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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
Websitestalostrow.com

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.

The home arena of the team is the Arena Ostrów.

History

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.

A new era started in 2022 when previous assistant Andrzej Urban was promoted to head coach. The 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 mark and won its first Polish Supercup. By winning the 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

For most 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 cost 31 million PLN and was built by local company Bud-Rem.[4]

Players

Current roster

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 Estonia Rosenthal, Märt 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-03-15)15 March 1999
SG 1 United States Rolon, Tyquan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-03-07)7 March 1995
PG 2 Poland Smektała, Aleksander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2006-04-24)24 April 2006
G 3 Lithuania Juškevičius, Adas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-01-03)3 January 1989
SG 5 Poland Ratkowski, Nikodem 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-02-09)9 February 2006
SF 6 Poland Zębski, Mateusz 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-05-13)13 May 1992
G 8 United States Wojcik, Paxson 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-08-08)8 August 2000
F 9 Estonia Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
PF 11 Belgium Lambrecht, Tim 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-01-15)15 January 1998
PF 14 Poland Egner, Maximilian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-07-25)25 July 2002
SF 23 Poland Rutecki, Jacek 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2006-11-12)12 November 2006
SF 24 Poland Germany Brembly, David 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993
C 25 Poland Wójcik, Jan  2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-11-11)11 November 1999
C 41 Poland Parzeński, Jakub 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991
C 77 Poland Kulig, Damian (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Konrad Kaźmierczyk
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 30, 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jakub Parzeński Damian Kulig Jan Wójcik
PF Tim Lambrecht Siim-Sander Vene Maximilian Egner
SF Mateusz Zębski David Brembly Jacek Rutecki
SG Tyquan Rolon Märt Rosenthal Nikodem Ratkowski
PG Adas Juškevičius Paxson Wojcik Aleksander Smektała

Squad changes for the 2024–25 season

Honours

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

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

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

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

Individual awards

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)

Notable players

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.

Head coaches

References

  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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