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Anwil Włocławek
Anwil Włocławek logo
NicknameRottweilery (The Rottweilers)
LeaguesPolish Basketball League
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
HistoryProvide Włocławek
1990–1992
Nobiles Włocławek
1992–1999
Anwil Włocławek
1999–present
ArenaHala Mistrzów
Capacity4,200
LocationWłocławek, Poland
Team colorsBlue, White, Green
     
Main sponsorAnwil S.A.
PresidentŁukasz Pszczółkowski
Head coachSelçuk Ernak
Team captainKamil Łączyński
OwnershipWłocławek (67%)
TKM Włocławek (33%)
Championships3 Polish League
4 Polish Cups
3 Polish Supercups
1 FIBA Europe Cup
1 ENBL
Retired numbers3 (10, 12, 33)
Websitekkwloclawek.pl

Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.

The club has won the PLK championship three times, in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles. Anwil is the only Polish club in history to have won a European club competition, as they won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2023.

History

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In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals.[1] Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.[3]

On 26 April 2023, Anwil won the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Cholet from France in the two-legged finals. They became the first Polish team to win a European club competition.[4]

KK Anwil Włocławek celebrates 1st championship title in 2003
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The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Polish Basketball League

  • Winners (3): 2003, 2018, 2019
  • Runners-up (8): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010
  • 3rd place (4): 1995, 2009, 2020, 2022
  • Semifinals (6): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016

Polish Basketball Cup

  • Winners (4): 1995, 1996, 2007, 2020
  • Runners-up (3): 2004, 2011, 2017

Polish Basketball Supercup

  • Winners (3): 2007, 2017, 2019
  • Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European competitions

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FIBA Europe Cup

Saporta Cup:

  • Semifinals (1): 2002
  • Quarterfinals (1): 2001

Korać Cup:

  • Quarterfinals (1): 2000

European North Basketball League:

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos Polish Cup Polish Supercup European competitions
1990–91
3
III Liga
1st
not held not held did not participate
1991–92
2
II Liga
2nd
did not qualify not held did not participate
1992–93
1
I Liga
2nd
not held not held did not participate
1993–94
1
I Liga
2nd
not held not held 2 FIBA European Cup
3R
3–1
1994–95
1
I Liga
3rd
Champion
not held 2 FIBA European Cup
QGS
7–9
1995–96
1
I Liga
4th
Champion
not held 2 FIBA European Cup
QGS
5–9
1996–97
1
I Liga
5th
Semifinal
not held 2 FIBA EuroCup
R16
8–6
1997–98
1
PLK
7th
Quarterfinal
not held 3 FIBA Korać Cup
R2
0–6
1998–99
1
PLK
2nd
Semifinal
not held did not participate
1999–00
1
PLK
2nd
did not qualify 3 FIBA Korać Cup
QF
8–4
2000–01
1
PLK
2nd
did not qualify 2 FIBA Saporta Cup
QF
11–3
2001–02
1
PLK
4th
not held did not qualify 2 FIBA Saporta Cup
SF
7–9
2002–03
1
PLK
1st
not held not held 3 FIBA Europe Champions Cup
GS2
10–4
2003–04
1
PLK
4th
Runner-up
not held 3 FIBA Europe League
R16
9–5
2004–05
1
PLK
2nd
not held 3 FIBA Europe League
QR
5–7
2005–06
1
PLK
2nd
Semifinal
not held 2 ULEB Cup
RS
3–7
2006–07
1
PLK
4th
Champion
not held 2 ULEB Cup
RS
3–7
2007–08
1
PLK
5th
Semifinal
Champion
2 ULEB Cup
RS
4–6
2008–09
1
PLK
3rd
Semifinal
not held did not participate
2009–10
1
PLK
2nd
Semifinal
not held did not participate
2010–11
1
PLK
6th
Runner-up
did not qualify 2 Eurocup Basketball
RS
1–5
2011–12
1
PLK
5th
Quarterfinal
did not qualify R VTB United League
QR
1–3
2012–13
1
PLK
4th
Quarterfinal
did not qualify did not participate
2013–14
1
PLK
5th
Semifinal
did not qualify did not participate
2014–15
1
PLK
12th
did not qualify did not qualify did not participate
2015–16
1
PLK
4th
Semifinal
did not qualify did not participate
2016–17
1
PLK
5th
did not qualify did not participate
2017–18
1
PLK
1st
Champion
did not participate
2018–19
1
PLK
1st
Runner-up
3 Basketball Champions League
RS
4–10
2019–20
1
PLK
3rd[a]
Champion
3 Basketball Champions League
RS
5–9
2020–21 1 PLK 13th did not qualify Runner-up 3 Basketball Champions League
QR1
0–1
4 FIBA Europe Cup
R16
1–2
2021–22
1
PLK
3rd
did not qualify R European North Basketball League C
7–0
2022–23
1
PLK
7th
did not qualify 4 FIBA Europe Cup C
13–5
2023–24
1
PLK
5th
did not qualify 4 FIBA Europe Cup
RS
3–3
  1. ^ Season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sponsorship naming

