Twarde Pierniki Toruń

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Twarde Pierniki Toruń
Polski Cukier Torun logo.png
Leagues PLK
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
HistoryTwarde Pierniki Toruń
(2004–present)
Arena Arena Toruń
Capacity6,284 [1]
Location Toruń, Poland
Head coachCédric Heitz
Team captainBartosz Diduszko
Championships1 Polish Cup
Website twardepierniki.pl

Twarde Pierniki Toruń is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018. Currently the team plays under the name Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń due to sponsorship commitments.

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History

Twarde Pierniki was founded in 2004. Toruń was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams. In the 2016–17 season, Toruń had its best season in club history and reached the PLK Finals. Here it lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra which meant the team ended in second place.

Toruń won its first trophy in on 19 February 2018, when it beat Zielona Góra 88–80 in the final of the Polish Cup, behind Karol Gruszecki who was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. [2]

Team also starts next season with winning the Polish Basketball Supercup. Another time Karol Gruszecki was named Most Valuable Player of the final match. [3]

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:

Honours

Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
3rd place (1): 2017–18
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2018

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Polish Cup European competitions
2004–0543 Liga
2005–0632 Liga4th
2006–0732 Liga4th
2007–0832 Liga3rd
2008–0932 Liga5th
2009–1032 Liga7th
2010–1132 Liga1st
2011–122 1 Liga 9th
2012–132 1 Liga 4th
2013–142 1 Liga 1st
2014–15 1 PLK 9th
2015–16 1 PLK 5thQuarterfinalist
2016–17 1 PLK 2nd Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 PLK 3rd Champion
2018–19 1 PLK 2nd Quarterfinalist Champions League QR3
2019–20 1 PLK 5th Runner-up Champions League RS
2020–21 1 PLK 10th
2021–22 1 PLK 7th Quarterfinalist
2022–23 1 PLK 15th
2023–24 1 PLK 12th Quarterfinalist

Players

Current roster

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

Twarde Pierniki Toruń roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Abu, Abdul-Malik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)29 – (1995-09-16)16 September 1995
PG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Myles, Divine   1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)28 – (1996-02-25)25 February 1996
G/F 2 Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszewski, Wojciech  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)22 – (2002-02-20)20 February 2002
SG 3 Flag of the United States.svg Ertel, Michael  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)25 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999
PG 6 Flag of Poland.svg Sowiński, Paweł 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)19 – (2005-10-28)28 October 2005
G/F 9 Flag of Poland.svg Wilczek, Dominik  1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)25 – (1999-07-16)16 July 1999
PF 10 Flag of Poland.svg Grochowski, Ignacy 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)26 – (1998-05-21)21 May 1998
SF 11 Flag of Belarus.svg Ryuny, Dzimitry 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)24 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
PF 12 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kunc, Aljaz  2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)25 – (1999-07-30)30 July 1999
PF 17 Flag of Poland.svg Lipiński, Hubert 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)19 – (2005-12-17)17 December 2005
F 18 Flag of Sweden.svg Gaddefors, Viktor 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)32 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992
SF 21 Flag of Poland.svg Diduszko, Bartosz  (C)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)37 – (1987-06-28)28 June 1987
SF 31 Flag of Poland.svg Kamiński, Grzegorz 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)24 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Benson, Barret 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)26 – (1997-12-25)25 December 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Zawadka

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

Updated: December 23, 2024

Coaches


Individual awards

Polish Cup MVP

Polish Supercup MVP

PLK Most Improved Player

PLK Best Coach

All-1 Liga Team

All-PLK Team

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.

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References

  1. "Twarde Pierniki Torun". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  2. "Polski Cukier Toruń zdobywa Puchar Polski". Sport.pl. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/779866/lotto-superpuchar-polski-polski-cukier-torun-nie-do-zdarcia%7Ctitle=Lotto Superpuchar Polski: Polski Cukier Toruń nie do zdarcia!|date=29 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|publisher=SportoweFakty.pl