Andrzej Urban (born November 9, 1991) is a Polish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League.[1]
| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | PLK |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 9, 1991 Przemyśl, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Coaching career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2022-present | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
As assistant coach:
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Coaching career
editUrban was a professional basketball player for eight years, mostly playing in lower level Polish leagues.[2] During 2016–17 season Urban was player-coach for AZS AGH Kraków[3] In 2017–18 season he became an assistant for Wojciech Kamiński in Rosa Radom team.[4] In 2018 he joined Kamiński's staff in BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.[5]
During the years as an assistant, Urban worked alongside such coaches as Wojciech Kamiński, Jacek Winnicki, Łukasz Majewski and Igor Miličić. In the summer of 2022, after Miličić left the team, Urban became the new head coach of BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.[1] During the debut season Urban led his team to Polish Basketball Supercup and European North Basketball League titles, and the bronze medal in Poland Basketball League.
On 3 March 2023 Urban signed a new two-year contract extension with the team.[6]
National team
editIn 2022 fall Urban became Milicic's assistant in Poland national team[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Andrzej Urban nowym trenerem Arged BM Stal". June 2, 2022.
- ^ Andrzej Urban player profile
- ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (March 16, 2020). "Andrzej Urban ma dopiero 28 lat, pracował już z Kamińskim i Winnickim. "Nie można mówić ani za dużo, ani za mało"". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". radom.wyborcza.pl.
- ^ "Andrzej Urban z nowym kontraktem. Mistrzowskiego sztabu się nie zmienia". May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Andrzej Urban trenerem Stali przez kolejne 2 lata - PolskiKosz.pl".
- ^ "31-letni Andrzej Urban prowadzi wicelidera polskiej ligi. W ekstraklasie zaczynał od pracy na odległość". Przegląd Sportowy Onet.