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Country where Luka Doncic, Slovenia will play in EuroBasket revealed

2025-03-04

The draw for EuroBasket 2025 will take place on March 27, but one thing is already certain: According to Przeglad Sportowy, via Dziennik Zachodni, Slovenia will be one of the teams facing off against Poland in their group.
Jordan Loyd applied for a Polish passport in Paris

2025-02-22

Poland NT and their head coach Igor Milicic are looking to find a replacement for 38-year old AJ Slaughter who played for Poland since 2015. Poland's strategy is to acquire two naturalised players in order to keep safe from potential injury problems, and it looks like Jordan Loyd and Jerrick Harding will receive the passports.
Jeremy Sochan recruits Brandin Podziemski to Poland NT: 'Hopefully, he'll play for us'

2025-01-24

The NBA Paris Games 2025 allowed Jeremy Sochan not only to return to Europe for a few days but also to come back on the court. The San Antonio Spurs forward stepped on the court against the Indiana Pacers after missing the previous 5 games due to a back injury. Earlier in the season, Sochan was also forced to miss 13 more games after he underwent a thumb surgery.
Ponitka names biggest misconception about Sochan, talks Podziemski in Poland

2024-09-28

It's been more than five years since Mateusz Ponitka last played in a EuroCup game. It wasn't the best of comebacks for the Polish forward, but his new team, Bahcesehir College Istanbul, got the win anyway.
Jeremy Sochan to represent Poland in 2025 EuroBasket

2024-08-26

Jeremy Sochan, the 21-year-old forward from the San Antonio Spurs, is set to represent Poland in the 2025 EuroBasket. Following his participation in the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Valencia, Sochan is gearing up for the next major international challenge. Discussing his expectations for the upcoming EuroBasket, Sochan highlighted the importance of thorough preparation.
Jeremy Sochan shares his insight on Team Bahamas

2024-07-03

Poland experienced first-hand what it's like to take on the Bahamas. Despite its efforts, the Polish national team suffered an 81-90 defeat and will play the crucial game on Thursday against Finland, which will decide which team advances to the semifinal.
Ayton-Hield duo leads Bahamas past Poland, advance to OQT semifinals

2024-07-03

The Bahamas extended their unbeaten streak in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Valencia, Spain, with another solid victory. Led by their NBA stars, the Bahamas beat Poland 90-81 in their back-to-back game and advanced to the OQT semifinals, which will be played on Saturday. On Tuesday, the Bahamas defeated Finland.
 
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Country where Luka Doncic, Slovenia will play in EuroBasket revealed

2025-03-04

The draw for EuroBasket 2025 will take place on March 27, but one thing is already certain: According to Przeglad Sportowy, via Dziennik Zachodni, Slovenia will be one of the teams facing off against Poland in their group.
Jordan Loyd applied for a Polish passport in Paris

2025-02-22

Poland NT and their head coach Igor Milicic are looking to find a replacement for 38-year old AJ Slaughter who played for Poland since 2015. Poland's strategy is to acquire two naturalised players in order to keep safe from potential injury problems, and it looks like Jordan Loyd and Jerrick Harding will receive the passports.
Jeremy Sochan recruits Brandin Podziemski to Poland NT: 'Hopefully, he'll play for us'

2025-01-24

The NBA Paris Games 2025 allowed Jeremy Sochan not only to return to Europe for a few days but also to come back on the court. The San Antonio Spurs forward stepped on the court against the Indiana Pacers after missing the previous 5 games due to a back injury. Earlier in the season, Sochan was also forced to miss 13 more games after he underwent a thumb surgery.
Ponitka names biggest misconception about Sochan, talks Podziemski in Poland

2024-09-28

It's been more than five years since Mateusz Ponitka last played in a EuroCup game. It wasn't the best of comebacks for the Polish forward, but his new team, Bahcesehir College Istanbul, got the win anyway.
Jeremy Sochan to represent Poland in 2025 EuroBasket

2024-08-26

Jeremy Sochan, the 21-year-old forward from the San Antonio Spurs, is set to represent Poland in the 2025 EuroBasket. Following his participation in the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Valencia, Sochan is gearing up for the next major international challenge. Discussing his expectations for the upcoming EuroBasket, Sochan highlighted the importance of thorough preparation.
Jeremy Sochan shares his insight on Team Bahamas

