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Spójnia Stargard
Leagues	PLK
Founded	September 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09)
Arena	Hala Miejska
Capacity	2,500
Location	Stargard, Poland
Main sponsor	PGE
President	Beata Radziszewska
Head coach	Andrej Urlep
Team captain	Paweł Kikowski
Championships	1 Polish Second League
Website	https://spojniastargard.com/
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Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently (as of 2022) playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball.

Spójnia hosts its games at the Hala Miejska.

History

Spójnia Stargard was founded in 1949 as multi-sport club. Its first chairman was Józef Tropaczyński [pl], former member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II and Lieutenant of the Anders' Army.

In the 1996–97 season, Spójnia for the first time in its history reached the finals of the Polish Basketball League, which it lost to Znicz Pruszków.

In May 2018, Spójnia promoted to the PLK after winning the I Liga championship as the team beat Sokół Łańcut 3–0 in the playoff finals. In its debut 2018–19 season, the team finished as 13th with a 9–21 record.

In the 2019 offseason, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna became main sponsor of the team which was re-named PGE Spójnia. In the 2020–21 season, Spójna reached the final of the 2021 Polish Basketball Cup. The team lost the final 86–73 to Zielona Góra in Lublin.

Honours

Polish Basketball League (Polish Championship)

• Runners-up (1): 1996–97

Polish Basketball Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2021

I Liga

• Champions (1): 2017–18

Players

Current roster

Spójnia Stargard roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 7 Kowalczyk, Sebastian 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 SG 8 Muhammad, Luther 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1999-06-17)17 June 1999 F 10 Martinez, Jayden 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 F/C 11 Langović, Aleksandar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 C 16 Slupinski, Dawid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 SF 21 Krużyński, Damian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-09-28)28 September 2003 F/C 25 Gordon, Wesley 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-07-14)14 July 1994 SF 31 Borowski, Kacper 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-05-02)2 May 1994 PG 32 Yehonatan, Yam 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-02-02)2 February 1999 PG 55 Cooper, Ta'Lon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-11-26)26 November 1999 G 86 Kikowski, Paweł (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986	Head coach Andrej Urlep Assistant coach(es) Maciej Raczyński Konrad Koziorowicz Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 9, 2024

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Notable players

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

• Rashid Atkins
• Anthony Hickey
• / Joe McNaull
• Shawn Respert
• Kelvin Upshaw
• Keith Williams

Notable coaches

• Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz
• Grzegorz Chodkiewicz

Crest

The club's crest depicts the medieval Gothic Stargard Mill Gate, one of the most distinctive historic landmarks of Stargard, and also contains the name of the club and the year of its foundation, i.e. 1949.

Arena

This multi-purpose indoor arena was opened in 1989. Basketball games can be watched by 2,500 spectators. Hala Miejska is part of a bigger complex which consists of hotel and restaurant.

References

1. "Spójnia Stargard w ekstraklasie! Feta z kibicami w Łańcucie [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]" (in Polish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. "EBL. PGE sponsorem tytularnym Spójni Stargard - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

• Basketball teams in Poland
• Basketball teams established in 1949
• Sport in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
• Stargard County
• 1949 establishments in Poland