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  • Provide Włocławek (1991–1992)
  • Nobiles Włocławek (1992–1996)
  • Nobiles/Azoty Włocławek (1996–1997)
  • Azoty/Nobiles Włocławek (1997)
  • Anwil/Nobiles Włocławek (1997–1998)
  • Nobiles/Anwil Włocławek (1998–1999)
  • Anwil Włocławek (1999–present)

Home arenas

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Players

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Retired numbers

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Anwil Włocławek retired numbers
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony Date
10 Poland Andrzej Pluta SG 2002–03, 2006–2011 20 September 2011
12 Belarus Poland Igor Griszczuk G 1991–2002 16 September 2002
33 Poland Szymon Szewczyk C 2017–2020, 2021-2022 24 September 2023

Current roster

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

Anwil Włocławek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PF 0 United States Funderburk, D. J. 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-04-12)12 April 1997
CG 1 United States Turner, Justin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998
PG 6 United Kingdom Nelson, Luke Injured 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995
PF 7 Poland Sulima, Krzysztof 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990
PG 9 Poland Łączyński, Kamil (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1989-04-17)17 April 1989
PG 11 Poland Łazarski, Bartosz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2007-07-25)25 July 2007
SG 13 Poland Ślufiński, Antoni 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-06-29)29 June 2006
SF 14 United States Taylor, Ryan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-02-01)1 February 1995
PF 18 Poland Petrasek, Luke 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1995-08-17)17 August 1995
PF 19 United States Jackson Jr., Ronald 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997
C 21 South Africa Ongenda, Nick 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000
SG 23 Poland Michalak, Michał 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-11-02)2 November 1993
SF 25 Poland Szczepański, Olivier 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2004-03-06)6 March 2004
SF 34 Poland Gruszecki, Karol 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Marcin Woźniak
  • Poland Grzegorz Kożan
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Poland Hubert Śledziński
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Poland Wojciech Krawczak
Team manager
  • Poland Filip Brylski

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: December 2, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Nick Ongenda D. J. Funderburk Krzysztof Sulima
PF Luke Petrasek Ronald Jackson Jr.
SF Ryan Taylor Karol Gruszecki Olivier Szczepański
SG Michał Michalak Justin Turner Antoni Ślufiński
PG Luke Nelson Kamil Łączyński Bartosz Łazarski

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards

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Award Titles Players
PLK Most Valuable Player
3
Igor Griszczuk (1993)
Ivan Almeida (2018)
Victor Sanders (2024)
PLK Finals MVP
3
Damir Krupalija (2003)
Kamil Łączyński (2018)
Ivan Almeida (2019)
PLK Top Scorer
3
Igor Griszczuk (1993)
Deividas Dulkys (2014)
Jonah Mathews (2022)
All-PLK Team
24
Igor Griszczuk (1993), (1995), (1996), (1999)
Roman Olszewski (1993), (1994)
Jerzy Binkowski (1994)
Tomasz Jankowski (1997), (20001)
Raimonds Miglinieks (20001)
Dainius Adomaitis (20001)
Roman Prawica (20011)
Ed O'Bannon (20021)
Andrzej Pluta (20031)
Jeff Nordgaard (20031)
Kris Lang (20031)
Michał Ignerski (2006)
Otis Hill (2007)
Krzysztof Szubarga (2010)
David Jelínek (2016)
Nemanja Jaramaz (2017)
Ivan Almeida (2018)
Jonah Mathews (2022)
Victor Sanders (2024)
PLK Best Defender
2
Krzysztof Szubarga (2013)
Amir Bell (2024)
PLK Most Improved Player
1
Michał Sokołowski (2014)
PLK Best Polish Player
1
Krzysztof Szubarga (2010)
PLK Best Coach
2
Igor Miličić (2017)
Przemysław Frasunkiewicz (2024)
Polish Basketball Cup MVP
2
Andrzej Pluta (2007)
Shawn Jones (2020)
Polish Basketball Supercup MVP
2
Ivan Almeida (2017)
Szymon Szewczyk (2019)
FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP
1
Phil Greene IV (2023)
^1 In the seasons 1999/2000 – 2002/2003, the best squads of Poles and foreigners were selected.

Head coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Polski koszykarzy 2017/2018" (in Polish). Eurosport.interia.pl. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Energa Basket Ligi!". Polska Liga Koszykówki. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Anwil Wloclawek claim FIBA Europe Cup title after exciting Finals battle". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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