Twarde Pierniki Toruń is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018. Currently the team plays under the name Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń due to sponsorship commitments.
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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 | Cédric Heitz | ||
| Team captain | Bartosz Diduszko | ||
| Championships | 1 Polish Cup | ||
| Website | twardepierniki | ||
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History
editTwarde 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]
Team also starts next season with winning the Polish Basketball Supercup. Another time Karol Gruszecki was named Most Valuable Player of the final match. [3]
Sponsorship names
editDue 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 (2014–2021)
- Arriva Twarde Pierniki Toruń (2023)
- Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń (2023-present)
Honours
edit- 3rd place (1): 2017–18
- Winners (1): 2018
- Winners (1): 2018
Season by season
edit| 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 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | PLK | 10th | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | PLK | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | PLK | 15th | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | PLK | 12th | Quarterfinalist | ||
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Coaches
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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: 2019–2020- Jaroslaw Zawadka: 2020–2021
Ivica Skelin: 2021–2022- Miloš Mitrović: 2022–2023
Cédric Heitz: 2023- Srđan Subotić: 2023-present
Individual awards
edit- 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
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/779866/lotto-superpuchar-polski-polski-cukier-torun-nie-do-zdarcia%7Ctitle=Lotto Superpuchar Polski: Polski Cukier Toruń nie do zdarcia!|date=29 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|publisher=SportoweFakty.pl