Twarde Pierniki Toruń
Twarde Pierniki Toruń | |||
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Leagues | PLK | ||
Founded | 2004 | ||
History | Twarde Pierniki Toruń (2004–present) | ||
Arena | Arena Toruń | ||
Capacity | 6,284[1] | ||
Location | Toruń, Poland | ||
Head coach | Cédric Heitz | ||
Team captain | Aaron Cel | ||
Championships | 1 Polish Cup | ||
Website | twardepierniki | ||
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Twarde Pierniki Toruń is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018. Currently team play under name Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń due to sponsorship commitments.
History
[edit]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]
Team also starts next season with winning the Polish Basketball Supercup. Another time Karol Gruszecki was named Most Valuable Player of the final match. [3]
Sponsorship names
[edit]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 (2014–2021)
- Arriva Twarde Pierniki Toruń (2023)
- Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń (2023-present)
Honours
[edit]- 3rd place (1): 2017–18
- Winners (1): 2018
- Winners (1): 2018
Season by season
[edit]Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Polish Cup | European competitions | |
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2004–05 | 4 | 3 Liga | ||||
2005–06 | 3 | 2 Liga | 4th | |||
2006–07 | 3 | 2 Liga | 4th | |||
2007–08 | 3 | 2 Liga | 3rd | |||
2008–09 | 3 | 2 Liga | 5th | |||
2009–10 | 3 | 2 Liga | 7th | |||
2010–11 | 3 | 2 Liga | 1st | |||
2011–12 | 2 | 1 Liga | 9th | |||
2012–13 | 2 | 1 Liga | 4th | |||
2013–14 | 2 | 1 Liga | 1st | |||
2014–15 | 1 | PLK | 9th | |||
2015–16 | 1 | PLK | 5th | Quarterfinalist | ||
2016–17 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | ||
2017–18 | 1 | PLK | 3rd | Champion | ||
2018–19 | 1 | PLK | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | Champions League | QR3 |
2019–20 | 1 | PLK | 5th | Runner-up | Champions League | RS |
2020–21 | 1 | PLK | 10th | |||
2021–22 | 1 | PLK | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||
2022–23 | 1 | PLK | 15th | |||
2023–24 | 1 | PLK | 12th | Quarterfinalist |
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: August 16, 2024 |
Coaches
[edit]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: 2020–2021
Ivica Skelin: 2021–2022
Miloš Mitrović: 2022–2023
Cédric Heitz: 2023
Srđan Subotić: 2023-present
Individual awards
[edit]- Karol Gruszecki – 2018
- Karol Gruszecki – 2018
- Krzysztof Sulima – 2017
- Dejan Mihevc – 2018
- Tomasz Wojdyła – 2014
- Danny Gibson – 2016
- Maksym Korniyenko – 2016
- Aaron Cel – 2018, 2019
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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References
[edit]- ^ "Twarde Pierniki Torun". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ^ "Polski Cukier Toruń zdobywa Puchar Polski". Sport.pl. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/779866/lotto-superpuchar-polski-polski-cukier-torun-nie-do-zdarcia%7Ctitle=Lotto Superpuchar Polski: Polski Cukier Toruń nie do zdarcia!|date=29 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|publisher=SportoweFakty.pl