Start Lublin, more commonly known as Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin because of sponsporship reasons, is a Polish

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club based in Lublin. The team plays in the

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(PLK) since

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. Its home arena is the Globus, which has places for 5,000 people. The basketball team is a part of MKS Start Lublin, which also holds

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and

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sections.

History

MKS Start Lublin was founded in 1953, along with the basketball team. After seven years of existence, Start promoted to the

(PLK), the national highest league. In the 1964–65 season, Start captured its first bronze medal. In 1978, Start was the first Polish club to sign an African-American played in Kent Washington. Washington was named

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in 1980. In the 2002–03 season, Start returned to the PLK after winning the First Division. After two years, the team relegated once again. In the summer of 2014, Start Lublin received a wild card from the PLK because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams. Lublin had its most successful season in the

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, which was curtailed due to the

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. When the season was ended, the team was in second place with a 17–5 record. As such, it qualified for a European competition for the first time in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.

Honours

Runners-up (1): 2019–20 * Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal (3): 1964–65, 1978–79, 1979–80 ;

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Runners-up (1):

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Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known by several names:

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Individual awards

*Kent Washington – 1980

Notable players

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

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References

{{PLK Basketball teams in Poland Sport in Lublin Basketball teams established in 1953