Śląsk Wrocław (basketball)

WKS Śląsk Wrocław is a Polish basketball club, based in Wrocław. The home court is Hala Orbita. Since being founded in 1947 Śląsk Wrocław has been the most decorated and most recognizable Polish basketball club. The team has won the Polish league championships 17 times so far. Most recognized period of Śląsk's history is the "Great Śląsk Era" when the team won five championship titles in a row (1998-2002). Most of those successes where achieved with coach Andrej Urlep. The notable players playing for Śląsk Wrocław over the years were: Mieczysław Łopatka (1960s), Edward Jurkiewicz (1970s and 1980s), Jerzy Binkowski (1980s, 1990s), Dariusz Zelig (1980s, 1990s), Maciej Zieliński (1980s, 1990s, 2000s), Adam Wójcik and Dominik Tomczyk. In 2008 the club has gone into serious financial difficulties, which resulted in withdrawing the team from Polish Basketball League. After years of rebuilding attempts, the club is now back playing in the Polish Basketball League top division.

WKS Śląsk Wrocław
Founded1947 (1947)
HistoryŚląsk Wrocław
(1947–present)
ArenaHala Orbita
Capacity3,000
LocationWrocław, Poland
Team colorsGreen, White, Red
     
Championships17 Polish Championships
14 Polish Cups
2 Polish Supercups
Websitewks-slask.eu

Season by season (since 2000)
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions
2000–01 1 PLK Champion 1 SuproLeague
T16
7-11
2001–02 1 PLK Champion 1 Euroleague
RS
4–10
2002–03 1 PLK 3nd 1 Euroleague
RS
5–9
2003–04 1 PLK 2nd Winner 1 Euroleague
RS
6–8
2004–05 1 PLK 5th Winner 2 ULEB Cup
EF
6–6
2005–06 1 PLK 5th 3 FIBA EuroCup
T16
6–6
2006–07 1 PLK 3rd
2007–08 1 PLK 3rd[lower-alpha 1] Runner-up
2008–09 3 II Liga 11th
2009–10 3 II Liga 12th
2010–11 3 II Liga 12th
2011–12 3 II Liga 1st
2012–13 2 I Liga 1st
2013–14 1 PLK 9th Winner
2014–15 1 PLK 5th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 PLK 14th[lower-alpha 2] 3 FIBA Europe Cup
R32
4–8
2016–17 3 II Liga 1st
2017–18 2 I Liga 9th
2018–19 2 I Liga 2nd
2019–20 1 PLK 7th[lower-alpha 3]
  1. Withdrew from the PLK after bankruptcy.
  2. Withdrew from the PLK due to financial problems.
  3. Season shortened due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Players
Hala Orbita

Current roster

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

Śląsk Wrocław roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SG 2 Gibson, Kyle 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1987-05-22)22 May 1987
SF 3 Stewart, Elijah 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995
PF 6 McCauley, Ben 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986
PG 7 Gordon, Kacper 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2002-05-06)6 May 2002
F/C 10 Wójcik, Jan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (1999-11-11)11 November 1999
F/C 11 Dziewa, Aleksander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1997-11-06)6 November 1997
C 12 Walski, Szymon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2000-03-27)27 March 2000
G 13 Jovanović, Strahinja 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (1996-08-29)29 August 1996
SF 14 Kozłowski, Igor 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2001-03-16)16 March 2001
PF 15 Gabiński, Michał (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1987-02-11)11 February 1987
C 18 Tomczak, Szymon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1998-01-17)17 January 1998
F 21 Zagórski, Maksymilian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1999-05-13)13 May 1999
F 22 Żeleźniak, Tomasz 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (1998-04-15)15 April 1998
SG 24 Marchewka, Kacper 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
F 27 Ramljak, Ivan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1990-08-09)9 August 1990
C Rompa, Sebastian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001
Head coach
  • Oliver Vidin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marcin Grygowicz
  • Maciej Maciejewski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 12, 2021

Retired numbers
Śląsk Wrocław retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
9Maciej ZielińskiF1987–1992, 1995–2006

Notable players

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

Achievements
  • Polish League (17):
    • Winner (17): 1965, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    • Runners-up (6): 1963, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1989, 2004
    • Third place (14): 1960, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2008
  • 1 Liga (1):
    • Winner (1): 2012–13
  • Polish Cup (14):
    • 1957, 1959, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014
  • Polish Supercup (2):
    • 1999, 2000

See also
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