Szolnoki Olajbányász

Szolnoki Olajbányász
Szolnoki Olajbányász
Nickname	Olaj
Leagues	NB I/A
Founded	1959; 63 years ago
History	List Alföldi Olajbányász ; 1959–1988 ; Szolnoki Olajbányász ; 1988–1993 ; Szolnoki Olaj KK ; 1993–2000; MOL Szolnok ; 2000–2004 ; Szolnoki Olaj KK ; 2004–2019 ; Szolnoki Olajbányász ; 2019–present;
Arena	Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Capacity	3,000
Location	Szolnok, Hungary
Team colors	Red, Black ;
Team manager	Tamas Csősz
Head coach	Gašper Potočnik
Championships	8 Hungarian Leagues ; 8 Hungarian Cups
Website	olajofficial.hu
Home	Away

Semifinal game against PVSK Pécs in 2007

Szolnoki Olajbányász is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of Olaj, which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League.

Established in 1959, it is one of the most successful teams in Hungarian basketball with eight Hungarian championships. Olaj has also won eight Hungarian Cup titles. The team's home arena is the Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok.

History[]

The club was founded in 1959,^[2] and it has since developed into one of the most successful basketball teams in Hungary. Olaj has won four Hungarian National Championships, four Hungarian Cups since 1989 (the year when they earned a spot in the Hungarian 1st division). The team is also famous for its fan's passionate support.

Former Szolnoki Olaj logo used until 2019

In 2012, the club played the EuroChallenge Final Four where they were beaten by Beşiktaş Milangaz. For the 2012–13 season, Szolnoki Olaj was invited to join the Adriatic League. In 2014 they won the Hungarian Basketball Cup once again.^[3] Szolnok made the EuroChallenge Final Four for the second time made in 2014, and ended on the 4th place once again, after losing to Triumph Lyubertsy and Royal Halı Gaziantep.

Team[]

Current roster[]

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

Szolnoki Olajbányász roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
F	2	Cummings, Markeith	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	33 – (1988-12-21)21 December 1988
SG	3		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	20 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001
SG	4	Čakarun, Marjan	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	31 – (1990-04-27)27 April 1990
SG	6		2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	21 – (2000-06-06)6 June 2000
SF	7		1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	23 – (1998-03-01)1 March 1998
SG	10	Kovács, Péter	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	32 – (1989-10-25)25 October 1989
F/C	11	Subotić, Bojan	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	31 – (1990-12-17)17 December 1990
F/C	12				19 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
PG	14	Solano, Gelvis	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	27 – (1994-06-01)1 June 1994
G	18	Badžim, Roko	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	24 – (1997-08-18)18 August 1997
PG	21		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	28 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993
PF	22		2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	27 – (1994-06-22)22 June 1994

Head coach

Gašper Potočnik

Assistant coach(es)

Gábor Szarvas

Physiotherapist(s)

Dániel Ecseki

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: November 18, 2021

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (8): 1990–91, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017��18
Runners-up (3): 1992–93, 1999–00, 2012–13
Third place (2): 1994–95, 1997–98

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (8): 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
Finalist (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016, 2017

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.

Márton Báder
Akos Keller
Greg Somogyi
Strahinja Milošević
Aaron Craft
Péter Lóránt
Justin Holiday

Season by season[]

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Magyar kupa	European competitions
2000–01	1	NB I/A	4th		3 Korać Cup	R32
2001–02	1	NB I/A	3rd	Champion
2002–03	1	NB I/A	8th
2003–04	1	NB I/A	10th
2004–05	1	NB I/A	6th
2005–06	1	NB I/A	8th
2006–07	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion
2007–08	1	NB I/A	4th
2008–09	1	NB I/A	7th
2009–10	1	NB I/A	4th
2010–11	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	RS
2011–12	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	4th
2012–13	1	NB I/A	2nd	Runner-up	3 EuroChallenge	L16
2013–14	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	4th
2014–15	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	2 Eurocup	RS
2015–16	1	NB I/A	1st	Runner-up	2 Eurocup	L32
2016–17	1	NB I/A	5th	Runner-up	3 Champions League	RS
2017–18	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2018–19	1	NB I/A	4th	Champion	3 Champions League	QR1
2018–19	1	NB I/A	4th	Champion	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2019–20	1	NB I/A	abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
	1	NB I/A	2nd		4 FIBA Europe Cup	R1

In European competition[]

Source: basketball.eurobasket.com

Participations in EuroCup: 2x
Participations in Champions League: 1x
Participations in FIBA Europe Cup: 3x
Participations in EuroChallenge: 4x
Participations in Korać Cup: 2x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate

1995–96	Korać Cup	First round	KK Cenex	(wo.)
1995–96	Korać Cup	Round of 64	Aris Moda Bagno	64-66	72-106	136–172

