Start Lublin, officially Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin for sponsporship reasons, is a Polish

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club based in

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. 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 athletics 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 PLK Most Valuable Player 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 2019–20 PLK season, 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 ; Polish Basketball Cup * Silver medal with cup

Runners-up (2):

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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

PLK Most Valuable Player * Kent Washington – 1980

Notable players

* Brynton Lemar, basketball player in the

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* Chavaughn Lewis (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the

* Devonte Upson (born 1993), basketball player in the

* Kent Washington (born 1956), basketball player

References

{{PLK Basketball teams in Poland Sports clubs and teams in Lublin Basketball teams established in 1953 1953 establishments in Poland