Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish

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team, based in

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, playing in

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(PLK). The home arena of the club was Hala Gryfia.

History

In July 1945, the original Czarni Słupsk team was formed, by railway workers who moved from

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after

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. The club was originated as an

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club, but in 1989 the basketball section was founded. In the 1998–99 season, the team promoted to the

(PLK). In the 2005–06 season, the first club honour was one: the bronze medal. In the 2010s Czarni Słupsk was a steady competitor in the PLK, with several Playoff appearances. On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse. In 2018, it was decided to re-start basketball activities for the club and before 2021–22 season, they promoted to PLK, first-tier of Polish basketball system.

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Season by season

Logos

Czarni Słupsk logo.png, Energa Czarni Słupsk
(2005–2015)

Honours

: :Third place (4): 2005–06, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16

References

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