The 2024–25 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Orlen Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 91st season of the

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, the highest professional

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league in

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are the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams will participate this season.

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was promoted from

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after spending 14 years in the lower leagues and Sokół Łańcut was relegated.

Locations and venues

Regular season

League table

Results

Play-in

Under the new format, the 7th to 10th-ranked teams faced each other in the play-in. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format was similar to the first two rounds of the

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for a four-team playoff that was identical to that of the

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. First, the 7th seed will host the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed; likewise the 9th seed will host the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the ''loser'' of the 7-v-8 game will host the ''winner'' of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot, as the 8th seed.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a

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format (2–2–1) while the finals in a

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one (2–2–1–1–1).

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place series

Finals

''* if necessary''

Awards

All official awards of the 2024–25 PLK season.

Season awards

MVP of the Month

MVP of the Round

Statistical leaders

''Leaders at the end of the regular season.''

Polish clubs in European competitions

Polish clubs in Regional competitions

References

External links

Polska Liga Koszykówki - Official Site

Polish League at Eurobasket.com
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