Trefl Sopot

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Trefl Sopot
Trefl Sopot logo 2015.png
Leagues PLK
EuroCup
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
HistoryTrefl Sopot
(2009–present)
Arena Ergo Arena
Capacity15,000
Location Sopot, Poland
Team colors Yellow and Black
  
PresidentMarek Wierzbicki
Head coach Žan Tabak
Team captain Jarosław Zyskowski jr.
Championships1 Polish League
3 Polish Cups
2 Polish Supercups
Website Official Website

Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League and EuroCup. The club was founded as the replacement of Prokom Asseco Sopot that left the city of Sopot for Gdynia in 2009.

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History

The team was founded as a phoenix club with a new corporate identity after Asseco Prokom Sopot decided to relocate to Gdynia. [1] In its inaugural season, the club played in the Hali 100-lecia. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Trefl moved to the Ergo Arena, with a capacity of 15,000 people the largest arena in the PLK. In the 2011–12 season, Sopot reached the PLK Finals where the team faced its predecessor Asseco Prokom Gdynia. In a thrilling best-of-seven series, Sopot lost 4–3.

In 2011–12, Sopot won its first trophy when it won the Polish Cup. In the following season, Sopot repeated as Cup champions. Alongside these victories, the team also won the Polish Supercup in 2012 and 2013.

In the 2020–21 PLK season, Sopot finished 5th overall, a result that exceeded expectations. [2]

Trophies

Season by season

The Trefl Sopot club logo used from 2009-2015 TreflSopotLogo.png
The Trefl Sopot club logo used from 2009–2015
SeasonTierLeaguePos. Polish Cup European competitions
2009–101 PLK 4th
2010–111 PLK 3rd3 EuroChallenge
QR
2011–121 PLK 2ndWinner
2012–131 PLK 5thWinner2 Eurocup
RS
2013–14 1 PLK 3rd
2014–15 1 PLK 8th
2015–16 1 PLK 15th
2016–17 1 PLK 9th
2017–18 1 PLK 10th
2018–19 1 PLK 15th
2019–20 1 PLK 6thQuarterfinalist
2020–21 1 PLK 5thSemifinalist
2021–22 1 PLK 10th
2022–23 1 PLK 8th Champions R ENBL RS
2023–24 1 PLK 1stSemifinalist

Players

Current roster

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

Trefl Sopot roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 0 Flag of Poland.svg Jankowski, Bartosz 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)28 – (1996-08-04)4 August 1996
G/F 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Best, Aaron 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)32 – (1992-09-01)1 September 1992
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg McGowens, Trey 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)24 – (2000-05-15)15 May 2000
G/F 9 Flag of Poland.svg Jaszczerski, Wiktor 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)20 – (2003-09-13)13 September 2003
C 12 Flag of Poland.svg Witliński, Mikołaj 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)28 – (1995-12-02)2 December 1995
F 15 Flag of Poland.svg Zyskowski, Jarosław  (C)2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)32 – (1992-07-16)16 July 1992
G 22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phillip, Tarik 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)31 – (1993-08-10)10 August 1993
C 32 Flag of Poland.svg Groselle, Geoffrey 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)31 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993
SF 50 Flag of the United States.svg Weathers, Marcus 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)27 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
PG 55 Flag of Poland.svg Schenk, Jakub 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)30 – (1994-07-29)29 July 1994
F/C 81 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Van Vliet, Andy 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)29 – (1995-07-27)27 July 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Soja
  • Flag of Spain.svg Félix Alonso
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: August 26, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench
C Geoffrey Groselle Mikolaj Witliński
PF Jarosław Zyskowski Andy Van Vliet
SF Marcus Weathers Bartosz Jankowski
SG Aaron Best Tarik Phillip
PG Jakub Schenk Trey McGowens

Notable players

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.

Head coaches

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References

  1. ↑ "Asseco Prokom Gdynia – co dalej?". natemat.pl. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Łukasz Kolenda opuści Polskę? Koszykarz mówi, co może się wydarzyć [WYWIAD] Karol Wasiek (sportowefakty.wp.pl), 16 April 2021. Accessed 20 May 2021.(in Polish)
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