KK Włocławek

Anwil Włocławek
Nickname Rottweilers
Leagues PLK
Founded 1991 (1991)
History Nobiles Włocławek
1991–1998
Anwil Włocławek
1998–present
Arena Hala Mistrzów
Capacity 4,200
Location Włocławek, Poland
President Arkadiusz Lewandowski
Head coach Igor Miličić
Championships 2 Polish League
3 Polish Cups
2 Polish Supercups
Retired numbers 2 (10, 12)
Website Link
Uniforms

Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (in English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland.[1] The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.

The club has won the PLK championship twice, in 2003 and 2018. The club has also won three Polish Cup titles and two Polish Supercup titles.

History

The former logo of the team, used in 2010-2018

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.[2] Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.[3]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Polish Basketball League

  • Winners (2): 2003, 2018
  • Runners-up (8): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010
  • 3rd place (2): 1995, 2009
  • Semifinals (6): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016

Polish Basketball Cup

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

Polish Basketball Supercup

  • Winners (2): 2007, 2017
  • Runners-up (1): 2018

European competitions

Saporta Cup:

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

Korać Cup:

  • Quarterfinals (1): 2000

Season by season

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
 did not qualify 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 did not participate
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
Runner-up
 did not qualify did not participate
2017–18
1
PLK
1st
Semifinal
Champion
 did not participate
2018–19
1
PLK
Runner-up
 3 Basketball Champions League
RS

    Players

    Current roster

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

    Anwil Włocławek roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
    F 2 Poland Komenda, Rafał 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
    G/F 3 United States Simon, Chase 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
    PF/C 7 Serbia Marković, Nikola 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
    PG 8 Poland Wadowski, Igor 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
    PG 9 Poland Łączyński, Kamil (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
    F 11 Russia Likhodey, Valery 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
    C 13 Croatia Sobin, Josip 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
    SF 15 Poland Zyskowski Jr., Jarosław 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
    G 17 Montenegro Mihailović, Vladimir 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
    SG 23 Poland Michalak, Michał 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
    F 31 Poland Kostrzewski, Mateusz 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
    PF/C 33 Poland Szewczyk, Szymon 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
    C 41 Poland Parzeński, Jakub 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
    Head coach
    • Croatia/Poland Igor Miličić
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Poland Marcin Woźniak
    • Poland Grzegorz Kożan
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: 3 October 2018

    Retired numbers

    KK Włocławek retired numbers
    No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
    10PolandAndrzej PlutaG2002–03, 2006–2011
    12Belarus/PolandIgor GriszczukG1991–2001

    Notable players

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

    Individual awards

    Award Titles Players
    PLK Most Valuable Player
    2
    		 Igor Griszczuk (1993)
    Ivan Almeida (2018)
    PLK Finals MVP
    2
    		 Damir Krupalija (2003)
    Kamil Łączyński (2018)
    PLK Best Polish Player
    1
    		 Krzysztof Szubarga (2010)
    PLK Most Improved Player
    1
    		 Michał Sokołowski (2013)

    Head coaches

    • Poland Mirosław Noculak (1991/92)
    • Poland Szczepan Waczyński (1991/92–1993/94)
    • Poland Wojciech Krajewski (1993/94–1995/96)
    • Poland Jacek Gembal (1996/97)
    • Poland Wojciech Kobielski (1996/97)
    • Serbia Rajko Toroman (1997/98)
    • Poland Wojciech Kobielski (1997/98)
    • Poland Eugeniusz Kijewski (1997/98–1999/00)
    • Croatia Danijel Jusup (1999/00–2000/01)
    • Poland Wojciech Kobielski (2000/01)
    • Serbia Stevan Tot (2000/01–2001/02)
    • Croatia Aleksandar Petrović (2001/02)
    • Slovenia Andrej Urlep (2002/03–2005/06)
    • Slovenia David Dedek (2006/07)
    • Slovenia Aleš Pipan (2006/07–2007/08)
    • Slovenia Zmago Sagadin (2008/09)
    • Belarus/Poland Igor Griszczuk (2008/09–2010/11)
    • Poland Krzysztof Szablowski (2010/11)
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Mutapčić (2010/11–2011/12)
    • Poland Krzysztof Szablowski (2011/12)
    • Lithuania Dainius Adomaitis (2012/13)
    • Serbia Milija Bogićević (2012/13–2013/14)
    • Poland Mariusz Niedbalski (2014/15)
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina Predrag Krunić (2014/15)
    • Poland Marcin Woźniak (2014/15)
    • Croatia/Poland Igor Miličić (2015/16–present)

    References

    1. ↑ Introducing the ultimate BiE rankings: The Top 100 basketball teams in Europe, BallinEurope.com, accessed 30 September 2016.
    2. ↑ "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Polski koszykarzy 2017/2018" (in Polish). Eurosport.interia.pl. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
    3. ↑ "KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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