2023–24 PLK season

The 2023–24 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Orlen Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 90th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Poland. Wilki Morskie Szczecin are the defending champions.

Orlen Basket Liga
Season2023–24
Dates21 September 2023 – June 2024
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Polsat Sport
Regular season
Top seedAnwil Włocławek
RelegatedSewertronics Sokół Łańcut
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Liam O'Reilly21.4
ReboundsCroatia Mate Vucić11.2
AssistsUnited States Tayler Persons9.6
Index RatingCanada Kadre Gray21.8
Records
Biggest home winStal Ostrów Wielkopolski 126–60 Zielona Góra
(27 April 2024)
Biggest away winArka Gdynia 78–117 Śląsk Wrocław
(20 January 2024)
Highest scoringMKS Dąbrowa 122–115 GTK Gliwice
(30 December 2023)
2024–25
All statistics correct as of complete.

Teams edit

16 teams will participate this season.[1]

Dziki Warsaw was promoted from Liga I and Astoria Bydgoszcz was relegated.

Locations and venues edit

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Anwil WłocławekWłocławekHala Mistrzów4,200
Suzuki Arka GdyniaGdyniaPolsat Plus Arena Gdynia5,500
BM Slam Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów WielkopolskiArena Ostrów3,086
Dziki WarsawWarsawHala Koło1,280
Grupa Sierleccy Czarni SłupskSlupskHala Gryfia2,500
GTK GliwiceGliwiceGliwice Arena13,752
Legia WarsawWarsawOSiR Bemowo1,000
MKS Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa GórniczaCentrum Hall2,944
Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start LublinLublinHala Globus5,000
Sewertronics Sokół ŁańcutŁańcutMOSiR Łańcut1,200
Śląsk WrocławWrocławHala Orbita3,000
Spójnia StargardStargardHala Miejska2,500
Trefl SopotSopotErgo Arena15,000
Twarde Pierniki ToruńToruńArena Toruń6,248
Wilki Morskie SzczecinSzczecinNetto Arena7,403
Zastal Enea Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall6,080

Regular season edit

League table edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1Anwil Włocławek3023725852312+27353Advanced to playoffs
2Trefl Sopot3021925702385+18551
3BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski30191126412417+22449
4King Szczecin30191127012534+16749
5Legia Warszawa30191125872473+11449
6WKS Śląsk Wrocław30171323932469−7647
7MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza30161428872755+13246
8Spójnia Stargard30161424532333+12046
9Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin30161427202707+1346
10Dziki Warszawa30161423472382−3546
11Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk30141623322395−6344
12Twarde Pierniki Toruń30131724282520−9243
13Asseco Arka Gdynia3092124522753−30139
14GTK Gliwice3092125772729−15239
15Zastal Zielona Góra3082224682737−26938
16Sewertronics Sokół Łańcut3052524132653−24035Relegated to I Liga
Source: PLK


Results edit

Home \ AwayANWGDYSTACZADZIGTKLANSZCLEGMKSTORSPOLUBSOPWROZIE
Anwil Włocławek97–6697–8675–6078–6696–7388–7188–9074–7697–9191–7078–69100–7191–8380–7475–93
Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza Arka Gdynia85–89102–9567–8469–94100–87115–11884–103104–10282–10483–7986–9690–8272–9278–11786–81
Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski89–8789–79106–7768–7589–9689–7786–9571–53103–10298–8077–7396–9370–71108–51126–60
Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk58–8393–8265–8559–6672–8192–9074–7882–8092–9090–6561–8177–8174–6578–5373–69
Dziki Warszawa67–9583–8186–6583–9687–8893–8575–8496–8682–7678–5670–6786–7175–8071–8061–74
Tauron GTK Gliwice77–8873–8481–94100–7987–9487–10079–105100–10573–11092–7676–7483–8679–8086–8790–92
Muszynianka Domelo Sokół Łańcut64–8874–7785–8088–7458–6871–9674–9671–8296–9893–8773–8678–8879–8284–9188–89
King Szczecin92–9391–7381–8582–8690–72112–8685–7984–8586–10670–92101–10381–8579–8489–8495–84
Legia Warsaw96–8787–6788–9694–8461–6283–8187–7889–9693–8691–8489–7875–9270–8582–9890–72
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza84–87107–8685–8977–84116–83122–115100–90103–10186–10385–9298–106112–87101–10682–80100–93
Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń78–83101–8657–7683–8272–80104–8381–6992–8870–8379–8972–9798–8469–8078–7585–74
PGE Spójnia Stargard64–7091–5465–6277–6564–5686–7677–5669–7881–8783–9373–8486–8180–7393–6794–72
Polski Cukier Start Lublin88–8098–8878–10077–86111–84100–9399–8393–9892–112114–102102–85110–10884–85102–8591–95
Trefl Sopot76–7185–6988–7681–9096–8579–8594–7892–9877–69110–10278–8088–7073–8279–72124–74
WKS Śląsk Wrocław82–9688–79103–9567–6578–7280–7598–7960–8368–9772–7678–6975–6997–9566–8777–66
Zastal Zielona Góra73–8373–7887–9289–8091–9794–9986–8479–9071–9291–10489–110105–9391–10385–9776–80
Source: PLK
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2–2–1–1–1).

