KK Włocławek

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.

Anwil Włocławek
NicknameRottweilery (The Rottweilers)
LeaguesEnerga Basket Liga
Founded1991 (1991)
HistoryProvide Włocławek
1991–1992
Nobiles Włocławek
1992–1999
Anwil Włocławek
1999–present
ArenaHala Mistrzów
Capacity4,200
LocationWłocławek, Poland
Team colorsBlue, White, Green
              
Main sponsorAnwil S.A.
PresidentArkadiusz Lewandowski
Head coachDejan Mihevc
Team captainVacant
OwnershipTKM Włocławek (51%), Włocławek (49%)
Championships3 Polish League
4 Polish Cups
3 Polish Supercups
Retired numbers2 (10, 12)
Websitekkwloclawek.pl

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.

History

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]

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.[4]

The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Polish Basketball League

  • Winners (3): 2003, 2018, 2019
  • Runners-up (8): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010
  • 3rd place (3): 1995, 2009, 2020
  • 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 (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
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 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
1st
Quarterfinal
Runner-up
 3 Basketball Champions League
RS
4–10
2019–20
1
PLK
3rd
Champion
Champion
 3 Basketball Champions League
RS
5–9

    Sponsorship naming
    • 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

    Players

    Retired numbers
    Anwil Włocławek retired numbers
    No. Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony Date
    10Andrzej PlutaSG2002–03, 2006–201120 September 2011
    12 Igor GriszczukG1991–200216 September 2002

    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.
    CG 0 Dowe, Chris 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991
    G/F 1 Ledo, Ricky 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1992-09-10)10 September 1992
    PG 4 Piątek, Adam 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2000-10-14)14 October 2000
    PF/C 7 Sulima, Krzysztof 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990
    PG 8 Wadowski, Igor 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-01-18)18 January 1996
    G/F 9 Karolak, Jakub  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1993-09-26)26 September 1993
    F 13 Kociszewski, Przemysław 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 16 – (2004-02-12)12 February 2004
    PF/C 21 Jones, Shawn  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1992-03-25)25 March 1992
    PF 23 Freimanis, Rolands 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988
    F 24 Sokołowski, Michał 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1992-12-11)11 December 1992
    PF/C 33 Szewczyk, Szymon (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 37 – (1982-12-21)21 December 1982
    PF 35 Bednarek, Oliwier 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2003-03-17)17 March 2003
    CG 94 Moore, McKenzie  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1992-05-11)11 May 1992
    Head coach
    • Dejan Mihevc
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Marcin Woźniak
    • Grzegorz Kożan
    Athletic trainer(s)
    • Hubert Śledziński
    Physiotherapist(s)
    • Wojciech Krawczak
    Team manager
    • Filip Brylski
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: June 25, 2020

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C Shawn Jones Szymon Szewczyk
    PF Rolands Freimanis Krzysztof Sulima Oliwier Bednarek
    SF Ricky Ledo Michał Sokołowski Przemysław Kociszewski
    SG Chase Simon Jakub Karolak Adam Piątek
    PG Chris Dowe McKenzie Moore Igor Wadowski

    Squad changes for/during the 2019–20 season

    Note: exact date is listed for players who joined or left during season.

    In

    Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

    No. Position Player
    9 SG Jakub Karolak (from Legia Warszawa)
    0 PG Chris Dowe (from Ironi Nes Ziona BC)
    24 SF Michał Sokołowski (from Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra)
    31 C Milan Milovanović (from Trefl Sopot)
    7 PF Krzysztof Sulima (from Polski Cukier Toruń)
    1 SF Ricky Ledo (from Beijing Ducks)
    5 PG Tony Wroten (from BC Kalev/Cramo)
    23 PF Rolands Freimanis (from Ifaistos Limnou BC)
    21 C Shawn Jones (from Boulazac Dordogne) (8.11.2019)
    94 PG McKenzie Moore (from Teksüt Bandırma) (3.02.2020)

    Out

    Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

    No. Position Player
    2 PF Olek Czyż (to Gries Oberhoffen BC)
    5 PG Aaron Broussard (to CSM Oradea)
    6 SF Ivan Almeida (to Basketball Nymburk)
    9 PG Kamil Łączyński (to Śląsk Wrocław)
    11 PF Valery Likhodey (to BC UNICS)
    13 C Josip Sobin (to Vanoli Cremona)
    15 SF Jarosław Zyskowski Jr. (to Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra)
    21 PF Michał Ignerski (no club)
    23 SG Michał Michalak (to Legia Warszawa)
    31 C Milan Milovanović (to Legia Warszawa) (14.11.2019)
    5 PG Tony Wroten (to Club Joventut Badalona) (30.01.2020)

    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
    3
    		 Damir Krupalija (2003)
    Kamil Łączyński (2018)
    Ivan Almeida (2019)
    PLK Best Polish Player
    1
    		 Krzysztof Szubarga (2010)
    PLK Most Improved Player
    1
    		 Michał Sokołowski (2013)

    Head coaches
    • Mirosław Noculak (1991–1992)
    • Szczepan Waczyński (1992–1993)
    • Wojciech Krajewski (1993–1996)
    • Jacek Gembal (1996)
    • Wojciech Kobielski (1996–1997)
    • Rajko Toroman (1997)
    • Wojciech Kobielski (1997)
    • Eugeniusz Kijewski (1997–1999)
    • Danijel Jusup (2000–2001)
    • Wojciech Kobielski (2001)
    • Stevan Tot (2001)
    • Aleksandar Petrović (2001–2002)
    • Andrej Urlep (2002–2006)
    • David Dedek (2006)
    • Aleš Pipan (2006–2008)
    • Zmago Sagadin (2008)
    • Igor Griszczuk (2008–2010)
    • Krzysztof Szablowski (2010)
    • Emir Mutapčić (2010–2012)
    • Krzysztof Szablowski (2012)
    • Dainius Adomaitis (2012)
    • Milija Bogićević (2012–2014)
    • Mariusz Niedbalski (2014)
    • Predrag Krunić (2014–2015)
    • Marcin Woźniak (2015)
    • Igor Miličić (2015–2020)
    • Dejan Mihevc (2020–)

    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.
    4. "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Energa Basket Ligi!". Polska Liga Koszykówki. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

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