Twarde Pierniki Toruń
Polski Cukier 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 | Sebastian Machowski | ||
Team captain | Aleksander Perka | ||
Championships | 1 Polish Cup | ||
Website | twardepierniki | ||
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Twarde Pierniki Toruń, for sponsorship reasons named Polski Cukier Toruń, is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and Basketball Champions League.
The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018.
History
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]
Sponsorship names
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–present)
Honours
- 3rd place (1): 2017–18
- Winners (1): 2018
- Winners (1): 2018
Season by season
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 |
Players
Current roster
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Updated: February 5, 2020 |
Coaches
- 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–present
Individual awards
- 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
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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References
- ^ "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.