AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski

AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski is a polish professional women's basketball club that was founded in 2001 in the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski. AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski plays in the Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest competition in Poland.[2] In the 2019–20 season the team is also playing in EuroCup Women.[3]

AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski
Nickname	Akademiczki
League	Basket Liga Kobiet EuroCup Women
Founded	2001
History	AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski 2001–2015 AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski 2016–present
Arena	Hala AJP
Capacity	1,000
Location	Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Team colors	Navy, azure, white[1]
President	Krzysztof Kielec
Head coach	Dariusz Maciejewski
Website	azsajpgorzow.pl
Home Away

Honours

Domestic

• Polish League[4]

Runner-up (3): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19

Bronze (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2019–20

European

• EuroCup[5]

Round of 16 (2): 2007–08, 2018-19

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	European competitions
2001–02	2	I Liga	5th
2002–03	2	I Liga	5th
2003–04	2	I Liga	1st
2004–05	1	BLK	8th
2005–06	1	BLK	5th
2006–07	1	BLK	4th
2007–08	1	BLK	3rd	2 EuroCup	R16
2008–09	1	BLK	2nd	2 EuroCup	RS
2009–10	1	BLK	2nd	1 EuroLeague	RS
2010–11	1	BLK	3rd	1 EuroLeague	RS
2011–12	1	BLK	7th
2012–13	1	BLK	6th
2013–14	1	BLK	5th
2014–15	1	BLK	5th
2015–16	1	BLK	10th
2016–17	1	BLK	6th
2017–18	1	BLK	7th	2 EuroCup	RS
2018–19	1	BLK	2nd	2 EuroCup	R16
2019–20	1	BLK	3rd	2 EuroCup	PO

Players

Current roster

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AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 2 Copper, Kahleah 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – 28 August 1994 G/F 3 Duchnowska, Paula 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – 30 March 1999 PG 4 Dźwigalska, Katarzyna (C) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 35 – 25 August 1985 C 5 Green, Cheridene 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – 19 September 1995 F 6 Keller, Wiktoria 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – 18 May 2000 SG 9 Prezelj, Annamaria 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 23 – 30 July 1997 PG 11 Kuczyńska, Wiktoria 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 20 – 30 November 2000 PF 12 Juškaitė, Laura 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 – 22 September 1997 PF 15 Kielar, Ewa 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 19 – 3 July 2001 SG 16 Matkowska, Karolina 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – 30 March 1999 PF 17 Szczecińska, Patrycja 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – 23 April 2001 PF 21 Kaczmarczyk, Agnieszka 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – 23 May 1989 C 32 Maiga, Zhosselina 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 24 – 30 April 1996 PG 33 Thomas, Jasmine 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 31 – 30 September 1989 SG 45 Hristova, Borislava 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – 12 July 1996	Head coach Dariusz Maciejewski Assistant coach(es) Robert Pieczyrak Janusz Kopaczewski Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 6 january 2020

Notable players

M. Szajtauer playing in Gorzów Wielkopolski 8. seasons (2011–18)

European players

• Anne Breitreiner
• Katarzyna Dźwigalska
• Cheridene Green
• Laura Juškaitė
• Agnieszka Kaczmarczyk
• Johannah Leedham
• Yelena Leuchanka
• Kyara Linskens
• Zhosselina Maiga
• Paulina Misiek
• Chioma Nnamaka
• Maryia Papova
• Aleksandra Pawlak
• Izabela Piekarska
• Annamaria Prezelj
• Katarina Ristić
• Yuliya Rytsikava
• Lyudmila Sapova
• Agnieszka Skobel
• Magdalena Szajtauer
• Agnieszka Szott-Hejmej
• Kateřina Zohnová
• Justyna Żurowska-Cegielska

Non-European Players

• Nicky Anosike
• Ariel Atkins
• Kahleah Copper
• Angel Goodrich
• Natalie Hurst
• Chloe Jackson
• Chineze Nwagbo
• Samantha Richards
• Sidney Spencer
• Carolyn Swords
• Stephanie Talbot
• Lindsay Taylor
• Jasmine Thomas
• Lyndra Weaver
• Guan Xin
• Sharnee Zoll-Norman

References

1. "Barwy klubu" (in Polish). azsajpgorzow.pl. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
2. "Team" (in Polish). basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
3. "EuroCup Women 2019–20 teams". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. "Statystyki drużyny w poszczególnych sezonach" (in Polish). plkhistory.ugu.pl. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
5. "History EuroCup Women". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

External links

• Official polish league website (in Polish)