Warszawa. In the following years, he would play for AZS Koszalin, Rosa Radom and Kutno. On 4 June 2018, Łączyński won his first PLK title with Włocławek, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals. He was named the PLK Finals MVP after averaging 10.8 points and 4.8 assists over the six games in the series. On August 22, 2019, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League. Łączyński averaged 10.3 points and 6.4 assists per game. On September 2, 2020, he signed with Start Lublin. On June 10, 2021, he has signed a 2-year contract with Anwil Włocławek Anwil is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Anwil is first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Poland
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams Established In 1925
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Warsaw (women's Basketball)
SKK (Women's Basketball Section) Polonia Warsaw - is a Polish professional women's basketball club based in Warsaw, currently playing in the basketball premier league - Basket Liga Kobiet. History The female sports games section of the Polonia Warsaw club was established in 1925. The first discipline of the section was hazena, and soon the players also started playing basketball and volleyball (usually practicing several sports at the same time). In the 1930s, Polonia's women basketball players were among the country's top players - they won two Polish championship titles (1934, 1935), twice won the Winter Cup of the Polish Sports Games Association (1934, 1935 - a tournament equivalent to today's Polish Cup), twice won the national vice-championship (1933, 1937) and once took third place (1939). After World War II, the women's basketball section was revived in mid-1948, and the very next year the basketball players won the Polish vice-championship. In the 1950s, 1960s and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Warsaw
Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract bridge sections. Historically it also had sections in: ice hockey, fencing, tennis, volleyball, ''hazena'', cycling, and boxing. History 20th century Beginnings Polonia Warsaw was formed in the autumn of 1911 as a union of several ''gimnazjum'' school teams (including "Stella" and "Merkury"). Alongside co-founders Wacław Gebethner, Stefan Pronaszko, and Tadeusz Gebethner, Wacław "Denhoff" Czarnocki was the co-fouder of the club who also came up with its name. "Polonia" is Latin for "Poland" and is often used by Polish migrants in reference to the diaspora communities of Poles living abroad in other countries. The choice of such a name was a brave decision in the early 20th century, since Poland was not an independent country a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witold Zagórski
Witold Edward Zagórski (25 September 1930 – 30 June 2016) was a Polish professional basketball player and coach. Playing career Club career During his club playing career, Zagórski was a player of the Polish teams Polonia Warszawa (1950–1960), and CWKS Legia Warszawa (1960–1961). He won two Polish League championships, in 1959 and 1961. Polish national team Zagórski was a member of the senior Polish national basketball team, in 49 cap (sports), games (1951–1956). With Poland, he played at EuroBasket 1955. Coaching career Clubs Zagórski was chosen to be the head coach of the FIBA European Selection team on 7 occasions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973). National team Zagórski was the head coach the senior Polish national basketball team The Poland men's national basketball team ( pl, Reprezentacja Polski w koszykówce) represents Poland in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Polish Basketball Federation (PZKosz). Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
