Asseco Gdynia

Asseco Gdynia
Leagues PLK
Founded 1995
History Trefl Sopot
(1995–1998)
Prokom Trefl Sopot
(1998–2008)
Asseco Prokom Sopot
(2008–2009)
Asseco Prokom Gdynia
(2009–2013)
Asseco Gdynia
(2013–present)
Arena Gdynia Sports Arena
Arena Capacity 5,500
Location Gdynia, Poland
Team colors Yellow and Blue
         
President Przemysław Sęczkowski
Head coach David Dedek
Championships 8 Polish Championships
4 Polish Cups
2 Polish SuperCup
Website www.assecogdynia.pl
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Asseco Gdynia is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from the company Asseco. Historically the team is one of the most successful in Poland, mainly because of the eight championships in a row the team won from 2004 till 2012.

History

The team was founded in 1995 as STK Trefl Sopot. In its first season, the team won the polish third division and promotion to the second division. In the 1996-97 season after winning Group B of the second division the team was promoted to the top Polish Basketball League, the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga.

In 2003, Prokom Trefl played in the final of the EuroCup Challenge against Aris. Since 2004, the team has played in the Euroleague, in its first season becoming the first Polish team to reach the Euroleague Top 16 stage. Through the 2012–13 season, it was one of 14 clubs across Europe that held Euroleague Basketball A Licenses, which (normally) give their holders an automatic place in the Regular Season phase of the Euroleague.[1]

Honours

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2000, 2001, 2006, 2008
2001, 2010

Home arena

PLK seasons

Season Level Final Place Regular Season Coach
1995-96 3rd 1st 1st Adam Ziemiński
1996-97 2nd 1st 1st Adam Ziemiński
1997-98 1st 9th 12th Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz / Tomasz Służałek
1998-99 1st 11th 11th Arkadiusz Koniecki / Krzysztof Koziorowicz
1999-00 1st 9th 9th Ryszard Szczechowiak / Eugeniusz Kijewski
2000-01 1st 3rd 4th Eugeniusz Kijewski
2001-02 1st 2nd 2nd Eugeniusz Kijewski
2002-03 1st 2nd 1st Eugeniusz Kijewski
2003-04 1st 1st 2nd Eugeniusz Kijewski
2004-05 1st 1st 1st Eugeniusz Kijewski
2005-06 1st 1st 1st Eugeniusz Kijewski
2006-07 1st 1st 1st Eugeniusz Kijewski
2007-08 1st 1st 2nd Eugeniusz Kijewski / Tomas Pacesas
2008-09 1st 1st 1st Tomas Pacesas
2009-10 1st 1st 1st Tomas Pacesas
2010-11 1st 1st 1st Tomas Pacesas
2011-12 1st 1st 1st Tomas Pacesas / Andrzej Adamek
2012-13 1st 6th 4th Kestutis Kemzura / Andrzej Adamek
2013-14 1st 7th 7th David Dedek
2014-15 1st David Dedek

The first three seasons in the Polish first division were difficult for the newcomers. Despite many roster and coaching changes the team failed to advance to the league playoffs. The team's greatest success during that time span was winning the Polish Cup in the year 2000 under newly hired coach Eugeniusz Kijewski.

The 2000-01 season was another step ahead for the team, as they again won the Polish Cup and finished third in the league in their first playoff appearance. In the next two seasons the team played in league's finals, losing both times, in 2002 to Śląsk Wrocław 4 games to 1 and in 2003 to Anwil Włocławek 4 games to 2.

Since 2004 the team has been unbeaten in Poland, winning five straight finals. In 2004 they defeated Śląsk Wrocław 4 games to 1 in the finals. In 2005 and 2006 they defeated Anwil Włocławek in the finals, winning 4 games to 2 in 2005 and 4 games to 1 in 2006. Since 2007 they defeated Turów Zgorzelec in the finals 3 times, winning 4 games to 1 in 2007, 4 games to 3 in 2008 and again 4 games to 1 in 2009. In 2010 they defeated Anwil Włocławek in a 4-0 sweep to retain the title.

European competitions

Euroleague Basketball / FIBA Europe competition

Season Competition Finish
2000-01 Korać Cup 1/4 Final
2001-02 Korać Cup 1/4 Final
2002-03 FIBA Champions' Cup 2nd Place
2003-04 ULEB Cup 1/8 Final
2004-05 Euroleague Top 16
2005-06 Euroleague Regular Season
2006-07 Euroleague Top 16
2007-08 Euroleague Regular Season
2008-09 Euroleague Top 16
2009-10 Euroleague Quarterfinals
2010-11 Euroleague Regular Season
2011-12 Euroleague Regular Season
2012-13 Euroleague Regular Season

VTB United League

Season Finish
2008-09 8th Place
2010-11 Regular Season
2011-12 Regular Season

Players

Current roster

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

Asseco Prokom Gdynia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name
PG 7 Poland Kowalczyk, Sebastian
SG 8 Poland Matczak, Filip
SG 10 Poland Zolnierewicz, Przemyslaw
SF 11 Serbia Radosavljevic, Lazar
SF 15 Poland Frasunkiewicz, Przemyslaw
PF 19 Poland Szymanski, Roman
F 20 Poland Szczotka, Piotr
C 41 Poland Parzenski, Jakub
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Roman Tymanski

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: April 28, 2015

Notable players

References

  1. "Euroleague assembly meets before 2011-12 draw" (Press release). Euroleague Basketball. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

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