MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (basketball)

For the volleyball team with the same name, see MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (volleyball).
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza logo
LeaguesPLK
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
ArenaHala Centrum
Capacity2,944
LocationDąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Team colorsRed, White, Navy
     
Head coachBoris Balibrea
Team captainJarosław Mokros
Websitewww.mksdabrowa.pl

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza is a Polish professional basketball team based in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The team currently plays in the PLK since 2014.

History

The basketball section of MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza was found in 1992. In 2003, the club started acting on the national third level.[1] It played for several years in the 2 Liga, until the team won the championship in 2007–08 and was promoted.

The team remained in the 1 Liga for the next 6 seasons. In 2009–10 the team was close to promotion to the PLK but failed to beat Siarka Tarnobrzeg.

MKS was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.[2]

Players

Current roster

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

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
G 3 United States Cabbil, Lovell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-01-13)13 January 1997
G/F 4 Poland Piechowicz, Marcin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993
G/F 7 Spain Garcia, Marc 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-03-07)7 March 1996
SG 8 Poland Ryżek, Szymon  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-11-20)20 November 1997
G/F 9 Poland Wilczek, Dominik  1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-07-16)16 July 1999
SG 11 United States Persons, Tayler  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1995-08-31)31 August 1995
F/C 16 Poland Słupiński, Dawid  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992
PF 17 Poland Kucharek, Maciej 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-07-20)20 July 1993
C 20 Poland Wojciechowski, Jakub  2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-01-02)2 January 2003
PF 23 United States Williams, Xeyrius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-05-26)26 May 1997
F/C 32 Chile Carvacho, Nicolas  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997
PG 34 Poland Konaszuk, Santiago  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999
Head coach
  • Spain Boris Balibrea
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 9, 2024

Honours

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos Polish Cup European competitions
2010–11 2 1 Liga 3rd
2011–12 2 1 Liga 4th
2012–13 2 1 Liga 2nd
2013–14 2 1 Liga 5th
2014–15 1 PLK 11th
2015–16 1 PLK 10th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 PLK 6th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 PLK 6th Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 PLK 6th Semifinalist
2019–20 1 PLK 15th
2020–21 1 PLK 9th
2021–22 1 PLK 14th
2022–23 1 PLK 11th R Alpe Adria Cup C
2023–24 1 PLK 7th R Alpe Adria Cup C

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.

References

  1. ^ "Historia".
  2. ^ "MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza z zaproszeniem do gry w TBL i pierwszymi umowami". 18 June 2014.