KK Włocławek

Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów.

The club has won the PLK championship three times, in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Cup titles and three Polish Supercup titles. Anwil is the only Polish club in history to have won a European club competition, as they won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2023.

History

In the 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals. Anwil's Kamil Łączyński, who averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists in the series, was named PLK Finals MVP.

In the 2018–19 season, Anwil made its debut in the Basketball Champions League. In Group A, Anwil had a 4–10 record and did not advance past the regular season. In the playoffs, it eliminated first-seeded Arka Gdynia in the semifinals, 3–2. In the finals, the team beat Polski Cukier Toruń in seven games to repeat as Polish champions. The deciding Game 7 was won 77–89 despite the game being in Toruń.

On 26 April 2023, Anwil won the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup championship after defeating Cholet from France in the two-legged finals. They became the first Polish team to win a European club competition.

Evolution of the logo

The logo of the club features a rottweiler dog. The logo features a star in its logo for every PLK championship won.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Polish Basketball League

Winners (3): 2003, 2018, 2019
Runners-up (8): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010
3rd place (4): 1995, 2009, 2020, 2022
Semifinals (7): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2025

Polish Basketball Cup

Winners (4): 1995, 1996, 2007, 2020
Runners-up (3): 2004, 2011, 2017

Polish Basketball Supercup

Winners (3): 2007, 2017, 2019
Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European competitions

FIBA Europe Cup

Champions (1): 2022–23

Saporta Cup:

Semifinals (1): 2002
Quarterfinals (1): 2001

Korać Cup:

Quarterfinals (1): 2000

European North Basketball League:

Winners (1): 2022

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos	Polish Cup	Polish Supercup	European competitions
1990–91	3	III Liga	1st	not held	not held	did not participate
1991–92	2	II Liga	2nd	did not qualify	not held	did not participate
1992–93	1	I Liga	2nd	not held	not held	did not participate
1993–94	1	I Liga	2nd	not held	not held	2 FIBA European Cup	3R	3–1
1994–95	1	I Liga	3rd	Champion	not held	2 FIBA European Cup	QGS	7–9
1995–96	1	I Liga	4th	Champion	not held	2 FIBA European Cup	QGS	5–9
1996–97	1	I Liga	5th	Semifinal	not held	2 FIBA EuroCup	R16	8–6
1997–98	1	PLK	7th	Quarterfinal	not held	3 FIBA Korać Cup	R2	0–6
1998–99	1	PLK	2nd	Semifinal	not held	did not participate
1999–00	1	PLK	2nd		did not qualify	3 FIBA Korać Cup	QF	8–4
2000–01	1	PLK	2nd		did not qualify	2 FIBA Saporta Cup	QF	11–3
2001–02	1	PLK	4th	not held	did not qualify	2 FIBA Saporta Cup	SF	7–9
2002–03	1	PLK	1st	not held	not held	3 FIBA Europe Champions Cup	GS2	10–4
2003–04	1	PLK	4th	Runner-up	not held	3 FIBA Europe League	R16	9–5
2004–05	1	PLK	2nd		not held	3 FIBA Europe League	QR	5–7
2005–06	1	PLK	2nd	Semifinal	not held	2 ULEB Cup	RS	3–7
2006–07	1	PLK	4th	Champion	not held	2 ULEB Cup	RS	3–7
2007–08	1	PLK	5th	Semifinal	Champion	2 ULEB Cup	RS	4–6
2008–09	1	PLK	3rd	Semifinal	not held	did not participate
2009–10	1	PLK	2nd	Semifinal	not held	did not participate
2010–11	1	PLK	6th	Runner-up	did not qualify	2 Eurocup Basketball	RS	1–5
2011–12	1	PLK	5th	Quarterfinal	did not qualify	R VTB United League	QR	1–3
2012–13	1	PLK	4th	Quarterfinal	did not qualify	did not participate
2013–14	1	PLK	5th	Semifinal	did not qualify	did not participate
2014–15	1	PLK	12th	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not participate
2015–16	1	PLK	4th	Semifinal	did not qualify	did not participate
2016–17	1	PLK	5th	Runner-up	did not qualify	did not participate
2017–18	1	PLK	1st	Semifinal	Champion	did not participate
2018–19	1	PLK	1st	Quarterfinal	Runner-up	3 Basketball Champions League	RS	4–10
2019–20	1	PLK	3rd	Champion	Champion	3 Basketball Champions League	RS	5–9
2020–21	1	PLK	13th	did not qualify	Runner-up	3 Basketball Champions League	QR1	0–1
4 FIBA Europe Cup	R16	1–2
2021–22	1	PLK	3rd	Quarterfinal	did not qualify	R European North Basketball League	C	7–0
2022–23	1	PLK	7th	Semifinal	did not qualify	4 FIBA Europe Cup	C	13–5
2023–24	1	PLK	5th	Semifinal	did not qualify	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	3–3
2024–25	1	PLK	4th	Semifinal	did not qualify	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2	5–7
2025–26	1	PLK		did not qualify	did not qualify	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	4–4

