BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Leagues	PLK ENBL
Founded	1947 (1947)
Arena	Arena Ostrów
Capacity	3,086
Location	Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Team colors	Blue, Gold, White
Main sponsor	Arged BM Slam Miasto Ostrów Wielkopolski
President	Bartosz Karasiński
Vice-president(s)	Grzegorz Ardeli
Head coach	Andrzej Urban
Team captain	Damian Kulig
Ownership	Paweł Matuszewski Marcin Napierała
Championships	1 Polish League 2 Polish Cups 1 Polish Supercup 1 ENBL
Website	bmslamstal.pl
Home Away

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since its promotion back in 2015. The club won the Polish national championship in 2021 and the Polish Cup in 2019 and 2022. Since then, Stal has also been active at the European stage in the Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup.

The home arena of the team is the Arena Ostrów.

History

The original, non-sponsored club logo

In 2015, Stal promoted from the second-tier I Liga to the PLK. In its first season, the team finished 13th in the standings with a 12–20 record. In the 2016–17 season, Stal had a historic season as the team reached the semi-finals of the PLK after defeating MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 3–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, Stal lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra but won the third place series against Energa Czarni Słupsk.

In the 2017–18 season, Stal had an even more successful season as the team reached the PLK finals for the first time after defeating Polski Cukier Toruń. In the Finals, the team lost to Anwil Włocławek, 2–4.

Stal team in 2019

In 2019, Stal won the Polish Basketball Cup after defeating Arka Gdynia 77–74 in the final.^[1] It was the first ever trophy for the club.

In the 2020–21 season, Stal played in the FIBA Europe Cup and reached the Final Four of the tournament. It reached the finals were it lost to Israeli club Ironi Ness Ziona. Later that season, Stal won the finals of the 2020–21 PLK season, winning its first Polish championship in club history.^[2] Guard Jakub Garbacz was named the PLK Finals MVP.

Arenas

In the majority of its existence, the team played in the Hala Sportowa Stal, which had a capacity of 1,800 people. Since 2020, the club plays its home games in the Arena Ostrów, which has capacity for 3,000 people.^[3] The arena costed 31 million zł and was built by local company Bud-Rem.^[4]

Honours

Polish Basketball League

• Winners (1): 2020-21

Polish Basketball Cup

• Winners (2): 2019, 2022

Polish Basketball Supercup

• Winners (1): 2022
• Runners-up (2): 2019, 2021

FIBA Europe Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2020–21

European North Basketball League

• Winners (1): (2023)

Sponsorship names

The team has also been known as:

• BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2012–2013)
• Intermarché Bricomarché (2013–2015)^[5]
• BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2015–present)

Season by season

Fans of Stal in 2019

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2017–18	FIBA Europe Cup	QR1	Bnei Herzliya	65–64	84–74

Players

Current roster

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

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 0 Mikalauskas, Arūnas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997 G 2 Rozpedowski, Krysztof 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 19 – (2005-01-08)8 January 2005 PG 3 Chatman, Rodney 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 F 4 Sewioł, Wiktor 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 G 5 Banasiak, Maksymilian 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 G 6 Brembly, David 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 C 7 Sulima, Krzysztof 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 SG 8 Chyliński, Michał 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 37 – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 G 11 Załucki, Aleksander 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 G 14 Rachwalski, Bartosz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-06-16)16 June 2004 F 15 Siliņš, Ojārs 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1993-07-20)20 July 1993 G 21 Šķēle, Aigars 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992 G 23 Rutecki, Jacek 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2006-11-12)12 November 2006 PF 42 Đurišić, Nemanja 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 C 77 Kulig, Damian (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987	Head coach Andrzej Urban Assistant coach(es) Konrad Kaźmierczyk Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 23, 2023

Squad changes for the 2023–24 season

In Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality. No. Position Player  USA PG Rodney Chatman (from FOG Næstved)  LTU SF Arūnas Mikalauskas (from Crailsheim)  POL SG Michał Chyliński (from Czarni Słupsk)  POL C Krzysztof Sulima (from Spójnia Stargard)  GER G David Brembly (from JDA Dijon Basket)  POL F Wiktor Sewioł (from Arka Gdynia)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality. No. Position Player  USA SG Adonis Thomas (to free agent)  POL G Michał Michalak (to free agent)  POL SG Jakub Garbacz (to Anwil Włocławek)  POL PF Filip Siewruk (to Anwil Włocławek)

References