Łukasz Koszarek (born 12 January 1984) is a Polish former professional

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Professional career

Koszarek has spent most of his career in the

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. He made his debut for Polonia Warbud Warszawa in 2003–04, seeing limited action off the bench for the team. However, the following year, he saw significantly more action, averaging 11.6 points and 4.8 assists per game in leading the team to a third-place finish in the league. In 2008–09 season, he averaged 13.9 points and 6.1 assists per game for fourth-place

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. After a successful season in Anwil, he moved to Italy and signed a two-year contract with JuveCaserta, where he was just a backup point guard and didn’t see much playing time. In his last season abroad he averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He came back to Poland in the summer of 2011, when he signed a contract with

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. In the 2011–12 season Koszarek was voted the MVP of the league and led Trefl to finals, where they lost to Asseco Prokom. Koszarek finished the season averaging 15.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. The 2012–13 season Koszarek started in Asseco Prokom, but after the club struggled with financial problems, he moved to Zielona Góra in the middle of the season and won his first Polish championship title playing for Stelmet. After that season he signed a multi-year contract with the club. Koszarek re-signed with the team on 20 July 2020. On 31 May 2021 he signed with

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International career

Koszarek is also a member of the

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. He was selected to the national team for the first time at

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. He was also selected to play for the host Polish team at the

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, where he ranked fifth on the team in points, fourth in rebounds, and second in assists.Poland team stats
at eurobasket2009.org He also played at

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, and

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. He was also a member of the Polish national team at Basketball World Cup 2019 in China, where he averaged 2.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 14 minutes per game.

Honours

Club

;Anwil Wloclawek *

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Winner: 2007 ;Trefl Sopot *

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Winner: 2012 ;Zielona Góra * Polish PLK Champion: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20 *

Winner:

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Winner: 2015

Individual

*3× PLK Best Polish Player: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 *2×

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: 2012,

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Zielona Góra Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...

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References

External links

Łukasz Koszarek
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