Sponsorship naming

Provide Włocławek (1991–1992)
Nobiles Włocławek (1992–1996)
Nobiles/Azoty Włocławek (1996–1997)
Azoty/Nobiles Włocławek (1997)
Anwil/Nobiles Włocławek (1997–1998)
Nobiles/Anwil Włocławek (1998–1999)
Anwil Włocławek (1999–present)

Home arenas

Hala OSiR (1991–2001)
Hala Mistrzów (2001–present)

Players

Retired numbers

Anwil Włocławek retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony Date
10	Poland	Andrzej Pluta	SG	2002–03, 2006–2011	20 September 2011
12	Belarus Poland	Igor Griszczuk	G	1991–2002	16 September 2002
33	Poland	Szymon Szewczyk	C	2017–2020, 2021–2022	24 September 2023

Current roster

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

Anwil Włocławek roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 0 Iceland men's national basketball team Friðriksson, Elvar Már 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 SG 2 United States men's national basketball team Buchanan, Shaq 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1997-01-30)30 January 1997 G 4 United States men's national basketball team Poland men's national basketball team Slaughter, A. J. 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 38 – (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 PF 5 United States men's national basketball team Wahl, Tyler 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 PF 7 United States men's national basketball team Mucius, Isaiah 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 F 9 Nigeria men's national basketball team United States men's national basketball team Ajayi, Josh 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 G 11 Poland men's national basketball team Łazarski, Bartosz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2007-07-25)25 July 2007 PF 13 Poland men's national basketball team Borowski, Kacper 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1994-05-02)2 May 1994 C 15 Croatia men's national basketball team Vucić, Mate 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 C 16 Poland men's national basketball team Słupiński, Dawid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 PF 22 Poland men's national basketball team Kołodziej, Michał 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 SG 23 Poland men's national basketball team Michalak, Michał (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1993-11-02)2 November 1993 G 25 United States men's national basketball team Allen, Trevon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1998-02-16)16 February 1998	Head coach Israel Czech Republic Ronen Ginzburg Assistant coach(es) Poland Grzegorz Kożan Poland Marcin Woźniak Latvia Akselis Vairogs Athletic trainer(s) Poland Łukasz Orzechowski Physiotherapist(s) Poland Marta Adamczak Poland Madalena Zalewa Team manager Poland Filip Brylski Legend (C) Team captainInjured Updated: April 3, 2026
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	0	Iceland men's national basketball team	Friðriksson, Elvar Már	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	31 – (1994-11-11)11 November 1994
SG	2	United States men's national basketball team	Buchanan, Shaq	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	29 – (1997-01-30)30 January 1997
G	4	United States men's national basketball team Poland men's national basketball team	Slaughter, A. J.	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	38 – (1987-08-03)3 August 1987
PF	5	United States men's national basketball team	Wahl, Tyler	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	25 – (2001-03-07)7 March 2001
PF	7	United States men's national basketball team	Mucius, Isaiah	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	26 – (1999-04-22)22 April 1999
F	9	Nigeria men's national basketball team United States men's national basketball team	Ajayi, Josh	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	29 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
G	11	Poland men's national basketball team	Łazarski, Bartosz	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	18 – (2007-07-25)25 July 2007
PF	13	Poland men's national basketball team	Borowski, Kacper	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	31 – (1994-05-02)2 May 1994
C	15	Croatia men's national basketball team	Vucić, Mate	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	28 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997
C	16	Poland men's national basketball team	Słupiński, Dawid	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	34 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992
PF	22	Poland men's national basketball team	Kołodziej, Michał	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	28 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
SG	23	Poland men's national basketball team	Michalak, Michał (C)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	32 – (1993-11-02)2 November 1993
G	25	United States men's national basketball team	Allen, Trevon	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	28 – (1998-02-16)16 February 1998

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Mate Vucić	Kacper Borowski	Dawid Słupiński
PF	Tyler Wahl	Isaiah Mucius	Michał Kołodziej
SF	Michał Michalak	Josh Ajayi
SG	Shaq Buchanan	A. J. Slaughter	Bartosz Łazarski
PG	Elvar Már Friðriksson	Trevon Allen

Notable players