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Dziki Warsaw
Nickname	Dzikach ("Wild Boars")
League	PLK ENBL
Founded	2017; 7 years ago (2017)
History	Dziki Warsaw 2017–present
Arena	Hala Koło
Capacity	1,280
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Team colors	Grey, Dark blue, White
President	Michał Szolc
Head coach	Krzysztof Szablowski
Team captain	Grzegorz Grochowski
Championships	1 I Liga
Website	www.dziki.basketball
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Dziki Warszawa (in English: Dziki Warsaw) is a Polish men's basketball club, based in Warsaw. The team currently plays in the PLK, the Polish first division. The club was established in 2017 on the basis of another basketball club MKS Ochota Warszawa.

History

Dziki were founded quite recently, in 2017, on the basis of the 3rd league MKS MOS Ochota. In the first season in the 2nd league, the team fought to stay in the league. A year later, they advanced to the playoff phase, and in 2020, they took first place in the competition and gained promotion to the Suzuki 1st league.

The goal for the 2022–23 season was promotion to the Polish Basketball League. The team was built based on top league experience and led by a trusted coach Krzysztof Szablowski. In the play-off final they defeated Górnik Wałbrzych (3–0). This way Dziki earned the spot in the Polish Basketball League for the first time in their history.

Roster

Current roster

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

Dziki Warsaw roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 1 Andersson, Denzel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 PG 2 McGill, Rickey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997 SG 4 Szlachetka, Mateusz 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 25 – (1999-03-21)21 March 1999 SG 5 Aleksandrowicz, Michał 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 PG 7 Grochowski, Grzegorz (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 31 – (1993-03-15)15 March 1993 C 8 Bender, Maciej 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 27 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 G 10 Pamuła, Piotr 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 34 – (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 F 12 Mokros, Jarosław 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-01-21)21 January 1990 C 15 Bartosz, Mateusz 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 37 – (1987-03-29)29 March 1987 PF 19 McGlynn, Nick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 28 – (1996-10-06)6 October 1996 SF 21 Jõesaar, Janari 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 SF 55 Wesson, Andre 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-08-28)28 August 1997	Head coach Krzysztof Szablowski Assistant coach(es) Wojciech Rogowski Szymon Walczak Strength & conditioning coach(es) Rafal Piesio Physiotherapist(s) Piotr Stankiewicz Agnieszka Wiaderek Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 25, 2024

Honours

Domestic competitions

• I Liga
  • Winners (1): 2023

Season by season

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

1. O Dzikach

External links

• Official website

• Basketball teams in Poland
• 2017 establishments in Poland