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Anwil Włocławek
Nickname	Rottweilery (The Rottweilers)
Leagues	Polish Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
History	Provide Włocławek 1990–1992 Nobiles Włocławek 1992–1999 Anwil Włocławek 1999–present
Arena	Hala Mistrzów
Capacity	4,200
Location	Włocławek, Poland
Team colors	Blue, White, Green
Main sponsor	Anwil S.A.
President	Łukasz Pszczółkowski
Head coach	Selçuk Ernak
Team captain	Kamil Łączyński
Ownership	Włocławek (67%) TKM Włocławek (33%)
Championships	3 Polish League 4 Polish Cups 3 Polish Supercups 1 FIBA Europe Cup 1 ENBL
Retired numbers	3 (10, 12, 33)
Website	kkwloclawek.pl
Home Away

Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.

The club has won the PLK championship three times, in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles. Anwil is the only Polish club in history to have won a European club competition, as they won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2023.

History

In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals. Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.

In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.

On 26 April 2023, Anwil won the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Cholet from France in the two-legged finals. They became the first Polish team to win a European club competition.

Evolution of the logo

The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Polish Basketball League

• Winners (3): 2003, 2018, 2019
• Runners-up (8): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010
• 3rd place (4): 1995, 2009, 2020, 2022
• Semifinals (6): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016

Polish Basketball Cup

• Winners (4): 1995, 1996, 2007, 2020
• Runners-up (3): 2004, 2011, 2017

Polish Basketball Supercup

• Winners (3): 2007, 2017, 2019
• Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European competitions

FIBA Europe Cup

• Champions (1): 2022–23

Saporta Cup:

• Semifinals (1): 2002
• Quarterfinals (1): 2001

Korać Cup:

• Quarterfinals (1): 2000

European North Basketball League:

• Winners (1): 2022

Season by season

1. Season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sponsorship naming

• Provide Włocławek (1991–1992)
• Nobiles Włocławek (1992–1996)
• Nobiles/Azoty Włocławek (1996–1997)
• Azoty/Nobiles Włocławek (1997)
• Anwil/Nobiles Włocławek (1997–1998)
• Nobiles/Anwil Włocławek (1998–1999)
• Anwil Włocławek (1999–present)

Home arenas

• Hala OSiR (1991–2001)
• Hala Mistrzów (2001–present)

Players

Retired numbers

Anwil Włocławek retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony Date
10		Andrzej Pluta	SG	2002–03, 2006–2011	20 September 2011
12		Igor Griszczuk	G	1991–2002	16 September 2002
33		Szymon Szewczyk	C	2017–2020, 2021-2022	24 September 2023

Current roster

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

Anwil Włocławek roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. PF 0 Funderburk, D. J. 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-04-12)12 April 1997 CG 1 Turner, Justin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 PG 6 Nelson, Luke 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 PF 7 Sulima, Krzysztof 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 PG 9 Łączyński, Kamil (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 PG 11 Łazarski, Bartosz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2007-07-25)25 July 2007 SG 13 Ślufiński, Antoni 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-06-29)29 June 2006 SF 14 Taylor, Ryan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 PF 18 Petrasek, Luke 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1995-08-17)17 August 1995 PF 19 Jackson Jr., Ronald 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 C 21 Ongenda, Nick 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 SG 23 Michalak, Michał 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-11-02)2 November 1993 SF 25 Szczepański, Olivier 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 SF 34 Gruszecki, Karol 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989	Head coach Selçuk Ernak Assistant coach(es) Marcin Woźniak Grzegorz Kożan Athletic trainer(s) Hubert Śledziński Physiotherapist(s) Wojciech Krawczak Team manager Filip Brylski Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: December 18, 2024