2024-07-03

Poland experienced first-hand what it's like to take on the Bahamas. Despite its efforts, the Polish national team suffered an 81-90 defeat and will play the crucial game on Thursday against Finland, which will decide which team advances to the semifinal.
Ayton-Hield duo leads Bahamas past Poland, advance to OQT semifinals

2024-07-03

The Bahamas extended their unbeaten streak in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Valencia, Spain, with another solid victory. Led by their NBA stars, the Bahamas beat Poland 90-81 in their back-to-back game and advanced to the OQT semifinals, which will be played on Saturday. On Tuesday, the Bahamas defeated Finland.
Mateusz Ponitka reveals advice to Jeremy Sochan, addresses status with Partizan

2024-06-25

The shoulder injury he suffered during a preseason game against Fuenlabrada in Belgrade was just the prelude to a bumpy year for Mateusz Ponitka.
Sochan to miss friendly vs. Greece, will return vs. Croatia on Sunday

2024-06-21

Poland will be deprived of one of its players in Jeremy Sochan against Greece in tonight's friendly game ahead of the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers. According to PolskiKosz.pl, the San Antonio Spurs player will miss the friendly, which will start at 19:00 CET, because of his injury that he picked up in March.
Jeremy Sochan leads Poland's roster for OQT, no Podziemski

2024-06-07

The Polish national team announced the 17-man candidate list for the upcoming FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Several names that were circulated in the news were left out. San Antonio Spurs point forward Jeremy Sochan leads the list, joined by Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade's Mateusz Ponitka and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens' Aleksander Balcerowski.
Malcolm Brogdon applied for Polish citizenship

2024-05-09

The Polish national team might welcome a huge upgrade this upcoming summer. Portland Trail Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon has applied for Polish citizenship, Jakub Wojczyński from Onet reports.
Kyle Guy might join Poland for the Olympic QT

2024-04-20

Kyle Guy is in negotiations with the Polish Federation to obtain a Polish passport to boost the national team's effort at the pre-Olympic tournament, Chema de Lucas reported. The Polish federation is looking for a guard ahead of the Olympic Qualifying tournament, with Guy, 26, ranking first on their list.
Jeremy Sochan set to represent Poland in FIBA OQT, Podziemski doubtful

2024-03-15

Two years ago, the Polish national team pulled off arguably the greatest upset in EuroBasket history. This year, they might receive help from the NBA. San Antonio Spurs forward-turned-guard Jeremy Sochan is willing to represent Poland, and there are few obstacles for him to achieve it, the Polish Basketball Federation announced.
Two countries interested in naturalizing Keenan Evans

2024-02-22

Keenan Evans is widely considered to be one of the best guards in the EuroLeague at the moment. Having tremendously increased his value in the last two seasons, two countries are interested in naturalizing the player for international competitions. According to BasketNews,
Aleksander Balcerowski confirms he's fine after a scary fall vs Bosnia

2023-08-21

Poland national team and Panathinaikos Athens center Aleksander Balcerowski shared some positive news after his scary fall in a game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Luckily, everything is fine. Nothing serious at the moment, only a hard hit," Balcerowski shared on his Instagram story.
Aleksander Balcerowski suffers a scary fall, leaves game early

2023-08-20

The Polish national team defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina to win the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament but a scary sight happened with just under a minute left in the game. With 39 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Aleksander Balcerowski attempted an alley-oop dunk after a pass from Mateusz Ponitka. The big man was stopped mid-air by Jusuf Nurkic and violently fell to the ground.
Mateusz Ponitka praises Olympiacos, recounts how he went from zero to hero

2023-08-05

After a turbulent season with Panathinaikos, Mateusz Ponitka is currently in Belgrade. Having signed with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade for the next campaign, making himself available to coach Zeljko Obradovic.
Mateusz Ponitka thinking about taking a break from national team

2022-10-24

Last week, Panathinaikos Athens played against ALBA Berlin in the EuroLeague in the first match of a double week. It was the first time Mateusz Ponitka came back to that same arena where the Polish national team shocked the world and got into the Top 4 of EuroBasket 2022.
Mateusz Ponitka reveals what he likes the most about Radonjic, compares him with Pascual

2022-10-17

Mateusz Ponitka reflected on everything that happened in the EuroBasket and how important the success of the Polish basketball national team was for the whole country.

