Spójnia Stargard

Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently (as of 2022) playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball.

Spójnia hosts its games at the Hala Miejska.

History
Spójnia Stargard was founded in 1949 as multi-sport club. Its first chairman was Józef Tropaczyński, former member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II and Lieutenant of the Anders' Army.

In the 1996–97 season, Spójnia for the first time in its history reached the finals of the Polish Basketball League, which it lost to Znicz Pruszków.

In May 2018, Spójnia promoted to the PLK after winning the I Liga championship as the team beat Sokół Łańcut 3–0 in the playoff finals. In its debut 2018–19 season, the team finished as 13th with a 9–21 record.

In the 2019 offseason, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna became main sponsor of the team which was re-named PGE Spójnia. In the 2020–21 season, Spójna reached the final of the 2021 Polish Basketball Cup. The team lost the final 86–73 to Zielona Góra in Lublin.

Honours
Polish Basketball League (Polish Championship) Polish Basketball Cup I Liga
 * Runners-up (1): 1996–97
 * Runners-up (1): 2021
 * Champions (1): 2017–18

Notable players



 * 🇺🇸 Rashid Atkins
 * 🇺🇸 Anthony Hickey
 * 🇺🇸/🇵🇱 Joe McNaull
 * 🇺🇸 Shawn Respert
 * 🇺🇸 Kelvin Upshaw
 * 🇺🇸 Keith Williams

Notable coaches

 * 🇵🇱 Tadeusz Aleksandrowicz
 * 🇵🇱 Grzegorz Chodkiewicz

Crest
The club's crest depicts the medieval Gothic Stargard Mill Gate, one of the most distinctive historic landmarks of Stargard, and also contains the name of the club and the year of its foundation, i.e. 1949.

Arena
This multi-purpose indoor arena was opened in 1989. Basketball games can be watched by 2,500 spectators. Hala Miejska is part of a bigger complex which consists of hotel and restaurant.