Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (in English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in

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, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the European North Basketball League. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów. The club has won the PLK championship three times – in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles.

History

In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat

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in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating

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65–73 in Game 6 of the finals. Anwil's

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, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP. In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.

Evolution of the logo

The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a

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in its logo for every PLK championship won.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Polish Basketball League * Winners (3): 2003,

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* Runners-up (8): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010 * 3rd place (4): 1995, 2009, 2020,

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* Semifinals (6): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016 Polish Basketball Cup * Winners (4): 1995, 1996, 2007, 2020 * Runners-up (3): 2004, 2011, 2017 Polish Basketball Supercup * Winners (3): 2007, 2017, 2019 * Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European competitions

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: * Semifinals (1): 2002 * Quarterfinals (1): 2001 Korać Cup: * Quarterfinals (1): 2000 European North Basketball League: *Winners (1):

Season by season

Sponsorship naming

* Provide Włocławek (1991–1992) * Nobiles Włocławek (1992–1996) * Nobiles/Azoty Włocławek (1996–1997) * Azoty/Nobiles Włocławek (1997) * Anwil/Nobiles Włocławek (1997–1998) * Nobiles/Anwil Włocławek (1998–1999) * Anwil Włocławek (1999–present)

Home arenas

* Hala OSiR (1991–2001) * Hala Mistrzów (2001–present)

Players

Retired numbers

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Individual awards

: In the seasons 1999/2000 – 2002/2003, the best squads of Poles and foreigners were selected.

Head coaches

References

External links

Official website
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