Panathinaikos newcomer spoke in the Uručenje podcast about the biggest impact on his career and how he parted ways with Reggio Emilia, with whom he signed a three-month contract before EuroBasket.
Marcin Gortat recalls conflict: 'I never said Mateusz Ponitka destroyed the Polish NT'

2022-09-21

Poland created a cinderella story at FIBA EuroBasket 2022, finishing in the Top 4 and eliminating Luka Doncic's Slovenia from the tournament. No one believed it would be possible to achieve such a result in the arguably strongest EuroBasket throughout the last decades. Marcin Gortat, either.
Mateusz Ponitka: 'I don't know how many more matches I will play for NT'

2022-09-19

Although they lost the third-place game against Germany, Poland will remember EuroBasket 2022 for a long time. The incredible story of beating a team that is led by a global superstar to advance to the semifinal stage after 50+ years has captured the attention of the European basketball world.
Dennis Schroder propels Germany to third place in the EuroBasket

2022-09-18

The knockout phase host country, Germany, finished FIBA EuroBasket 2022 on a high note by defeating Poland, 82-69 (19-14, 17-9, 18-26, 28-20), and winning bronze medals. Gordon Herbert's team locked up their third podium showing in history after the title in 1993 and second place in 2005.
EuroBasket bronze-medal game: Germany defeats Poland to claim medal after 17 years

2022-09-18

Losing a semifinal game is never easy, but both Germany and Poland know bouncing back and winning the third-place game would give the country a positive finish to the tournament.
Gobert recalls painful final experience and surprising Doncic's elimination

2022-09-18

There's no better motivation than a painful final experience. Rudy Gobert faces his second-ever final with the senior national team. But this time, he expects a different outcome for Sunday's EuroBasket 2022 clash vs. Spain. With five minutes to play, France went neck to neck with Team USA 70-73 for the Olympics gold.
Dennis Schroder: 'If you don't have motivation, you shouldn't be here'

2022-09-18

Germany lost in the semifinal against Spain in front of their home fans, letting a chance to bring back gold to Germany after nearly 30 years slip away. Now, Gordon Herbert's team is getting ready to face Poland in the third-place match, a fact that the team doesn't take lightly. Dennis Schroder has been the leader of the roster throughout EuroBasket 2022. He sees only one goal in mind.
Poland added as EuroBasket 2025 host country

2022-09-17

In March this year, the heads of FIBA ​​Europe announced that Latvia (Riga), Cyprus (Limassol) and Finland (Helsinki) will co-host the 2025 EuroBasket. A fourth co-host was missing.
Mateusz Ponitka jokingly responds to his transfer rumors after the game

2022-09-16

After Mateusz Ponitka recorded just the fourth triple-double in EuroBasket history in the quarterfinal game against Slovenia two days ago, the European basketball world started buzzing about the prospect of signing the Polish forward.
No chance: France captures biggest win in EuroBasket semifinal history

2022-09-16

France dominated from the very beginning of the match until the very end to blow out Poland 95-54 (15-9, 19-9, 30-18, 31-18) en route to the final of EuroBasket 2022.
EuroBasket 2022 playoffs: Poland bows down to record-breaking France

2022-09-16

After an eventful quarterfinal round of EuroBasket 2022, the semifinal round begins. Underdogs gained the upper hand in half of the matchups in the earlier round, meaning that the big trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Luka Doncic are all set to miss the biggest matches of the tournament.
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Players
Seasons:   24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 08/09 | 06/07 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03


FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

NO GM MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF RF PTS EFF
1 Jaroslaw Zyskowski - - -
2 Aleksander Balcerowski - - -
3 Michal Sokolowski - - -
5 Aaron Cel - - -
6 A.J. Slaughter - - -
7 Michal Kolenda - - -
9 Mateusz Ponitka - - -
10 Lukasz Kolenda - - -
11 Aleksander Dziewa - - -
13 Dominik Olejniczak - - -
23 Michal Michalak - - -
24 Kacper Marchewka - - -
30 Jakub Garbacz - - -
55 Jakub Schenk - - -


