Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Energa Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Słupsk, playing in Polish Basketball League (PLK).Tauron Basket Liga - Druzyny - Energa Czarni Slupsk, plk.pl, accessed 28 February 2011. The home arena of the club was Hala Gryfia.
History In July 1945, the original Czarni Słupsk team was formed, by railway workers who moved from Kraków to Słupsk after World War II. The club was originated as an association football club, but in 1989 the basketball section was founded. In the 1998–99 season, the team promoted to the Polish Basketball League (PLK). In the 2005–06 season, the first club honour was one: the bronze medal. In the 2010s Czarni Słupsk was a steady competitor in the PLK, with several Playoff appearances.
On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse.
In 2018, it was decided to re-start basketball activities for the club and before 2021–22 season, they promoted to PLK, first-tier of Polish basketball system.
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Season by season Season Tier League Polish Cup European competitions 2007–081 PLK 10th 2008–091 PLK 6th 3 EuroChallenge 2009–101 PLK 8th 2010–111 PLK 3rd 2011–121 PLK 5th 2012–131 PLK 6th 2013–141 PLK 6th 2014–151 PLK 3rd Semifinalist 2015–161 PLK 3rd Semifinalist 2016–171 PLK 4th 2016–171 PLK 17th 2018–192 I Liga 2019–202 I Liga 2020–212 I Liga1st 2021–221 PLK4th Quarterfinalist 2022–231 PLK6th 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2023–241 PLK11th Quarterfinalist 2024–251 PLK6th 2025–261 PLK14th
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Honours Polish Basketball League: Third place (4): 2005–06, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16
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