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Anwil Włocławek
History:Provide Włocławek
1990–1992
Nobiles Włocławek
1992–1999
Anwil Włocławek
1999–present
Nickname:Rottweilery (The Rottweilers)
Leagues:Polish Basketball League
Capacity:4,200
Location:Włocławek, Poland
Retired Numbers:3 (10, 12, 33)
Colors:Blue, White, Green
Championships:3 Polish League
4 Polish Cups
3 Polish Supercups
1 FIBA Europe Cup
1 ENBL
President:Łukasz Pszczółkowski
Owner:Włocławek (67%)
TKM Włocławek (33%)
Sponsor:Anwil S.A.
Coach:Selçuk Ernak
Captain:Kamil Łączyński
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Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.

The club has won the PLK championship three times, in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles. Anwil is the only Polish club in history to have won a European club competition, as they won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2023.

History

In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals.[1] Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.[3]

On 26 April 2023, Anwil won the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Cholet from France in the two-legged finals. They became the first Polish team to win a European club competition.[4]

Evolution of the logo

The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Polish Basketball League

Polish Basketball Cup

Polish Basketball Supercup

European competitions

FIBA Europe Cup

Saporta Cup

Korać Cup

European North Basketball League

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePolish CupPolish SupercupEuropean competitions
1990–91III Liga colspan=3
1991–92colspan=3
1992–93bgcolor=silver colspan=3
1993–94bgcolor=silver
1994–95bgcolor=#cc9966 bgcolor=gold
1995–96bgcolor=gold
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99bgcolor=silver colspan=3
1999–00bgcolor=silver
2000–01bgcolor=silver
2001–02
2002–03bgcolor=gold
2003–04bgcolor=silver
2004–05bgcolor=silver
2005–06bgcolor=silver
2006–07bgcolor=gold
2007–08bgcolor=gold
2008–09bgcolor=#cc9966 colspan=3
2009–10bgcolor=silver colspan=3
2010–11bgcolor=silver
2011–12
2012–13colspan=3
2013–14colspan=3
2014–15colspan=3
2015–16colspan=3
2016–17bgcolor=silver colspan=3
2017–18bgcolor=gold bgcolor=gold colspan=3
2018–19bgcolor=gold bgcolor=silver
2019–20bgcolor=#cc9966 bgcolor=gold bgcolor=gold
2020–21113thRunner-up
2021–22bgcolor=#cc9966 bgcolor= bgcolor=gold align=center
2022–23bgcolor= bgcolor=gold align=center
2023–24bgcolor=

Sponsorship naming

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers

Anwil Włocławek retired numbers
No.PlayerPositionTenureCeremony Date
10 2002–03, 2006–2011 20 September 2011
12 1991–2002 16 September 2002
33 2017–2020, 2021-2022 24 September 2023

Individual awards

AwardTitlesPlayers
PLK Most Valuable PlayerIgor Griszczuk (1993)
Ivan Almeida (2018)
Victor Sanders (2024)
PLK Finals MVPDamir Krupalija (2003)
Kamil Łączyński (2018)
Ivan Almeida (2019)
PLK Top ScorerIgor Griszczuk (1993)
Deividas Dulkys (2014)
Jonah Mathews (2022)
All-PLK TeamIgor Griszczuk (1993), (1995), (1996), (1999)
Roman Olszewski (1993), (1994)
Jerzy Binkowski (1994)
Tomasz Jankowski (1997), (2000)
Raimonds Miglinieks (2000)
Dainius Adomaitis (2000)
Roman Prawica (2001)
Ed O'Bannon (2002)
Andrzej Pluta (2003)
Jeff Nordgaard (2003)
Kris Lang (2003)
Michał Ignerski (2006)
Otis Hill (2007)
Krzysztof Szubarga (2010)
David Jelínek (2016)
Nemanja Jaramaz (2017)
Ivan Almeida (2018)
Jonah Mathews (2022)
Victor Sanders (2024)
PLK Best DefenderKrzysztof Szubarga (2013)
Amir Bell (2024)
PLK Most Improved PlayerMichał Sokołowski (2014)
PLK Best Polish PlayerKrzysztof Szubarga (2010)
PLK Best CoachIgor Miličić (2017)
Przemysław Frasunkiewicz (2024)
Polish Basketball Cup MVPAndrzej Pluta (2007)
Shawn Jones (2020)
Polish Basketball Supercup MVPIvan Almeida (2017)
Szymon Szewczyk (2019)
FIBA Europe Cup Final MVPPhil Greene IV (2023)

In the seasons 1999/2000 – 2002/2003, the best squads of Poles and foreigners were selected.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Polski koszykarzy 2017/2018. Eurosport.interia.pl. 4 June 2018. 5 June 2018. pl.
  2. Web site: KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL. 4 June 2018. 5 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Energa Basket Ligi!. 14 June 2019. Polska Liga Koszykówki. 21 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Anwil Wloclawek claim FIBA Europe Cup title after exciting Finals battle . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.