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Arka Gdynia (women's basketball)

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Arka Gdynia
LeagueOrlen Basket Liga Kobiet
Founded1946
ArenaGdynia Arena
(capacity: 4,010)
LocationGdynia, Poland
Team colorsYellow and Blue
   
PresidentPoland Bogusław Witkowski
Head coachRomania Philip Mestdagh
Websitebasketgdynia.pl

Arka Gdynia, currently known as VBW Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional women's basketball club based in Gdynia. With 13 Polish Championships and 10 Polish Cups won (as of 2022), it is one of the country's most accomplished women's basketball clubs. It plays in the Orlen Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest division in Poland.[1]

Active departments of Arka Gdynia
Football
(men's)		Basketball
(men's)		Basketball
(women's)
Rugby union
(men's)		Rugby union
(women's)		Handball
(women's)
SailingTennisEsports
Gdynia Arena, home venue of Arka Gdynia

History

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It was founded in 1946 in the city of Gdańsk as Spójnia Gdańsk. In 1992 the club moved from Gdańsk to Gdynia and changed the name to Bałtyk Gdynia. Then it changed its name several times. From 2001 till 2010 the name of the club was Lotos Gdynia after its titular sponsor Grupa Lotos S.A.. Other sponsor names followed before the team was called Basket 90 Gdynia from 2014 to 2018, and Arka Gdynia from 2018 to 2020. Since then, its name is VBW Gdynia after their sponsor VBW Engineering sp. z o.o.

Titles

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Current roster

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Arka Gdynia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 0 United States Davis, Rannia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999
PF 3 United States Cowling, Mikayla 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996
SG 9 Poland Podgórna, Kamila 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996
PG 15 Poland Rudzka, Justyna 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-12-24)24 December 2000
C 21 Lithuania Miškinienė, Laura 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1992-10-28)28 October 1992
SG 23 Poland Kastanek, Marissa Lee 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990
PG 41 Slovakia Wrzesiński, Barbora 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 29 – (1994-12-15)15 December 1994
PF 90 Poland Ułan, Karolina 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (2005-06-01)1 June 2005
C 91 Poland Borkowska, Kamila 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2002-07-26)26 July 2002
PG 92 Poland Bazan, Julia 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-07-01)1 July 2001
SF 93 Poland Żytkowska, Alicja 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 23 – (2001-08-29)29 August 2001
PF 94 Poland Szulc, Magdalena 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-03-08)8 March 2001
SF 96 Poland Tomasik, Nikola 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 19 – (2005-08-19)19 August 2005
PG 97 Poland Szymkiewicz, Magdalena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002
SG 98 Poland Gilmajster, Agada 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 19 – (2004-12-12)12 December 2004
SF 98 Poland Sasiak, Wiktoria 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 19 – (2005-03-04)4 March 2005
Head coach
  • Romania Philip Mestdagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2024-8-26

Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ Profile in eurobasket.com
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