MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (basketball)

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MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza logo
LeaguesPLK
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
ArenaHala Centrum
Capacity2,944
LocationDąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Team colorsRed, White, Navy
     
Head coachBoris Balibrea
Team captainJarosław Mokros
Websitewww.mksdabrowa.pl

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza is a Polish professional basketball team based in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The team currently plays in the PLK since 2014.

History[edit]

The basketball section of MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza was found in 1992. In 2003, the club started acting on the national third level.[1] It played for several years in the 2 Liga, until the team won the championship in 2007–08 and was promoted.

The team remained in the 1 Liga for the next 6 seasons. In 2009–10 the team was close to promotion to the PLK but failed to beat Siarka Tarnobrzeg.

MKS was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.[2]

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

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

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
G 3 United States Cabbil, Lovell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-01-13)13 January 1997
G/F 4 Poland Piechowicz, Marcin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993
G/F 7 Spain Garcia, Marc 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-03-07)7 March 1996
SG 8 Poland Ryżek, Szymon  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-11-20)20 November 1997
G/F 9 Poland Wilczek, Dominik  1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-07-16)16 July 1999
SG 11 United States Persons, Tayler  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1995-08-31)31 August 1995
F/C 16 Poland Słupiński, Dawid  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992
PF 17 Poland Kucharek, Maciej 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-07-20)20 July 1993
C 20 Poland Wojciechowski, Jakub  2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-01-02)2 January 2003
PF 23 United States Williams, Xeyrius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-05-26)26 May 1997
F/C 32 Chile Carvacho, Nicolas  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997
PG 34 Poland Konaszuk, Santiago  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999
Head coach
  • Spain Boris Balibrea
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 9, 2024

Honours[edit]

Season by season[edit]

Season Tier League Pos Polish Cup European competitions
2010–11 2 1 Liga 3rd
2011–12 2 1 Liga 4th
2012–13 2 1 Liga 2nd
2013–14 2 1 Liga 5th
2014–15 1 PLK 11th
2015–16 1 PLK 10th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 PLK 6th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 PLK 6th Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 PLK 6th Semifinalist
2019–20 1 PLK 15th
2020–21 1 PLK 9th
2021–22 1 PLK 14th
2022–23 1 PLK 11th R Alpe Adria Cup C
2023–24 1 PLK R Alpe Adria Cup C

Notable players[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Historia".
  2. ^ "MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza z zaproszeniem do gry w TBL i pierwszymi umowami". 18 June 2014.
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