Turów Zgorzelec

PGE Turów Zgorzelec was a Polish professional basketball team that was based in Zgorzelec. The club played in the Polish League (PLK). It won the Polish championship once, in the 2013–14 season.

Turów Zgorzelec
LeaguesPLK
Founded1964
Dissolved2018
History
ArenaPGE Turów Arena
Capacity3,500
LocationZgorzelec, Poland
Championships1 Polish Championship
1 Polish Supercup
Websitewww.ksturow.eu/en/

The club's home court for domestic Polish League games was the PGE Turów Arena. The club was sponsored by the PGE Group, and they are also the club's name sponsor as well. In 2018, the club was dissolved after main sponsor PGE Group pulled back their sponsoring.[1]

History
PGE playing in the Centrum Sportowego in 2008

The original athletic club was founded in 1948, as an athletic association with a football club in Bogatynia, called KS Miner Turoszów. In 1961, the club changed its name to Sports Club Turów. In June 1964, the athletic club added a sailing team. Then also in 1964, the athletic club formed the men's basketball section. Then in 1965, the club moved from Bogatynia to Zgorzelec.

The club was promoted to the Polish Premier League in 1978. After one season in the top division, Turów played in the lower Polish leagues for 25 years. The club won the Polish second division title in 2004, and was them promoted to up to the Polish first division once again.

In 2006, the basketball section took the name of KKS Turów Zgorzelec S.A, and the sailing club became a separate sports association called Sports Club Turów Zgorzelec. In 2007, the club reached a sponsorship agreement with PGE Group, and thus the club's name sponsor has been PGE Turów Zgorzelec since then.

Between 2007 and 2013, the club had 5 Polish League Finals appearances in the Tauron Basket Liga. However, the team lost in each of those finals appearances against Prokom Trefl Sopot / Asseco Prokom Gdynia.

Turów players celebrating after their first title in 2014

In 2014, Turów won the Tauron Basket Liga championship, after they defeated Zielona Góra in the Finals 4–2. J.P. Prince led the team the whole season, and was rewarded with the PLK Most Valuable Player award. The 34-year-old veteran Filip Dylewicz was chosen as the 2014 PLK Finals MVP.

To add to the positive developments around the club, the team qualified for the 2014–15 Euroleague season. It would be the first appearance of the club on this level, and Turów is just the fourth Polish club to ever play in the Euroleague.

In July 2018, Turów withdrew from the PLK and was disestablished after PGE Group stopped financing the club.[1]

Arenas

Turów Zgorzelec played its domestic Polish League home games at the 1,500 seat capacity Centrum Sportowe. For European cup games, which require arenas with larger seating capacities, like the Eurocup (3,000 seating minimum requirement) and the Euroleague (5,000 seating minimum requirement), the club could play its home games at either the 6,080 seat CRS Hala Zielona Góra or the 9,000 seat Tipsport Arena.

In 2014, Turów opened the PGE Turów Arena, its new home court with a capacity for 3,500 people.

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Polish Cup Other leagues European competitions
2005–06 1PLK7th
2006–07 1PLK2nd Semifinalist
2007–08 1PLK2nd Semifinalist 2 ULEB CupQF
2008–09 1PLK2nd Semifinalist 2 EurocupRS
2009–10 1PLK5th Runner–up 2 EurocupRS
2010–11 1PLK2nd Semifinalist
2011–12 1PLK4th Semifinalist 2 EurocupRS
2012–13 1PLK2nd Semifinalist United League8th
2013–14 1PLK1st Runner–up United League7th
2014–15 1PLK2nd Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupEF
2015–16 1PLK9th 3 FIBA Europe CupRS
2016–17 1PLK10th
2017–18 1PLK8th Semifinalist

Honours
  • Prague, Czech Republic Invitational Game: (1)
    • 2014

Notable players

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

References

General

  • "PGE Turów Zgorzelec". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

Specific

  1. "Wyborcza.pl". wroclaw.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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