Legia Warsaw (basketball)

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Legia Warsaw
Legia Warsaw logo
NicknameWojskowi ("Militarians"),
Legioniści ("Legionnaires", "Legionarries")
LeaguePLK
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded1929; 93 years ago (1929)
HistoryLegia Warsaw
1929–present
ArenaCos Torwar
Capacity5,000[1]
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Team colorsRed, White, Green and Black
       
PresidentRoman Podobas
Head coachWojciech Kamiński
Team captainŁukasz Koszarek
Championships7 Polish Championships
2 Polish Cups
1 I Liga
Websitelegiakosz.com
Departments of Legia Warsaw
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Legia 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 1929 as the basketball section of the military multi-sport club of Legia Warsaw. Legia became the leading team in Polish basketball in the 1950s and 1960s with seven national championships and two national cups.

In 2017, Legia was promoted to the PLK after being absent for 14 years.[2]

Players[]

Current roster[]

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

Legia Warsaw roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0 Poland 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2001-05-22)22 May 2001
SG 2 Poland 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (2001-02-03)3 February 2001
SG 3 United States Johnson, Robert 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1995-05-27)27 May 1995
G 4 Poland 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2003-11-03)3 November 2003
G 5 United States Abdur-Rahkman, Muhammad-Ali 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1994-09-01)1 September 1994
F 11 Croatia 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1988-06-24)24 June 1988
F/C 12 Poland 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2003-06-08)8 June 2003
PG 13 Serbia 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1996-08-29)29 August 1996
G/F 14 Poland 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1996-04-04)4 April 1996
G/F 18 United States Cowels, Raymond 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1990-11-18)18 November 1990
PF 31 Poland 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
C 43 Poland 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2003-08-14)14 August 2003
C 50 United States Kemp, Adam 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990
PG 55 Poland Koszarek, Łukasz (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 38 – (1984-01-12)12 January 1984
F/C 91 Poland 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Marek Zapałowski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 28, 2022

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Adam Kemp
PF
SF Raymond Cowels
SG Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman
PG Łukasz Koszarek

Honours[]

Total titles: 9

Domestic competitions[]

  • Polish Championship:
    • Winners (7): 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969
  • Polish Cup:
    • Winners (2): 1968, 1970
  • I Liga
    • Winners (1): 2017

Season by season[]

Season Tier League Pos. Record Polish Cup
2011–12 4 3 Liga 1st
2012–13 3 2 Liga 3rd
2013–14 3 2 Liga 1st
2014–15 2 I Liga 4th
2015–16 2 I Liga 2nd
2016–17 2 I Liga 1st
2017–18 1 PLK 16th
5–27
 Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 PLK 8th
2019–20 1 PLK 15th

International record[]

Season Achievement Notes
Euroleague
1958 Quarter-finals eliminated by Rīgas ASK, 59-93 (L) in Riga and 63-61 (W) in Warsaw
1960–61 Quarter-finals eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 72-98 (L) in Warsaw and 73-85 (L) in Moscow
1961–62 Quarter-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 73-62 (W) in Warsaw and 71-100 (L) in Madrid
1963–64 Quarter-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 90-102 (L) in Warsaw and 86-92 (L) in Madrid
Saporta Cup
1968–69 Quarter-finals eliminated by Slavia Prague, 82-113 (L) in Prague and 80-91 (L) in Warsaw
1970–71 Quarter-finals eliminated by Fides Napoli, 75-84 (L) in Warsaw and 73-96 (L) in Napoli

Notable Players[]

Notable players[]

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[]

  1. ^ "Legia Warszawa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki". Eurosport.onet.pl. 2017-05-20.

External links[]

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