Basketball team in Toruń, Poland
Twarde Pierniki Toruń is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń . The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018. Currently the team plays under the name Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń due to sponsorship commitments.
History
Twarde Pierniki was founded in 2004. Toruń was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams. In the 2016–17 season , Toruń had its best season in club history and reached the PLK Finals. Here it lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra which meant the team ended in second place.
Toruń won its first trophy in on 19 February 2018, when it beat Zielona Góra 88–80 in the final of the Polish Cup , behind Karol Gruszecki who was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[ 2]
Team also starts next season with winning the Polish Basketball Supercup . Another time Karol Gruszecki was named Most Valuable Player of the final match. [ 3]
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:
Honours
Runners-up (2): 2016–17 , 2018–19 3rd place (1): 2017–18 Winners (1): 2018 Winners (1): 2018
Season by season
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Twarde Pierniki Toruń roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
Ht.
C 0
Abu, Abdul-Malik
(1995-09-16 ) 16 September 1995
PG 1
Myles, Divine
(1996-02-25 ) 25 February 1996
G/F 2
Tomaszewski, Wojciech
(2002-02-20 ) 20 February 2002
SG 3
Ertel, Michael
(1999-01-22 ) 22 January 1999
PG 6
Sowiński, Paweł
(2005-10-28 ) 28 October 2005
G/F 9
Wilczek, Dominik
(1999-07-16 ) 16 July 1999
PF 10
Grochowski, Ignacy
(1998-05-21 ) 21 May 1998
SF 11
Ryuny, Dzimitry
(2000-01-12 ) 12 January 2000
PF 12
Kunc, Aljaz
(1999-07-30 ) 30 July 1999
PF 17
Lipiński, Hubert
(2005-12-17 ) 17 December 2005
F 18
Gaddefors, Viktor
(1992-10-08 ) 8 October 1992
SF 21
Diduszko, Bartosz (C)
(1987-06-28 ) 28 June 1987
C 40
Benson, Barret
(1997-12-25 ) 25 December 1997
SF
Kamiński, Grzegorz
(2000-05-14 ) 14 May 2000
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captainDecember 16, 2024
Coaches
Individual awards
Polish Cup MVP
Polish Supercup MVP
PLK Most Improved Player
PLK Best Coach
All-1 Liga Team
All-PLK Team
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either:
Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
References
Head coach: Subotić Assistant coaches: Zawadka
2024–25 Clubs Seasons Awards Associated competitions