FIBA EuroBasket

NO GM MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF RF PTS EFF
1 Jaroslaw Zyskowski 9 18:08 8/27
(29.6%) 		4/17
(23.5%) 		11/15
(73.3%) 		1.4
1.1/0.3 		0.7 0.2 0.4 0 1.7 0 4.3 0.6
2 Aleksander Balcerowski 9 21:43 35/51
(68.6%) 		5/19
(26.3%) 		8/14
(57.1%) 		3.9
2.4/1.4 		2.1 0.4 2.2 0.8 3.2 0 10.3 8.1
3 Michal Sokolowski 9 30:22 23/37
(62.2%) 		14/38
(36.8%) 		22/34
(64.7%) 		4.3
3.2/1.1 		2.2 1 1.3 0 2.2 0 12.2 10.7
5 Aaron Cel 9 19:40 11/21
(52.4%) 		6/21
(28.6%) 		5/5
(100%) 		3.1
3/0.1 		1.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 1.9 0 5 5.1
6 A.J. Slaughter 9 27:09 19/39
(48.7%) 		24/65
(36.9%) 		9/12
(75%) 		2.1
2/0.1 		3.8 1.3 1.1 0.1 1.4 0 13.2 10.9
7 Michal Kolenda - - -
9 Mateusz Ponitka 9 27:08 26/51
(51%) 		12/39
(30.8%) 		33/44
(75%) 		5.3
4.6/0.8 		5.7 1.6 2.8 0.2 2.1 0 13.4 14.3
10 Lukasz Kolenda 6 6:55 5/7
(71.4%) 		1/6
(16.7%) 		4/4
(100%) 		0.8
0.7/0.2 		0.7 0.3 0.7 0 0.3 0 2.8 2.5
11 Aleksander Dziewa 9 13:58 8/20
(40%) 		1/4
(25%) 		12/21
(57.1%) 		3
1.7/1.3 		0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 2.2 0 3.4 2.1
13 Dominik Olejniczak 7 7:22 2/5
(40%) 		0/0 6/8
(75%) 		1.4
1/0.4 		0.3 0.3 1 0.3 1.6 0 1.4 0.4
23 Michal Michalak 9 14:57 13/28
(46.4%) 		6/17
(35.3%) 		10/16
(62.5%) 		2.8
2.1/0.7 		0.9 0.3 0.6 0 1.3 0 6 4.6
24 Kacper Marchewka - - -
30 Jakub Garbacz 9 11:31 2/2
(100%) 		11/23
(47.8%) 		6/8
(75%) 		1.2
1.1/0.1 		0.1 0.1 0.2 0 1.1 0 4.8 3.3
55 Jakub Schenk 7 6:23 4/8
(50%) 		1/4
(25%) 		1/1
(100%) 		0.4
0.3/0.1 		1.1 0 0.7 0 1 0 1.7 0.6
Statistics


2023/2024

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
OQT 2 52.2%
35/67 		45.5%
20/44 		67.2%
39/58 		28.5
17/11.5 		19 8 12 2 0 20 - 84.5
EuroBasket Q 3 51.7%
45/87 		22.6%
19/84 		80%
36/45 		30
22.7/7.3 		11.3 4.3 15 1.7 - 21.3 - 61


2022/2023

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2021/2022

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 9 52.7%
156/296 		33.6%
85/253 		69.8%
127/182 		33.4
24.3/9.1 		19.1 6.2 12.7 1.7 - 19.7 - 77.1


2020/2021

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
OQT 3 47.3%
52/110 		41.1%
30/73 		76.1%
35/46 		26.7
19.7/7 		19.3 6.3 11.3 3.3 0 20.3 - 76.3


2019/2020

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket Q 1 0% 0% 0% 0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0


2018/2019

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 8 52%
154/296 		31.6%
61/193 		76.6%
128/167 		34.9
25.6/9.3 		17.1 6.3 13.1 2.9 - 17.9 - 77.4


2017/2018

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC Q 4 47.3%
71/150 		33%
29/88 		64.4%
47/73 		36.3
26/10.3 		18 6.8 13.8 1.3 - 17.8 - 69


2016/2017

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 5 46.8%
94/201 		36.9%
45/122 		79.3%
88/111 		38.2
27.8/10.4 		19 6.8 13.8 2.2 - 20.2 - 82.2


2014/2015

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 53.9%
124/230 		28.9%
35/121 		71.4%
80/112 		34.8
26.7/8.2 		18 4.3 13.8 1.7 0 17.3 20.7 72.2


2013/2014

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2012/2013

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 5 47.3%
87/184 		32.7%
35/107 		67.6%
50/74 		31.6
21.6/10 		15 3.4 14.8 3 - 20.6 - 65.8


