Twarde Pierniki Toruń

Twarde Pierniki Toruń, for sponsorship reasons named Polski Cukier Toruń, is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and Basketball Champions League.

Polski Cukier Toruń
LeaguesPLK
Founded2004 (2004)
HistoryTwarde Pierniki Toruń
(2004–present)
ArenaArena Toruń
Capacity6,284[1]
LocationToruń, Poland
Head coachSebastian Machowski
Team captainAleksander Perka
Championships1 Polish Cup
Websitetwardepierniki.pl

The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018.

History

Twarde Pierniki was founded in 2004. Toruń was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams. In the 2016–17 season, Toruń had its best season in club history and reached the PLK Finals. Here it lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra which meant the team ended in second place.

Toruń won its first trophy in on 19 February 2018, when it beat Zielona Góra 88–80 in the final of the Polish Cup, behind Karol Gruszecki who was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[2]

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:

  • MMKS VIII LO SIDEn Toruń (2004–2005)
  • SIDEn MMKS VIII LO Toruń (2005–2011)
  • SIDEn Polski Cukier Toruń (2011–2014)
  • Polski Cukier Toruń (2014–present)

Honours
Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
3rd place (1): 2017–18
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2018

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions
2004–05 43 Liga
2005–06 32 Liga4th
2006–07 32 Liga4th
2007–08 32 Liga3rd
2008–09 32 Liga5th
2009–10 32 Liga7th
2010–11 32 Liga1st
2011–12 21 Liga9th
2012–13 21 Liga4th
2013–14 21 Liga1st
2014–15 1PLK9th
2015–16 1PLK5th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1PLK2nd Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1PLK3rd Champion
2018–19 1PLK2nd Quarterfinalist Champions LeagueQR3
2019–20 1PLK5th Runner-up Champions LeagueRS

Players

Current roster

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

Polski Cukier Toruń roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 0 Wieluński, Marcin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF 1 Grochowski, Ignacy 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SG 4 Jackson, Donovan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 5 Cel, Aaron 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 6 Samsonowicz, Michał 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
SF 7 Ciemiński, Jakub 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 8 Kondraciuk, Jakub 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 11 Trotter, Obie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
SF 21 Diduszko, Bartosz 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 32 Woods, Keyshawn 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 15 Bragg Jr., Carlton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
PF 43 Perka, Aleksander (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 77 Kulig, Damian 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Jarosław Zawadka
Assistant coach(es)
  • Michał Dukowicz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 16, 2020

Coaches
  • Marek Ziółkowski
  • Grzegorz Sowiński: 2008–2011, 2013–2014
  • Jarosław Zyskowski: 2011–2012
  • Eugeniusz Kijewski: 2012–2013
  • Milija Bogicević: 2014–2015
  • Jacek Winnicki: 2015–2017
  • Dejan Mihevc: 2017–2019
  • Sebastian Machowski: 2019–2020
  • Jaroslaw Zawadka: 2020–present

Individual awards

Polish Cup MVP

Polish Supercup MVP

PLK Most Improved Player

  • Krzysztof Sulima – 2017

PLK Best Coach

All-1 Liga Team

  • Tomasz Wojdyła – 2014

All-PLK Team

Notable players

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

References
  1. "Twarde Pierniki Torun". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  2. "Polski Cukier Toruń zdobywa Puchar Polski". Sport.pl. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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