Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since its promotion back in 2015. The club won the Polish national championship in 2021 and the Polish Cup in 2019 and 2022. Since then, Stal has also been active at the European stage in the Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup.

BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski logo
LeaguesPLK
ENBL
Founded1947 (1947)
ArenaArena Ostrów
Capacity3,086
LocationOstrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Team colorsBlue, Gold, White
     
Main sponsorArged
BM Slam
Miasto Ostrów Wielkopolski
PresidentBartosz Karasiński
Vice-president(s)Grzegorz Ardeli
Head coachAndrzej Urban
Team captainDamian Kulig
OwnershipPaweł Matuszewski
Marcin Napierała
Championships1 Polish League
2 Polish Cups
1 Polish Supercup
1 ENBL
Websitebmslamstal.pl

The home arena of the team is the Arena Ostrów.

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.

Stal team in 2019

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.

In the 2020–21 season, Stal played in the FIBA Europe Cup and reached the Final Four of the tournament. It reached the finals were it lost to Israeli club Ironi Ness Ziona. Later that season, Stal won the finals of the 2020–21 PLK season, winning its first Polish championship in club history.[2] Guard Jakub Garbacz was named the PLK Finals MVP.

Arenas

In the majority of its existence, the team played in the Hala Sportowa Stal, which had a capacity of 1,800 people. Since 2020, the club plays its home games in the Arena Ostrów, which has capacity for 3,000 people.[3] The arena costed 31 million zł and was built by local company Bud-Rem.[4]

Honours
Polish Basketball League
Polish Basketball Cup
Polish Basketball Supercup
  • Winners (1): 2022
  • Runners-up (2): 2019, 2021
FIBA Europe Cup
European North Basketball League

Sponsorship names

The team has also been known as:

  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2012–2013)
  • Intermarché Bricomarché (2013–2015)[5]
  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2015–present)

Season by season
Fans of Stal in 2019
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions
2011–12 3II Liga 2nd
2012–13 2I Liga 9th
2013–14 9th
2014–15 1st
2015–16 1PLK 13th
2016–17 3rd
2017–18 2nd 4 FIBA Europe CupQR11–1
2018–19 5th Champions
2019–20 9th
2020–21 1st Semi-finalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRU6–1
2021–22 5th Champions 3 Champions LeagueRS1–5
2022–23 3rd Quarter-finalist European North Basketball League1st8–3

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

Players

Current roster

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

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 0 Lithuania Mikalauskas, Arūnas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997
G 2 Poland Rozpedowski, Krysztof 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2005-01-08)8 January 2005
PG 3 United States Chatman, Rodney 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1998-08-24)24 August 1998
F 4 Poland Sewioł, Wiktor 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997
G 5 Poland Banasiak, Maksymilian 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2006-01-05)5 January 2006
G 6 Germany Brembly, David 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993
C 7 Poland Sulima, Krzysztof 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990
SG 8 Poland Chyliński, Michał 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 37 – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986
G 11 Poland Załucki, Aleksander 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-07-25)25 July 1998
G 14 Poland Rachwalski, Bartosz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-06-16)16 June 2004
F 15 Latvia Siliņš, Ojārs 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1993-07-20)20 July 1993
G 21 Latvia Šķēle, Aigars 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
G 23 Poland Rutecki, Jacek 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 16 – (2006-11-12)12 November 2006
PF 42 Montenegro Đurišić, Nemanja 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1992-02-23)23 February 1992
C 77 Poland Kulig, Damian (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Konrad Kaźmierczyk
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 23, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Damian Kulig Krzysztof Sulima
PF Ojārs Siliņš Nemanja Đurišić Wiktor Sewioł
SF David Brembly Arūnas Mikalauskas Krysztof Rozpedowski
SG Michał Chyliński Aleksander Załucki Bartosz Rachwalski
PG Rodney Chatman Aigars Šķēle

Squad changes for the 2023–24 season

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.

Individual awards
Award Players
PLK Most Valuable Player Shawn King (2017)
Polish Basketball Cup MVP Mateusz Kostrzewski (2019)
PLK Finals MVP Jakub Garbacz (2021)
European North Basketball League Finals MVP Damian Kulig (2023)

References
  1. "Suzuki Puchar Polski dla Arged BMSlam Stali!". Koszykówka - Polska Liga Koszykówki. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. "Wyborcza.pl". poznan.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "Arena Ostrów , Ostrów Wielkopolski". konferencje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. Szczepaniak, Paulina (10 November 2020). "Arena Ostrów. Jakie możliwości daje pierwsza w mieście hala? [WIDEO]". wlkp24.info (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. Team profile – Eurobasket.com
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