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GTK Gliwice

Gliwickie Towarzystwo Koszykówki Gliwice, shortly GTK Gliwice, is a professional basketball club based in Gliwice, Poland.[1] The team currently (as of 2022–23) plays in the Polish Basketball League, the country's top division.

GTK Gliwice
GTK Gliwice logo
LeaguesPLK
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
ArenaGliwice Arena
Capacity13,752
LocationGliwice, Poland
Team colorsNavy, White, Orange
     
PresidentŁukasz Kopera
Head coachPaweł Turkiewicz
Team captainTomasz Śnieg
Websitewww.gtk.gliwice.pl

History edit

The club was founded in 1998 and initially focussed on youth teams and developing young players. In 2006, the club reached the III Liga, the fourth highest level in Polish basketball. In 2010, the team promoted to the II Liga and in 2014 the club was invited to join the I Liga. After the club finished as the runner-up in the 2016–17 season, Gliwice was invited to join the PLK for the 2017–18 season.[2]

Since 2018, Gliwice plays in the Gliwice Arena, changing between its big hall and training hall.[3]

On 26 May 2020, Gliwice signed German Matthias Zollner as new head coach.[4]

Players edit

Current roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

GTK Gliwice roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 0   Malesa, Jan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-10-27)27 October 1999
SF 1   Busz, Aleksander 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-05-27)27 May 2004
PG 4   Śnieg, Tomasz (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989
PG 5   Gray, Kadre 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-11-02)2 November 1997
G 6   Gusławski, Samuel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2006-09-07)7 September 2006
F/C 8   Bender, Maciej 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
F/C 9   Price, Josh 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-07-29)29 July 1996
C 11   Jopek, Mikołaj 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2006-06-07)7 June 2006
PF 12   Marciński, Antoni 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2006-04-01)1 April 2006
G 13   Moffit, Divant’e 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1999-12-14)14 December 1999
G/F 15   Henderson, Terry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-03-21)21 March 1994
F 25   Laksa, Mārtiņš 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990
SG 29   Mcewen, Koby 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
C 45   Frąckiewicz, Łukasz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
PG 88   Poradzki, Filip 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 18 – (2006-04-17)17 April 2006
G/F   Czerapowicz, Chris 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-09-15)15 September 1991
Head coach
  •   Paweł Turkiewicz
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Stanisław Mazanek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: March 10, 2024

Notable players edit

Season by season edit

 
Away game with Spójnia Stargard in the 2018–19 PLK season
Season Tier League Pos Polish Cup
2012–13 3 II Liga 4th
2013–14 3 II Liga 2nd
2014–15 2 I Liga 10th
2015–16 2 I Liga 15th
2016–17 2 I Liga 2nd[a]
2017–18 1 PLK 14th
2018–19 1 PLK 12th
2019–20 1 PLK 13th
2020–21 1 PLK 12th
2021–22 1 PLK 15th
2022–23 1 PLK 14th
2023–24 1 PLK 14th
  1. ^ Received a wild card to promote to the PLK.

Crest edit

 
Logo used from 2010 until 2017

The club's crest depicts the Gliwice Radio Tower, one of the most distinctive historic landmarks of Gliwice. The previous logo, used from 2010 to 2017, depicted another prominent heritage sight of Gliwice, its historic City Hall.

References edit

  1. ^ "GTK Gliwice – Eurobasket Team Profile".
  2. ^ "PLK: 17 klubów z licencjami, jedna warunkowa". Polsatsport.pl. 2017-08-26.
  3. ^ "Hala".
  4. ^ "Matthias Zollner trenerem GTK". 26 May 2020.

External links edit

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