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Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

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Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since its promotion back in 2015. The club won the Polish national championship in 2021 and the Polish Cup in 2019 and 2022. Since then, Stal has also been active at the European stage in the Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup.

Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski logo
LeaguesPLK
Founded1947; 77 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 coachAndrzej Urban
Team captainDamian Kulig
OwnershipPaweł Matuszewski
Marcin Napierała
Championships1 Polish League
2 Polish Cups
1 Polish Supercup
1 ENBL
Websitebmslamstal.pl

The home arena of the team is the Arena Ostrów.

History

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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.

 
Stal team in 2019

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.

New era started in 2022 when previous assistant Andrzej Urban was promoted the head coach. Team management reoriented its roster composition philosophy, focusing more on European foreigners. With players like Aigars Šķēle, Ojārs Siliņš and Nemanja Đurišić Stal hit the bullz-eye, winning its first Polish Supercup. By winning European North Basketball League, Stal won its first international title. Urban's debut season ended with bronze in the Polish league. Before his second season with the team, Latvian international Šķēle became the first ever current state Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski player in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Arenas

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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

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Polish Basketball League
Polish Basketball Cup
Polish Basketball Supercup
  • Winners (1): 2022
  • Runners-up (2): 2019, 2021
FIBA Europe Cup
European North Basketball League

Sponsorship names

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The team has also been known as:

  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2012–2013)
  • Intermarché Bricomarché (2013–2015)[5]
  • BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2015–2024)
  • Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2024–present)

Season by season

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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
2021–22 5th Champions 3 Champions League RS 1–5
2022–23 3rd Quarter-finalist European North Basketball League 1st 8–3
2023–24 3rd
Runner-up

European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup QR1   Bnei Herzliya 65–64 74-84  
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup RS   Szolnoki Olaj 90-80
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup RS   Sporting 85-83
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup RS   Ironi Ness Ziona 93-86
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup RO16   Heroes Den Bosch 92-83
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup QF   Belfius Mons-Hainaut 73-66
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup SF   CSM Oradea 77-66
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup Final   Ironi Ness Ziona 74-82  
2021–22 FIBA BCL RS   Baxi Manresa 75-88 76-81
2021–22 FIBA BCL RS   Pinar Karşıyaka 69-86 77-80
2021–22 FIBA BCL RS   Hapoel Jerusalem 76-65 76-83  
2022-23 ENBL RS   Ironi Ness Ziona 92-76
2022-23 ENBL RS   King Szczecin 56-72
2022-23 ENBL RS   Basket Brno 80-59
2022-23 ENBL RS   Valmiera Glass VIA 94-71
2022-23 ENBL RS   Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 84-65
2022-23 ENBL RS   BC Wolves 75-85
2022-23 ENBL QF   Zielona Góra 101-80 94-97
2022-23 ENBL SF   Start Lublin 86-74
2022-23 ENBL Final   BC Wolves 70-66

Players

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Current roster

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

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 0   Rosenthal, Märt 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-03-15)15 March 1999
SG 1   Rolon, Tyquan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-03-07)7 March 1995
SF 6   Zębski, Mateusz 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-05-13)13 May 1992
G 8   Wojcik, Paxson 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-08-08)8 August 2000
F 9   Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
PF 11   Lambrecht, Tim 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-01-15)15 January 1998
PF 14   Egner, Maximilian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-07-25)25 July 2002
SG 24   Brembly, David 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993
C 25   Wójcik, Jan  2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-11-11)11 November 1999
C 77   Kulig, Damian (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987
C   Parzeński, Jakub 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 32 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Konrad Kaźmierczyk
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: November 21, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Damian Kulig Jan Wójcik
PF Tim Lambrecht Maximilian Egner
SF Mateusz Zębski
SG Tyquan Rolon David Brembly
PG Märt Rosenthal

Squad changes for the 2024–25 season

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Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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

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Award Players
PLK Most Valuable Player Shawn King (2017)
Polish Basketball Cup MVP Mateusz Kostrzewski (2019)
PLK Finals MVP Jakub Garbacz (2021)
European North Basketball League Finals MVP Damian Kulig (2023)

References

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  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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