Arka Gdynia (basketball)

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Arka Gdynia
Arka Gdynia (basketball) logo.svg
Leagues PLK
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
HistoryTrefl Sopot
(1995–1998)
Prokom Trefl Sopot
(1998–2008)
Asseco Prokom Sopot
(2008–2009)
Asseco Prokom Gdynia
(2009–2013)
Asseco Gdynia
(2013–2018)
Arka Gdynia
(2018–present)
Arena Gdynia Sports Arena
Capacity5,500
Location Gdynia, Poland
Team colorsYellow and Blue
  
PresidentPrzemysław Sęczkowski
Head coachWojciech Bychawski
Team captain Adam Hrycaniuk
Championships9 Polish Championships
4 Polish Cups
2 Polish SuperCups
Website www.arkagdyniakosz.pl

Arka 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 nine championships in a row the team won from 2004 to 2012.

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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 Polish second division. In the 1996–97 season, after winning Group B of the Polish 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 FIBA Europe Champions Cup, against Aris. Starting in 2004, the team began to play in the EuroLeague. In its first EuroLeague season, the club became the first Polish team to reach the EuroLeague's Top 16 stage. In 2009, the club relocated from Sopot to its neighbouring city of Gdynia within the Tricity. Through the 2012–13 season, it was one of 14 clubs across Europe that held Euroleague Basketball A Licenses, which (normally) gave their holders an automatic place in the Regular Season phase of the EuroLeague. [1]

The logo of Asseco Gdynia, used from 2013, until 2018 Asseco Gdynia logo.png
The logo of Asseco Gdynia, used from 2013, until 2018

In 2018, the club changed its name to Arka Gdynia. It also made a return to European-wide competitions for the first time in 6 years, by playing in the 2018–19 EuroCup.

Home match with Zastal Zielona Gora in the 2013-14 PLK season PLK A.J. Walton Asseco Gdynia 7.jpg
Home match with Zastal Zielona Góra in the 2013–14 PLK season

Names

Arena

Since 2009, Arka Gdynia has played its home games at the 5,500 seat Gdynia Sports Arena.

Honours and titles

Domestic competitions

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

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 2002-03

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Polish Cup European competitionsOther competitions
1995–963II Liga1st
1996–972 I Liga 1st
1997–981 PLK 9th
1998–991 PLK 11th
1999–001 PLK 9thChampion
2000–011 PLK 3rdChampion3 Korać Cup QF
2001–021 PLK 2nd3 Korać Cup QF
2002–031 PLK 2nd4 Champions Cup RU
2003–041 PLK 1st2 ULEB Cup EF
2004–051 PLK 1st1 Euroleague T16
2005–061 PLK 1stChampion1 Euroleague RS
2006–071 PLK 1st1 Euroleague T16
2007–081 PLK 1stChampion1 Euroleague RS
2008–091 PLK 1st1 Euroleague T16 United League 8th
2009–101 PLK 1st1 Euroleague QF
2010–111 PLK 1stSemifinalist1 Euroleague RS United League RS
2011–121 PLK 1stQuarterfinalist1 Euroleague RS United League RS
2012–131 PLK 6thSemifinalist1 Euroleague RS
2013–14 1 PLK 7th
2014–15 1 PLK 7thQuarterfinalist
2015–16 1 PLK 8thQuarterfinalist
2016–17 1 PLK 13th
2017–18 1 PLK 11th Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 PLK 3rd Runners–up 2 EuroCup RS
2019–20 1 PLK 4th Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup RS 1
2020–21 1 PLK 15th Quarterfinalist
2021–22 1 PLK 13th
2022–23 1 PLK 10th
2023–24 1 PLK 13th
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

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

Arka Gdynia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Flag of Poland.svg Pluta Jr., Andrzej 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)23 – (2000-06-03)3 June 2000
G 1 Flag of Poland.svg Kołakowski, Szymon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)20 – (2003-11-03)3 November 2003
SG 2 Flag of Poland.svg Marchewka, Kacper 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)21 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
PF 3 Flag of Poland.svg Wilczek, Maksymilian 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)19 – (2004-06-13)13 June 2004
PG 7 Flag of Poland.svg Gordon, Kacper 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)21 – (2002-05-06)6 May 2002
SF 8 Flag of Poland.svg Czoska, Nikodem 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)22 – (2002-04-22)22 April 2002
SF 11 Flag of Poland.svg Kamiński, Grzegorz 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)23 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Alford, Bryce 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)29 – (1995-01-18)18 January 1995
C 21 Flag of Poland.svg Nagel, Maciej 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)18 – (2005-09-14)14 September 2005
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg LeDay, Seth 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)27 – (1996-06-20)20 June 1996
C 32 Flag of Poland.svg Bogucki, Adrian 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)24 – (1999-11-18)18 November 1999
PF 33 Flag of Serbia.svg Kenić, Stefan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)27 – (1997-04-27)27 April 1997
C 34 Flag of Poland.svg Hrycaniuk, Adam  (C)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)40 – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984
PF 77 Flag of Poland.svg Szumert, Jakub 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)18 – (2005-12-04)4 December 2005
Head coach
  • Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Bychawski
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Roszyk
  • Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Sarzało
  • Flag of Poland.svg Roman Tymański

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: January 4, 2024

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

Head coaches

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References

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