Gliwickie Towarzystwo Koszykówki Gliwice, shortly GTK Gliwice, is a professional
basketball
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club based in
Gliwice
Gliwice (; german: Gleiwitz) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional cap ...
,
Poland
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. The team currently plays in the first level
Polish Basketball League
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.
History
The club was founded in 1998 and initially focussed on youth teams and developing young players. In 2006, the club reached the III Liga, the fourth highest level in Polish basketball. In 2010, the team promoted to the II Liga and in 2014 the club was invited to join the
I Liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...
. After the club finished as the runner-up in the 2016–17 season, Gliwice was invited to join the
PLK for the 2017–18 season.
Since 2018, Gliwice plays in the
Gliwice Arena
Gliwice Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Gliwice, Poland. It provides 13,752 seats in the stands (with room for up to 17,178 spectators) in the main arena and is considered one of the largest entertainment and sports halls in the country.
...
, changing between its big hall and training hall.
On 26 May 2020, Gliwice signed German
Matthias Zollner
Matthias Zollner (born 9 May 1981) is a German professional basketball coach who serves as head coach of Alba Fehérvár.
Coaching career
From 2004 to 2009 Zollner coached his hometown club TSV Dachau 1865 "Spurs". In 2009 he took over Munich's ...
as new head coach.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
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Quinton Hooker
Quinton Hooker (born January 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. At a height of 1.83 m (6 ft. 0 in.) tall, he plays at the point guard position.
He atten ...
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Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Eugene Ferguson Jr. (born May 17, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He completed high school at Advanced Preparatory International in Dallas, Texas, where he wa ...
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Malachi Richardson
Malachi Richardson (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played one season of college basketball for Syracuse before being selected by the Charlotte Hornets ...
Season by season
Logos
GTK Gliwice 10-17 logo.jpg, Logo used from 2010 until 2017
References
External links
Facebook page
{{Polish Basketball League
Basketball teams established in 1998
Basketball teams in Poland