Arka Gdynia (women's basketball)

Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional women's basketball club based in Gdynia. With 13 Polish Championships and 10 Polish Cups won (as of 2022), it is one of the country's most accomplished women's basketball clubs. It plays in the Energa Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest division in Poland.[1]

Gdynia Arena, home venue of Arka Gdynia
Arka Gdynia
LeagueEnerga Basket Liga Kobiet
Founded1946
ArenaGdynia Arena
(capacity: 4,010)
LocationGdynia, Poland
Team colorsYellow and Blue
   
PresidentPoland Bogusław Witkowski
Head coachLatvia Gundars Vētra

History

It was founded in 1946 in the city of Gdańsk as Spójnia Gdańsk. In 1992 the club moved from Gdańsk to Gdynia and changed the name to Bałtyk Gdynia. Then it changed its name several times. From 2001 till 2010 the name of the club was Lotos Gdynia after its titular sponsor Grupa Lotos S.A. Since 2014 the name was Basket 90 Gdynia and from 2018 the club is called Arka Gdynia.

Titles

  • EuroLeague Women:
    • 2nd place (2): 2002, 2004
  • Polish Championship (13): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2021
  • Polish Cup (10): 1970, 1980, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021

Current roster

Arka Gdynia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 1 Australia Kunek, Alice 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991
PG 3 Slovakia Slamová, Angelika 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-06-19)19 June 1994
PG 7 Poland Szymkiewicz, Magdalena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002
SG 9 Poland Podgórna, Kamila 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996
SF 11 Poland Morawiec, Aldona 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992
PF 15 Greece Spanou, Artemis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993
C 21 Lithuania Miškinienė, Laura 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1992-10-28)28 October 1992
PF/C 22 Poland Rembiszewska, Amalia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996
SG 23 United States Kastanek, Marissa Lee 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 33 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990
C 26 Germany Greinacher, Sonja 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1992-07-01)1 July 1992
PG 41 Slovakia Bálintová, Barbora 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 28 – (1994-12-15)15 December 1994
C 55 Poland Grymek, Joanna 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-07-24)24 July 1996
Head coach
  • Latvia Gundars Vētra

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 2020-10-25

Notable former players

References

  1. Profile in eurobasket.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.