Śląsk Wrocław (basketball)
WKS Śląsk Wrocław is a Polish basketball club, based in Wrocław. The home court is Hala Orbita. Since being founded in 1947 Śląsk Wrocław has been the most decorated and most recognizable Polish basketball club. The team has won the Polish league championships 17 times so far. Most recognized period of Śląsk's history is the "Great Śląsk Era" when the team won five championship titles in a row (1998-2002). Most of those successes where achieved with coach Andrej Urlep. The notable players playing for Śląsk Wrocław over the years were: Mieczysław Łopatka (1960s), Edward Jurkiewicz (1970s and 1980s), Jerzy Binkowski (1980s, 1990s), Dariusz Zelig (1980s, 1990s), Maciej Zieliński (1980s, 1990s, 2000s), Adam Wójcik and Dominik Tomczyk. In 2008 the club has gone into serious financial difficulties, which resulted in withdrawing the team from Polish Basketball League. After years of rebuilding attempts, the club is now back playing in the Polish Basketball League top division.
WKS Śląsk Wrocław | ||||
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Founded | 1947 | |||
History | Śląsk Wrocław (1947–present) | |||
Arena | Hala Orbita | |||
Capacity | 3,000 | |||
Location | Wrocław, Poland | |||
Team colors | Green, White, Red | |||
Championships | 17 Polish Championships 14 Polish Cups 2 Polish Supercups | |||
Website | wks-slask | |||
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Season by season (since 2000)
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Polish Cup | European competitions | ||
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2000–01 | 1 | PLK | Champion | 1 SuproLeague | |||
2001–02 | 1 | PLK | Champion | 1 Euroleague | |||
2002–03 | 1 | PLK | 3nd | 1 Euroleague | |||
2003–04 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | Winner | 1 Euroleague | ||
2004–05 | 1 | PLK | 5th | Winner | 2 ULEB Cup | ||
2005–06 | 1 | PLK | 5th | 3 FIBA EuroCup | |||
2006–07 | 1 | PLK | 3rd | ||||
2007–08 | 1 | PLK | 3rd[lower-alpha 1] | Runner-up | |||
2008–09 | 3 | II Liga | 11th | ||||
2009–10 | 3 | II Liga | 12th | ||||
2010–11 | 3 | II Liga | 12th | ||||
2011–12 | 3 | II Liga | 1st | ||||
2012–13 | 2 | I Liga | 1st | ||||
2013–14 | 1 | PLK | 9th | Winner | |||
2014–15 | 1 | PLK | 5th | Quarterfinalist | |||
2015–16 | 1 | PLK | 14th[lower-alpha 2] | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | |||
2016–17 | 3 | II Liga | 1st | ||||
2017–18 | 2 | I Liga | 9th | ||||
2018–19 | 2 | I Liga | 2nd | ||||
2019–20 | 1 | PLK | 7th[lower-alpha 3] |
- Withdrew from the PLK after bankruptcy.
- Withdrew from the PLK due to financial problems.
- Season shortened due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: January 12, 2021 |
Retired numbers
Śląsk Wrocław retired numbers | ||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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9 | ![]() | Maciej Zieliński | F | 1987–1992, 1995–2006 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Mieczysław Łopatka
Dariusz Zelig
Maciej Zieliński
Dominik Tomczyk
Adam Wójcik
Alan Gregov
Raimonds Miglinieks
Roberts Štelmahers
Dainius Adomaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Tomas Pačėsas
Andrius Giedraitis
Andrey Fetisov
Sean Marks
Keith Williams
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Joe McNaull
LaBradford Smith
Harold Jamison
Charles O'Bannon
Michael Hawkins
Michael Wright
Lynn Greer
Dean Oliver
Achievements
- Polish League (17):
- Winner (17): 1965, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Runners-up (6): 1963, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1989, 2004
- Third place (14): 1960, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2008
- 1 Liga (1):
- Winner (1): 2012–13
- Polish Cup (14):
- 1957, 1959, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014
- Polish Supercup (2):
- 1999, 2000