Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as BM Slam Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the PLK.

BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
LeaguesPLK
Founded1947 (1947)
ArenaHala Sportowa Stal
Capacity1,800
LocationOstrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Team colorsBlue, Gold, White
     
Head coachŁukasz Majewski
Team captainJames Floorence
Championships1 Polish Cup
Websitebmslamstal.pl

History
The original, non-sponsored club logo

In 2015, Stal promoted from the second-tier I Liga to the PLK. In its first season, the team finished 13th in the standings with a 12–20 record. In the 2016–17 season, Stal had a historic season as the team reached the semi-finals of the PLK after defeating MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 3–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, Stal lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra but won the third place series against Energa Czarni Słupsk.

In the 2017–18 season, Stal had an even more successful season as the team reached the PLK finals for the first time after defeating Polski Cukier Toruń. In the Finals, the team lost to Anwil Włocławek, 2–4.

In 2019, Stal won the Polish Basketball Cup after defeating Arka Gdynia 77–74 in the final.[1] It was the first ever trophy for the club.

Honours
Polish Basketball Cup

Sponsorship names

The team has also been known as:

  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2012–2013)
  • Intermarché Bricomarché (2013–2015)[2]
  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2015–present)

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions
2011–12 3II Liga 2nd
2012–13 2I Liga 9th
2013–14 2I Liga 9th
2014–15 2I Liga 1st
2015–16 1PLK 13th
2016–17 1PLK 3rd
2017–18 1PLK 2nd 4 FIBA Europe Cup
QR1
1–1
2018–19 1PLK 5th Champions
2019–20 1PLK 9th

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup QR1 Bnei Herzliya 65–64 84–74

Players

Current roster

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Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski roster
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
PG 0 Florence, James 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1988-05-31)31 May 1988
SG 3 Wojciechowski, Lukasz 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 32 – (1988-05-17)17 May 1988
PG 4 Plawucki, Marcin 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1989-11-02)2 November 1989
SG 7 Kell, Trey 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-04-05)5 April 1996
SG 8 Ryzek, Szymon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (1997-11-20)20 November 1997
PG 11 Green, Taurean 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1985-11-28)28 November 1985
F 12 Mokros, Jarosław (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1990-01-21)21 January 1990
C 13 Sobin, Josip 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1989-08-31)31 August 1989
F/C 17 Rykowski, Dawid 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-06-08)8 June 2002
F 18 Nawrot, Kamil 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
F 22 Lindbom, Carl 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-11-10)10 November 1991
SG 30 Garbacz, Jakub 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994
G 34 Smith, Chris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994
F 35 Ogden, Mark 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
Head coach
  • Igor Milicić
Assistant coach(es)
  • Andrzej Urban
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 17, 2021

Notable players

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Individual awards
Award Players
PLK Most Valuable Player Shawn King (2017)
Polish Basketball Cup MVP Mateusz Kostrzewski (2019)

References
  1. "Suzuki Puchar Polski dla Arged BMSlam Stali!". Koszykówka - Polska Liga Koszykówki. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. Team profile – Eurobasket.com
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