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
1Anwil Włocławek2
8Spójnia Stargard3
4King Szczecin3
8Spójnia Stargard0
4King Szczecin3
5Legia Warszawa1
2Trefl Sopot0
4King Szczecin1
2Trefl Sopot3
7MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza1
2Trefl Sopot3Third place
6WKS Śląsk Wrocław1
3BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski26WKS Śląsk Wrocław
6WKS Śląsk Wrocław38Spójnia Stargard

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Anwil Włocławek2–3Spójnia Stargard89–7098–8482–8668–8677–81
Trefl Sopot3–1MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza97–7882–8184–92101–93
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski2–3WKS Śląsk Wrocław76–8581–6497–10284–7481–83
King Szczecin3–1Legia Warszawa85–8080–7788–9099–84

Semifinals edit

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
King Szczecin3–0Spójnia Stargard104–8678–7288–75
Trefl Sopot3–1WKS Śląsk Wrocław78–5488–7070–7681–77


Third place series edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
WKS Śląsk Wrocław0–0Spójnia Stargard88–834 Jun

Finals edit

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Trefl Sopot0–1King Szczecin73–822 Jun5 Jun7 Jun10 Jun*13 Jun*16 Jun*

* if necessary

Awards edit

All official awards of the 2023–24 PLK season.

Season awards edit

AwardPlayerTeamRef.
PLK Most Valuable Player Victor SandersAnwil Włocławek[2]
PLK Finals MVP
PLK Best Defender Amir BellAnwil Włocławek[3]
PLK Best Polish Player Andrzej MazurczakKing Szczecin[4]
PLK Best Coach Przemysław FrasunkiewiczAnwil Włocławek[5]
All-PLK Team Andrzej MazurczakKing Szczecin[6]
Aigars ŠķēleBM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Christian VitalLegia Warszawa
Victor SandersAnwil Włocławek
Aric HolmanLegia Warszawa

MVP of the Month edit

MonthPlayerTeamEFFRef.
2023
September Victor SandersAnwil Włocławek18.2[7]
October
November Josh PriceGTK Gliwice23.8[8]
December Aigars ŠķēleBM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski27.0[9]
2024
January Dominic GreenDziki Warsaw19.8[10]
February Andrzej MazurczakKing Szczecin20.3[11]
March

MVP of the Round edit

GamedayPlayerTeamEFFRef.
1 Jabril DurhamPolski Cukier Start Lublin33[12]
2 Damian KuligBM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski34[13]
3 Dušan MiletićWKS Śląsk Wrocław29[14]
4 Aaron CelTwarde Pierniki Toruń24[15]
5 Tayler PersonsMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza31[16]
6 Barret BensonPolski Cukier Start Lublin36[17]
7 Joshua PriceGTK Gliwice35[18]
8 Wesley GordonSpójnia Stargard32[19]
9 Arūnas MikalauskasBM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski33[20]
10 Michał MichalakGrupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk19[21]
11 Andrzej Pluta Jr.Arka Gdynia27[22]
12 Daniel GołębiowskiWKS Śląsk Wrocław29[23]
13 Tayler Persons (x2)MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza35[24]
14 Aric HolmanLegia Warsaw31[25]
15 Arūnas Mikalauskas (x2)BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski26[26]
16 Mikołaj WitlińskiTrefl Sopot23[27]
17 Lovell CabbilMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza27[28]
18 Jakub NiziołWKS Śląsk Wrocław35[29]
19 Liam O'ReillyPolski Cukier Start Lublin35[30]
20 Stephen BrownSpójnia Stargard35[31]
21 Adrian BoguckiArka Gdynia39[32]
22 Victor SandersAnwil Włocławek27[33]
23 Aaron BestTrefl Sopot31[34]
24 Adam HrycaniukArka Gdynia23[35]
25 Tyler CheeseSewertronics Sokół Łańcut32[36]
26 Devon DanielsSpójnia Stargard23[37]
27 Zac CuthbertsonKing Szczecin24[38]
28 Liam O'Reilly (x2)Polski Cukier Start Lublin34[39]
29 Christian VitalLegia Warsaw34[40]
30 Loren JacksonLegia Warsaw32[41]

Statistical leaders edit

Leaders at the end of the regular season.[42]

CategoryPlayerTeamValue
Points per game Liam O'ReillyPolski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin
21.4
Rebounds per game Mate VucićTwarde Pierniki Toruń
11.2
Assists per game Tayler PersonsMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
9.6
Steals per game Jabril DurhamPolski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin
2.3
Blocks per game Wesley GordonSpójnia Stargard
2.0
Evaluation per game Kadre GrayGTK Gliwice
21.8

Polish clubs in European competitions edit

TeamCompetitionProgress
Śląsk WroclawEuroCupRegular Season
King SzczecinChampions LeagueRegular Season
Legia WarsawQualifying rounds
FIBA Europe CupQuarterfinals
Anwil WłocławekRegular Season
PGE Spójnia StargardRegular Season

Polish clubs in Regional competitions edit

TeamCompetitionProgress
Enea Zastal Zielona Gora[43]European North Basketball LeagueRegular Season
Polski Cukier Start Lublin[44]Regular Season
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza[45]Alpe Adria CupChampions

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