Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

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BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski logo
LeaguesPLK
Founded1947; 75 years ago (1947)
ArenaArena Ostrów
Capacity3,086
LocationOstrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Team colorsBlue, Gold, White
     
Main sponsorArged
BM Slam
Miasto Ostrów Wielkopolski
PresidentBartosz Karasiński
Vice-president(s)Grzegorz Ardeli
Head coachIgor Miličić
Team captainJames Florence
OwnershipPaweł Matuszewski
Marcin Napierała
Championships1 Polish League
1 Polish Cup
Websitebmslamstal.pl

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the PLK. The club won the Polish national championship in 2021.

History[]

The original, non-sponsored club logo

In 2015, Stal promoted from the second-tier I Liga to the PLK. In its first season, the team finished 13th in the standings with a 12–20 record. In the 2016–17 season, Stal had a historic season as the team reached the semi-finals of the PLK after defeating MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 3–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, Stal lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra but won the third place series against Energa Czarni Słupsk.

In the 2017–18 season, Stal had an even more successful season as the team reached the PLK finals for the first time after defeating Polski Cukier Toruń. In the Finals, the team lost to Anwil Włocławek, 2–4.

In 2019, Stal won the Polish Basketball Cup after defeating Arka Gdynia 77–74 in the final.[1] It was the first ever trophy for the club.

In the 2020–21 season, Stal played in the FIBA Europe Cup and reached the Final Four of the tournament. It reached the finals were it lost to Israeli club Ironi Ness Ziona. Later that season, Stal won the finals of the 2020–21 PLK season, winning its first Polish championship in club history.[2] Guard Jakub Garbacz was named the PLK Finals MVP.

Arenas[]

In the majority of its existence, the team played in the Hala Sportowa Stal, which had a capacity of 1,800 people. Since 2020, the club plays its home games in the Arena Ostrów, which has capacity for 3,000 people.[3] The arena costed 31 million zł and was built by local company Bud-Rem.[4]

Honours[]

Polish Basketball League
  • Winners (1): 2020-21
Polish Basketball Cup
FIBA Europe Cup

Sponsorship names[]

The team has also been known as:

  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2012–2013)
  • Intermarché Bricomarché (2013–2015)[5]
  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2015–present)

Season by season[]

Fans of Stal in 2019
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup European competitions
2011–12 3 II Liga 2nd
2012–13 2 I Liga 9th
2013–14 9th
2014–15 1st
2015–16 1 PLK 13th
2016–17 3rd
2017–18 2nd 4 FIBA Europe Cup QR1 1–1
2018–19 5th Champions
2019–20 9th
2020–21 1st Semi-finalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup RU 6–1

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup QR1 Israel Bnei Herzliya 65–64 84–74 Symbol delete vote.svg

Players[]

Current roster[]

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

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PG 0 United States Florence, James 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1988-05-31)31 May 1988
SG 1 United States Palmer Jr., James 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996
SG 2 United States Drechsel, Trey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1996-07-27)27 July 1996
PG 3 United States Simmons, Kobi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1997-07-04)4 July 1997
F/C 5 Sweden 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1996-09-21)21 September 1996
G 7 Poland 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1998-07-25)25 July 1998
PF 8 United States Young, Michael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1994-09-05)5 September 1994
PG 10 Poland 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1996-01-18)18 January 1996
SG 11 Poland 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1988-05-17)17 May 1988
F 12 Poland  (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1990-01-21)21 January 1990
C 18 Poland 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 32 – (1990-01-09)9 January 1990
SG 30 Poland Garbacz, Jakub 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994
C 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (1996-04-08)8 April 1996
G 55 Poland 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2002-06-18)18 June 2002
C 77 Poland Kulig, Damian 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987
Head coach
  • Croatia Igor Milicić
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Andrzej Urban
  • Poland Konrad Kaźmierczyk
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 2, 2022

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.

Individual awards[]

Award Players
PLK Most Valuable Player Shawn King (2017)
Polish Basketball Cup MVP Mateusz Kostrzewski (2019)
PLK Finals MVP Jakub Garbacz (2021)

References[]

  1. ^ "Suzuki Puchar Polski dla Arged BMSlam Stali!". Koszykówka - Polska Liga Koszykówki. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". poznan.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Arena Ostrów , Ostrów Wielkopolski". konferencje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Szczepaniak, Paulina (10 November 2020). "Arena Ostrów. Jakie możliwości daje pierwsza w mieście hala? [WIDEO]". wlkp24.info (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ Team profile – Eurobasket.com
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