Depth chart

Notable players

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

• Zbigniew Białek
• Jerzy Binkowski
• Kamil Chanas
• Michał Chyliński
• Olek Czyż
• Przemysław Frasunkiewicz
• Michał Gabiński
• Jakub Garbacz
• Karol Gruszecki
• Michał Ignerski
• Łukasz Koszarek
• Adam Łapeta
• Kamil Łączyński
• Michał Michalak
• Jeff Nordgaard
• Luke Petrasek
• Andrzej Pluta
• Andrzej Pluta Jr.
• Hubert Radke
• Łukasz Seweryn
• Robert Skibniewski
• Michał Sokołowski
• Piotr Szczotka
• Szymon Szewczyk
• Krzysztof Szubarga
• Przemysław Zamojski
• Jarosław Zyskowski
• Igor Griszczuk
• Damir Krupalija
• Kalif Young
• Ivan Almeida
• Ante Delaš
• Alan Gregov
• Vladimir Krstić
• Davor Marcelić
• Igor Miličić
• Josip Sobin
• David Jelínek
• Tomáš Kyzlink
• Janari Jõesaar
• Quinton Hosley
• Konrad Wysocki
• Kavell Bigby-Williams
• Luke Nelson
• Kervin Bristol
• D'or Fischer
• Andrea Crosariol
• Dardan Berisha
• Shawn Jones
• Jānis Blūms
• Rolands Freimanis
• Gatis Jahovičs
• Raimonds Miglinieks
• Armands Šķēle
• Dainius Adomaitis
• Deividas Dulkys
• Gintaras Kadžiulis
• Tomas Pačėsas
• Donatas Zavackas
• Dušan Bocevski
• Vladimir Mihailović
• Mark Dickel
• Chamberlain Oguchi
• Kyndall Dykes
• Fedor Dmitriev
• Evgeni Kisurin
• Valery Likhodey
• Danilo Anđušić
• Nikola Jovanović
• Nikola Marković
• Žiga Dimec
• Goran Jagodnik
• Emmanuel Akot
• Amir Bell
• Joe Crispin
• Corsley Edwards
• Alton Ford
• Lorinza Harrington
• Otis Hill
• Kris Lang
• Ricky Ledo
• Malcolm Mackey
• Jonah Mathews
• Ed O'Bannon
• Luke Petrasek
• Victor Sanders
• Brent Scott
• Casey Shaw
• Chase Simon
• Malik Williams
• Sharone Wright
• Tony Wroten

Individual awards

^1 In the seasons 1999/2000 – 2002/2003, the best squads of Poles and foreigners were selected.

Head coaches

• Mirosław Noculak (1991–1992)
• Szczepan Waczyński (1992–1993)
• Wojciech Krajewski (1993–1996)
• Jacek Gembal (1996)
• Wojciech Kobielski (1996–1997)
• Rajko Toroman (1997)
• Wojciech Kobielski (1997)
• Eugeniusz Kijewski (1997–1999)
• Danijel Jusup (2000–2001)
• Wojciech Kobielski (2001)
• Stevan Tot (2001)
• Aleksandar Petrović (2001–2002)
• Andrej Urlep (2002–2006)
• David Dedek (2006)
• Aleš Pipan (2006–2008)
• Zmago Sagadin (2008)
• Igor Griszczuk (2008–2010)
• Krzysztof Szablowski (2010)
• Emir Mutapčić (2010–2012)
• Krzysztof Szablowski (2012)
• Dainius Adomaitis (2012)
• Milija Bogićević (2012–2014)
• Mariusz Niedbalski (2014)
• Predrag Krunić (2014–2015)
• Marcin Woźniak (2015)
• Igor Miličić (2015–2020)
• Dejan Mihevc (2020)
• Marcin Woźniak (2020–2021)
• Przemysław Frasunkiewicz (2021–2024)
• Selçuk Ernak (2024–present)

References

1. "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Polski koszykarzy 2017/2018" (in Polish). Eurosport.interia.pl. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. "KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
3. "Anwil Włocławek mistrzem Energa Basket Ligi!". Polska Liga Koszykówki. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
4. "Anwil Wloclawek claim FIBA Europe Cup title after exciting Finals battle". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Basketball teams in Poland
• Sport in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
• Włocławek
• Basketball teams established in 1991
• 1991 establishments in Poland