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 coachMaroš Kováčik
Team captainFilip Put
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 0 Poland Wilk, Patryk 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997
SG 1 Poland Busz, Aleksander 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2004-05-27)27 May 2004
SG 2 Poland Domżoł, Michał 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-05-08)8 May 2004
PG 3 Poland Maciejak, Norbert 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2002-08-18)18 August 2002
G/F 4 Poland Szlachetka, Mateusz 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1999-03-21)21 March 1999
G 5 Poland Krzych, Igor 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2003-04-14)14 April 2003
G/F 6 United States Ferguson, Terrance 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
PG 8 Poland Ryżek, Szymon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1997-11-20)20 November 1997
PF 14 Croatia Škifić, Jure 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1988-07-24)24 July 1988
PF 21 Poland Put, Filip (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993
PG 22 United States Rowland, E. J. 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 39 – (1983-05-18)18 May 1983
G/F 23 United States Richardson, Malachi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1996-01-05)5 January 1996
SF 28 Poland Skrzypczyk, Kamil 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2004-02-28)28 February 2004
PF 33 United States Murphy, Kamari 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1993-12-14)14 December 1993
F/C 35 Poland Palmowski, Tomasz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
Head coach
  • Slovakia Maroš Kováčik
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Stanisław Mazanek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 17, 2022

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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