Szolnoki Olajbányász

Szolnoki Olajbányász is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of Olaj, which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League.

Szolnoki Olajbányász
Nickname	Olaj
Leagues	NB I/A
Founded	1959
History	List Alföldi Olajbányász 1959–1988 Szolnoki Olajbányász 1988–1993 Szolnoki Olaj KK 1993–2000 MOL Szolnok 2000–2004 Szolnoki Olaj KK 2004–2019 Szolnoki Olajbányász 2019–present
Arena	Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Capacity	3,000[1]
Location	Szolnok, Hungary
Team colors	Red, Black
Team manager	Tamas Csősz
Head coach	Gasper Potochnik
Championships	8 Hungarian Leagues 8 Hungarian Cups
Website	olajofficial.hu
Home Away

Semifinal game against PVSK Pécs in 2007

Established in 1959, it is one of the most successful teams in Hungarian basketball with eight Hungarian championships. Olaj has also won eight Hungarian Cup titles. The team's home arena is the Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok.

History

The club was founded in 1959,[2] and it has since developed into one of the most successful basketball teams in Hungary. Olaj has won four Hungarian National Championships, four Hungarian Cups since 1989 (the year when they earned a spot in the Hungarian 1st division). The team is also famous for its fan's passionate support.

Former Szolnoki Olaj logo used until 2019

In 2012, the club played the EuroChallenge Final Four where they were beaten by Beşiktaş Milangaz. For the 2012–13 season, Szolnoki Olaj was invited to join the Adriatic League. In 2014 they won the Hungarian Basketball Cup once again.[3] Szolnok made the EuroChallenge Final Four for the second time made in 2014, and ended on the 4th place once again, after losing to Triumph Lyubertsy and Royal Halı Gaziantep.

Team

Current roster

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

Szolnoki Olajbányász roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 4 Lukša Andrić F 5 Dakarai Tucker 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 26 – 13 May 1994 G/F 9 Andre Jones 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – 20 January 1990 SG 10 Péter Kovács 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – 25 October 1989 SF 12 Quincy Ford 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – 12 January 1993 F/C 13 Ádám Tóth 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – 25 August 1989 PG 14 Laszlo Polyak 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 27 – 28 May 1993 G 22 Tarik Phillip 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – 10 August 1993 PG 23 Zoltam Toth 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 26 – 8 June 1994 F 24 Strahinja Milošević 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 35 – 25 September 1985	Head coach Zoran Kmézics Assistant coach(es) Andrius Jurkūnas Physiotherapist(s) Zoltán Szabó Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 29 June 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Lukša Andrić	Ádám Tóth
PF	Strahinja Milosevic
SF	Quincy Ford	Tarik Tobias Phillip
SG		Kovács Péter
PG	Kendrick Perry	Polyák László	Tóth Zoltán

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (National Championship of Hungary)

• Champions (8): 1990–91, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Runners-up (3): 1992–93, 1999–00, 2012–13
• Third place (2): 1994–95, 1997–98

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

• Winners (7): 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018
• Finalist (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016, 2017

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.

• Márton Báder
• Akos Keller
• Greg Somogyi
• Strahinja Milošević
• Aaron Craft
• Dino Gregory
• Péter Lóránt
• Justin Holiday

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Magyar kupa	European competitions
2000–01	1	NB I/A	4th		3 Korać Cup	R32
2001–02	1	NB I/A	3rd	Champion
2002–03	1	NB I/A	8th
2003–04	1	NB I/A	10th
2004–05	1	NB I/A	6th
2005–06	1	NB I/A	8th
2006–07	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion
2007–08	1	NB I/A	4th
2008–09	1	NB I/A	7th
2009–10	1	NB I/A	4th
2010–11	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	RS
2011–12	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	4th
2012–13	1	NB I/A	2nd	Runner-up	3 EuroChallenge	L16
2013–14	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	4th
2014–15	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	2 Eurocup	RS
2015–16	1	NB I/A	1st	Runner-up	2 Eurocup	L32
2016–17	1	NB I/A	5th	Runner-up	3 Champions League	RS
2017–18	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2018–19	1	NB I/A	4th	Champion	3 Champions League	QR1
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	TBD