2010/2011

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 5 56.3%
112/199 		30.4%
35/115 		75.8%
72/95 		26.8
17.6/9.2 		15.4 7 15 1.4 - 26.2 - 80.2


2008/2009

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 50.8%
128/252 		36.1%
48/133 		67.2%
45/67 		37
26.8/10.2 		17.2 4.3 12.7 3.8 - 18.2 - 74.2


2006/2007

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 3 52.7%
58/110 		25.9%
15/58 		58.7%
27/46 		30
24/6 		8.7 4.7 14.3 3.3 - 21 - 62.7
Records
Seasons:   All | 24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 08/09 | 06/07 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency 2017-2018 56.3
Points 2017-2018 69
Rebounds 2017-2018 36.3
Assists 2017-2018 18
Steals 2017-2018 6.8
Blocks 2017-2018 1.3
2-pointers made 2017-2018 17.8
3-pointers made 2017-2018 7.3
Free throws made 2017-2018 11.8
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency Mateusz Ponitka
2017/2018 		15
Points Mateusz Ponitka
2017/2018 		12.8
Rebounds Jakub Wojciechowski
2017/2018 		6
Assists Lukasz Koszarek
2017/2018 		4
Steals Mateusz Ponitka
2017/2018 		1.5
Blocks Damian Kulig
2017/2018 		1
2-pointers made Mateusz Ponitka
2017/2018 		4.5
3-pointers made Adam Waczynski
2017/2018 		2
Free throws made Przemyslav Zamojski
2017/2018 		2.3

FIBA EuroBasket

Team records - 2021/2022 Season
Efficiency 103 Czech Republic 2022-9-2
Points 99 Czech Republic 2022-9-2
Rebounds 43 Slovenia 2022-9-14
Assists 26 Israel 2022-9-5
Steals 9 Slovenia 2022-9-14
Blocks 3 Germany 2022-9-18
2-pointers made 27 Czech Republic 2022-9-2
3-pointers made 13 Slovenia 2022-9-14
Free throws made 21 Slovenia 2022-9-14
Personal records - 2021/2022 Season
Efficiency 40 Mateusz Ponitka Slovenia --
Points 26 Mateusz Ponitka Slovenia --
Rebounds 16 Mateusz Ponitka Slovenia --
Assists 10 A.J. Slaughter Germany --
Steals 3 Mateusz Ponitka Slovenia --
Blocks 3 Aleksander Balcerowski Germany --
2-pointers made 8 Aleksander Balcerowski Netherlands --
3-pointers made 6 A.J. Slaughter Israel --
Free throws made 8 Mateusz Ponitka Ukraine --
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency 2014-2015 80.5
Points 2016-2017 82.2
Rebounds 2016-2017 38.2
Assists 2021-2022 19.1
Steals 2021-2022 6.2
Blocks 2021-2022 1.7
2-pointers made 2010-2011 22.4
3-pointers made 2021-2022 9.4
Free throws made 2016-2017 17.6
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency Marcin Gortat
2008/2009 		18.7
Points Adam Waczynski
2014/2015 		15.8
Rebounds Marcin Gortat
2008/2009 		10.8
Assists Mateusz Ponitka
2021/2022 		5.7
Steals Thomas Kelati
2010/2011 		2
Blocks Marcin Gortat
2008/2009 		2
2-pointers made Marcin Gortat
2008/2009 		6.7
3-pointers made A.J. Slaughter
2021/2022 		2.7
Free throws made Adam Waczynski
2014/2015 		4.7
Schedule
Seasons:   24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 08/09 | 06/07 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03


FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers
2021-11-25 Israel Poland 69-61
2021-11-28 Poland Germany 69-72
2022-02-25 Estonia Poland 75-71
2022-02-28 Poland Estonia 70-68
2022-06-30 Poland Israel 90-85
2022-07-03 Germany Poland 93-83
FIBA EuroBasket
2022-09-02 Poland Czech Republic 99-84   stat »
2022-09-03 Finland Poland 89-59   stat »
2022-09-05 Poland Israel 85-76   stat »
2022-09-06 Netherlands Poland 69-75   stat »
2022-09-08 Serbia Poland 96-69   stat »
2022-09-11 Ukraine Poland 86-94   stat »
2022-09-14 Slovenia Poland 87-90   stat »
2022-09-16 Poland France 54-95   stat »
2022-09-18 Germany Poland 82-69   stat »