Maciej Zieliński (born 5 January 1971) is a Polish former professional

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player. He is known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He studied in the United States at

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. With the

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he participated at

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and

EuroBasket 1997 The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a be ...

, as the Polish national team finished seventh in both tournaments. He played vast majority of his professional career with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...

, where he became a multiple Polish champion and the Polish Basketball League Most Valuable Player.

Honours

;Club career: * 8×

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champion (1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) * 5×

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(1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005) ;Individual awards: * 3×

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(1992, 1997, 1999) * Polish League Finals MVP (1999)

External links

College stats
at Sports-Reference.com

at Basketball-Reference.com

1971 births Living people Polish men's basketball players Providence Friars men's basketball players Shooting guards Śląsk Wrocław basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Wrocław {{Poland-basketball-bio-stub