In European competition

Source: basketball.eurobasket.com

• Participations in EuroCup: 2x
• Participations in Champions League: 1x
• Participations in FIBA Europe Cup: 1x
• Participations in EuroChallenge: 4x
• Participations in Korać Cup: 2x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995–96	Korać Cup	First round	KK Cenex	(wo.)
		Round of 64	Aris Moda Bagno	64-66	72-106	136–172
2000–01	Korać Cup	First round	Pogón Ruda Ślaska	110-68	70-95	180–163
		Round of 64	UKJ Sübe	82-68	87-87	169–155
		Round of 32 (Group F)	Viola Reggio Calabria	–	–	3rd
			Telit Trieste	–	–
			Olympique Lausanne	–	–
2010–11	EuroChallenge	Qualifying round	Keravnos	75-52	67-56	142–108
		Regular season (Group A)	Spartak Saint Petersburg	88–72	70–88	3rd
			Gravelines-Dunkerque	70–69	71–82
			Nizhny Novgorod	86–82	62–76
2011–12	EuroChallenge Fourth place	Qualifying round	Tampereen Pyrintö	68-57	69-77	137–134
		Regular season (Group H)	Artland Dragons	90–85	78–86	2nd
			Keravnos	81–93	91–82
			Pau-Lacq-Orthez	85–70	75–67
		Last 16 (Group J)	Élan Chalon	90–81	64–85	2nd
			Telekom Baskets Bonn	96–94	75–89
			Generali Okapi Aalstar	112–76	84–86
		Quarterfinal	Ventspils	2–1
		Semifinal (F4)	Beşiktaş Milangaz	60–64
		Third place (F4)	Triumph Lyubertsy	87–94
2012–13	EuroChallenge	Regular season (Group F)	Elba Timișoara	77–71	93–80	2nd
			EWE Baskets Oldenburg	67–85	70–87
			Lami-Véd Körmend	83–94	96–92
		Last 16 (Group J)	Paris-Levallois	74–80	71–93	3rd
			Gravelines-Dunkerque	75–71	78–82
			Hapoel Unet Holon	81–66	77–72
2013–14	EuroChallenge Fourth place	Regular season (Group H)	Tsmoki Minsk	69–68	68–76	2nd
			Rilski Sportist	73–66	78–76
			BC Mureș	68–76	85–72
		Last 16 (Group J)	Pallacanestro Reggiana	90–78	68–90	2nd
			Cholet Basket	65–48	85–70
			KK Krka	74–67	78–89
		Quarterfinal	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	2–1
		Semifinal (F4)	Triumph Lyubertsy	59–61
		Third place (F4)	Royal Halı Gaziantep	75–87
2014–15	EuroCup	Regular season (Group D)	Khimki	65–79	84–98	5th
			Beşiktaş Integral Forex	70–73	68–67
			Zenit Saint Petersburg	96–94	61–81
			VEF Rīga	96–84	61–71
			Union Olimpija	80–86	67–89
2015–16	EuroCup	Regular season (Group E)	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	85–67	67–76	4th
			Lietuvos rytas	65–89	99–98
			Zenit Saint Petersburg	75–84	64–89
			Avtodor Saratov	83–79	78–104
			PAOK	78–69	69–72
		Last 32 (Group N)	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	86–75	74–90	4th
			Galatasaray Odeabank	54–74	59–87
			CAI Zaragoza	70–80	60–88
2016–17	Champions League	Regular season (Group E)	AEK Athens	76–89	49–92	8th
			Partizan NIS	55–70	67–77
			Stelmet Zielona Góra	86–75	63–83
			Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	91–96	74–89
			Dinamo Sassari	73–72	88–97
			MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	81–91	56–99
			Proximus Spirou	74–79	87–92
2017–18	FIBA Europe Cup	Qual. Round 1	Trabzonspor Medical Park	108-98	68-77	176–175
		Qual. Round 2	Södertälje Kings	86-63	73-75	159–138
		Regular season (Group H)	Nizhny Novgorod	97–71	–
			Falco Vulcano	–	74–84
			Karpoš Sokoli	94–73	91–73

References

1. "Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olaj KK Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
2. "Az NBI-es szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olaj KK Official Website. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
3. "Szolnok beat Sopron to clinch Hungarian Cup title". Eurobasket.com. 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)
• Team profile at eurobasket.com
• Team profile for 2017 Basketball Champions League