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
GTK Gliwice logo
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 nationality not displayed.

GTK Gliwice roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 1 Poland Busz, Aleksander 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-05-27)27 May 2004
PG 4 Poland Śnieg, Tomasz (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989
PG 5 Canada Gray, Kadre 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1997-11-02)2 November 1997
G 6 Poland Gusławski, Samuel 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2006-09-07)7 September 2006
F/C 8 Poland Bender, Maciej 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
F/C 9 United States Price, Joshua 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-07-29)29 July 1996
C 11 Poland Jopek, Mikołaj 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2006-06-07)7 June 2006
PF 12 Poland Marciński, Antoni 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2006-04-01)1 April 2006
G/F 15 United States Henderson, Terry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-03-21)21 March 1994
F 25 Latvia Laksa, Mārtiņš 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990
SG 29 Canada Mcewen, Koby 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
F 35 Poland Palmowski, Tomasz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
C 45 Poland Frąckiewicz, Łukasz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
PG 88 Poland Poradzki, Filip 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 17 – (2006-04-17)17 April 2006
SG Poland Malesa, Jan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-10-27)27 October 1999
Head coach
  • Poland Paweł Turkiewicz
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Stanisław Mazanek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 22, 2023

Notable players

Season by season
Away game with Spójnia Stargard in the 2018–19 PLK 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
  1. Received a wild card to promote to the PLK.

Crest
Logo used from 2010 until 2017

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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