Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin
Leagues	PLK ENBL
Founded	1953 (1953)
Arena	Globus
Capacity	5,000
Location	Lublin, Poland
President	Arkadiusz Pelczar
Head coach	Artur Gronek
Team captain	Mateusz Dziemba
Website	www.startlublin.pl
Home Away Third

Start Lublin, officially Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin for sponsporship reasons, is a Polish basketball club based in Lublin. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since 2014.^[1] Its home arena is the Globus, which has places for 5,000 people. The basketball team is a part of MKS Start Lublin, which also holds chess and athletics sections.

History

MKS Start Lublin was founded in 1953, along with the basketball team. After seven years of existence, Start promoted to the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the national highest league. In the 1964–65 season, Start captured its first bronze medal. In 1978, Start was the first Polish club to sign an African-American played in Kent Washington. Washington was named PLK Most Valuable Player in 1980.

In the 2002–03 season, Start returned to the PLK after winning the First Division. After two years, the team relegated once again.

In the summer of 2014, Start Lublin received a wild card from the PLK because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.

Lublin had its most successful season in the 2019–20 PLK season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the season was ended, the team was in second place with a 17–5 record. As such, it qualified for a European competition for the first time in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.^[2]

Honours

Polish Basketball League

• Runners-up (1): 2019–20
• Bronze medal (3): 1964–65, 1978–79, 1979–80

Polish Basketball Cup

• Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known by several names:

Season by season

The Globus, home arena of Start Lublin

Players

Current roster

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

Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. SF 0 Krasuski, Michał   1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2000-05-21)21 May 2000 G/F 1 Durham, Jabril (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 G 2 O'Reilly, Liam  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 G/F 3 Dziemba, Mateusz  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 PF 5 Wade, Trey  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-07-28)28 July 1998 G 7 Pelczar, Bartłomiej  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 PF 8 Gabrić, Tomislav  2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-08-17)17 August 1995 G/F 9 Karolak, Jakub  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 G 17 Kępka, Wiktor  1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-04-05)5 April 2003 C 19 Szymański, Roman 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 PF 21 Put, Filip  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 C 40 Benson, Barret  2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1997-12-25)25 December 1997	Head coach Artur Gronek Assistant coach(es) Marcin Woźniak Athletic trainer(s) Hubert Śledziński Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 23, 2023

References

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