2000–01	Korać Cup	First round	Pogón Ruda Ślaska	110-68	70-95	180–163
		Round of 64	UKJ Sübe	82-68	87-87	169–155
		Round of 32 (Group F)	Viola Reggio Calabria	–	–	3rd
			Telit Trieste	–	–
				–	–

2010–11	EuroChallenge	Qualifying round	Keravnos	75-52	67-56	142–108
		Regular season (Group A)	Spartak Saint Petersburg	88–72	70–88	3rd
			Gravelines-Dunkerque	70–69	71–82
			Nizhny Novgorod	86–82	62–76

2011–12	EuroChallenge Fourth place	Qualifying round	Tampereen Pyrintö	68-57	69-77	137–134
		Regular season (Group H)	Artland Dragons	90–85	78–86	2nd
			Keravnos	81–93	91–82
			Pau-Lacq-Orthez	85–70	75–67
		Last 16 (Group J)	Élan Chalon	90–81	64–85	2nd
			Telekom Baskets Bonn	96–94	75–89
			Generali Okapi Aalstar	112–76	84–86
		Quarterfinal	Ventspils	2–1
		Semifinal (F4)	Beşiktaş Milangaz	60–64
		Third place (F4)	Triumph Lyubertsy	87–94

2012–13	EuroChallenge	Regular season (Group F)	Elba Timișoara	77–71	93–80	2nd
			EWE Baskets Oldenburg	67–85	70–87
			Lami-Véd Körmend	83–94	96–92
		Last 16 (Group J)	Paris-Levallois	74–80	71–93	3rd
			Gravelines-Dunkerque	75–71	78–82
			Hapoel Unet Holon	81–66	77–72

2013–14	EuroChallenge Fourth place	Regular season (Group H)	Tsmoki Minsk	69–68	68–76	2nd
			Rilski Sportist	73–66	78–76
			BC Mureș	68–76	85–72
		Last 16 (Group J)	Pallacanestro Reggiana	90–78	68–90	2nd
			Cholet Basket	65–48	85–70
			KK Krka	74–67	78–89
		Quarterfinal	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	2–1
		Semifinal (F4)	Triumph Lyubertsy	59–61
		Third place (F4)	Royal Halı Gaziantep	75–87

2014–15	EuroCup	Regular season (Group D)	Khimki	65–79	84–98	5th
			Beşiktaş Integral Forex	70–73	68–67
			Zenit Saint Petersburg	96–94	61–81
			VEF Rīga	96–84	61–71
			Union Olimpija	80–86	67–89

2015–16	EuroCup	Regular season (Group E)	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	85–67	67–76	4th
			Lietuvos rytas	65–89	99–98
			Zenit Saint Petersburg	75–84	64–89
			Avtodor Saratov	83–79	78–104
			PAOK	78–69	69–72
		Last 32 (Group N)	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	86–75	74–90	4th
			Galatasaray Odeabank	54–74	59–87
			CAI Zaragoza	70–80	60–88

2016–17	Champions League	Regular season (Group E)	AEK Athens	76–89	49–92	8th
			Partizan NIS	55–70	67–77
			Stelmet Zielona Góra	86–75	63–83
			Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	91–96	74–89
			Dinamo Sassari	73–72	88–97
			MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	81–91	56–99
			Proximus Spirou	74–79	87–92

2017–18	FIBA Europe Cup	Qual. Round 1	Trabzonspor Medical Park	108-98	68-77	176–175
		Qual. Round 2	Södertälje Kings	86-63	73-75	159–138
		Regular season (Group H)	Nizhny Novgorod	97–71	70–78	2nd
			Falco Vulcano	89–79	74–84
			Karpoš Sokoli	94–73	91–73
		Last 16 (Group K)	Bakken Bears	91–68	96–100	4th
			Tsmoki-Minsk	79–45	61–86
			Mornar Bar	89–92	68–73

2018–19	Champions League	Qual. Round 1	Red October Cantù	68-69	71-90	139–159
2018–19	FIBA Europe Cup
		Regular season (Group H)	Dinamo Sassari	87–74	94–98	1st
			Falco Vulcano	79–76	83–66
			Leicester Riders	82–79	84–81
		Last 16 (Group I)	s.Oliver Würzburg	83–92	71–118	4th
			Pınar Karşıyaka	70–74	95–102
			Z-Mobile Prishtina	89–76	76–81

2020–21	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season (Group C)	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	80–90	—	3rd
			Ironi Nes Ziona	73–90	—
			Sporting CP	78–67	—

References[]

^ "Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olaj KK Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "Az NBI-es szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olaj KK Official Website. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "Szolnok beat Sopron to clinch Hungarian Cup title". Eurobasket.com. 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

External links[]

Official website (in Hungarian)
Team profile at eurobasket.com
Team profile for 2017 Basketball Champions League

[1] "Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olaj KK Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[2] "Az NBI-es szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olaj KK Official Website. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[3] "Szolnok beat Sopron to clinch Hungarian Cup title". Eurobasket.com. 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

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