Arka Gdynia (basketball)

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.

Arka Gdynia
LeaguesPLK
Founded1995 (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)
ArenaGdynia Sports Arena
Capacity5,500
LocationGdynia, Poland
Team colorsYellow and Blue
   
PresidentPrzemysław Sęczkowski
Head coachPiotr Blechacz
Championships9 Polish Championships
4 Polish Cups
2 Polish SuperCups
Websitewww.assecoarkagdynia.pl

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 EuroCup Challenge, 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. 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

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.

Arena

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

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

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions Other competitions
1995–96 3 II Liga 1st
1996–97 2 I Liga 1st
1997–98 1 PLK 9th
1998–99 1 PLK 11th
1999–00 1 PLK 9th Champion
2000–01 1 PLK 3rd Champion 3 Korać CupQF
2001–02 1 PLK 2nd 3 Korać CupQF
2002–03 1 PLK 2nd 4 Champions CupRU
2003–04 1 PLK 1st 2 ULEB CupEF
2004–05 1 PLK 1st 1 EuroleagueT16
2005–06 1 PLK 1st Champion 1 EuroleagueRS
2006–07 1 PLK 1st 1 EuroleagueT16
2007–08 1 PLK 1st Champion 1 EuroleagueRS
2008–09 1 PLK 1st 1 EuroleagueT16 United League8th
2009–10 1 PLK 1st 1 EuroleagueQF
2010–11 1 PLK 1st Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS United LeagueRS
2011–12 1 PLK 1st Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS United LeagueRS
2012–13 1 PLK 6th Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2013–14 1 PLK 7th
2014–15 1 PLK 7th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 PLK 8th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 PLK 13th
2017–18 1 PLK 11th Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 PLK 3rd Runner-up 2 EuroCupRS

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
PG 2 Kaszowski, Mateusz 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 19 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001
PG 3 Kobel, Jakub 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998
F 6 Marcinkowski, Maciej 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1999-01-14)14 January 1999
PG 7 Szubarga, Krzysztof 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 36 – (1984-07-05)5 July 1984
PF 8 Dylewicz, Filip 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 41 – (1980-01-25)25 January 1980
SG 9 Malczyk, Marcin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1982-04-20)20 April 1982
SG 11 Wołoszyn, Bartłomiej 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1986-08-09)9 August 1986
F/C 21 Witlinski, Mikolaj 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1995-12-02)2 December 1995
SG 23 Kowalczyk, Marcin 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2002-05-28)28 May 2002
G/F 28 Zolnierewicz, Przemyslaw (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1995-07-03)3 July 1995
SG 32 Vragović, Karlo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1989-05-13)13 May 1989
C 34 Hrycaniuk, Adam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1984-05-14)14 May 1984
PG 77 Wadowski, Igor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1996-01-18)18 January 1996
Head coach
  • Piotr Blechacz
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kamil Sadowski
  • Roman Tymański
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 14, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Adam Hrycaniuk Mickell Gladness Dariusz Wyka
PF Leyton Hammonds Grzegorz Kamiński
SF Bartłomiej Wołoszyn Marcin Malczyk
SG Josh Bostic Kyndall Dykes Ben Emelogu
PG Krzysztof Szubarga Phil Greene Michał Szelągowski

Notable players

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

Head coaches

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