Start Lublin

Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin
Leagues	PLK
Founded	1953; 69 years ago (1953)
Arena	Globus
Capacity	5,000
Location	Lublin, Poland
President	Arkadiusz Pelczar
Head coach	Tane Spasew
Team captain	Mateusz Dziemba
Website	www.startlublin.pl
Home Away Third

Start Lublin, more commonly known as Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin because of sponsporship reasons, is a Polish basketball club based in Lublin. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since 2014.^[1] Its home arena is the Globus, which has places for 5,000 people. The basketball team is a part of MKS Start Lublin, which also holds chess and athletics sections.

History[]

MKS Start Lublin was founded in 1953, along with the basketball team. After seven years of existence, Start promoted to the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the national highest league. In the 1964–65 season, Start captured its first bronze medal. In 1978, Start was the first Polish club to sign an African-American played in Kent Washington. Washington was named PLK Most Valuable Player in 1980.

In the 2002–03 season, Start returned to the PLK after winning the First Division. After two years, the team relegated once again.

In the summer of 2014, Start Lublin received a wild card from the PLK because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.

Lublin had its most successful season in the 2019–20 PLK season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the season was ended, the team was in second place with a 17–5 record. As such, it qualified for a European competition for the first time in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.^[2]

Honours[]

Polish Basketball League

• Runners-up (1): 2019–20
• Bronze medal (3): 1964–65, 1978–79, 1979–80

Polish Basketball Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2022

Sponsorship names[]

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known by several names:

Season by season[]

The Globus, home arena of Start Lublin

Players[]

Current roster[]

Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. PG 0 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 C 1 Taylor, Jimmie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 PF 2 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 G/F 3  (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 G/F 6 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 G 7 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 F 10 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1991-09-19)19 September 1991 G/F 11 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 SF 12 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 F 18 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 C 19 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 SG 22 Wilson, Elijah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1995-05-14)14 May 1995 F 31 Kostrzewski, Mateusz 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1989-09-18)18 September 1989	Head coach Tane Spasew Assistant coach(es) Przemysław Łuszczewski Michał Sikora Athletic trainer(s) Hubert Śledziński Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: February 18, 2022

Individual awards[]

PLK Most Valuable Player

• Kent Washington – 1980

Notable players[]

• Chavaughn Lewis (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References[]

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