GTK Gliwice

Gliwickie Towarzystwo Koszykówki Gliwice, shortly GTK Gliwice, is a professional basketball club based in Gliwice, Poland.[1] The team currently (as of 2022–23) plays in the Polish Basketball League, the country's top division.

GTK Gliwice
LeaguesPLK
Founded1998 (1998)
ArenaGliwice Arena
Capacity13,752
LocationGliwice, Poland
Team colorsNavy, White, Orange
     
PresidentŁukasz Kopera
Head coachPaweł Turkiewicz
Team captainTomasz Śnieg
Websitewww.gtk.gliwice.pl

History

The club was founded in 1998 and initially focussed on youth teams and developing young players. In 2006, the club reached the III Liga, the fourth highest level in Polish basketball. In 2010, the team promoted to the II Liga and in 2014 the club was invited to join the I Liga. After the club finished as the runner-up in the 2016–17 season, Gliwice was invited to join the PLK for the 2017–18 season.[2]

Since 2018, Gliwice plays in the Gliwice Arena, changing between its big hall and training hall.[3]

On 26 May 2020, Gliwice signed German Matthias Zollner as new head coach.[4]

Players

Current roster

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

GTK Gliwice roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 0 Malesa, Jan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-10-27)27 October 1999
SF 1 Busz, Aleksander 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-05-27)27 May 2004
PG 4 Śnieg, Tomasz (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989
PG 5 Gray, Kadre 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-11-02)2 November 1997
G 6 Gusławski, Samuel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2006-09-07)7 September 2006
F/C 8 Bender, Maciej 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
F/C 9 Price, Josh 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-07-29)29 July 1996
C 11 Jopek, Mikołaj 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2006-06-07)7 June 2006
PF 12 Marciński, Antoni 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2006-04-01)1 April 2006
G 13 Moffit, Divant’e 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1999-12-14)14 December 1999
G/F 15 Henderson, Terry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-03-21)21 March 1994
F 25 Laksa, Mārtiņš 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990
SG 29 Mcewen, Koby 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
G/F 35 Czerapowicz, Chris 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-09-15)15 September 1991
C 45 Frąckiewicz, Łukasz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
PG 88 Poradzki, Filip 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 18 – (2006-04-17)17 April 2006
PG Gordon, Kacper 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-05-06)6 May 2002
SG Ihring, Mario 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-06-13)13 June 1998
C Jodłowski, Michał 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
Head coach
  • Paweł Turkiewicz
Assistant coach(es)
  • Stanisław Mazanek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: June 21, 2024

Notable players

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos Polish Cup
2012–13 3II Liga4th
2013–14 3II Liga 2nd
2014–15 2I Liga10th
2015–16 2I Liga15th
2016–17 2I Liga2nd[lower-alpha 1]
2017–18 1PLK14th
2018–19 1PLK12th
2019–20 1PLK13th
2020–21 1PLK12th
2021–22 1PLK15th
2022–23 1PLK14th
2023–24 1PLK14th
  1. Received a wild card to promote to the PLK.

Crest

The club's crest depicts the Gliwice Radio Tower, one of the most distinctive historic landmarks of Gliwice. The previous logo, used from 2010 to 2017, depicted another prominent heritage sight of Gliwice, its historic City Hall.

References
  1. "GTK Gliwice – Eurobasket Team Profile".
  2. "PLK: 17 klubów z licencjami, jedna warunkowa". Polsatsport.pl. 2017-08-26.
  3. "Hala".
  4. "Matthias Zollner trenerem GTK". 26 May 2020.
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