Start Lublin, officially PGE Start Lublin for sponsporship reasons, is a Polish basketball club based in Lublin. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since 2014.Eurobasket.com profile Its home arena is the Globus, which has places for 5,000 people. The basketball team is a part of MKS Start Lublin, which also holds chess and athletics sections.
History MKS Start Lublin was founded in 1953, along with the basketball team. After seven years of existence, Start promoted to the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the national highest league. In the 1964–65 season, Start captured its first bronze medal. In 1978, Start was the first Polish club to sign an African-American played in Kent Washington. Washington was named PLK Most Valuable Player in 1980.
In the 2002–03 season, Start returned to the PLK after winning the First Division. After two years, the team relegated once again.
In the summer of 2014, Start Lublin received a wild card from the PLK because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.
Lublin had its most successful season in the 2019–20 PLK season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the season was ended, the team was in second place with a 17–5 record. As such, it qualified for a European competition for the first time in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.
Honours Polish Basketball League Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2024–25 Bronze medal (3): 1964–65, 1978–79, 1979–80 Polish Basketball Cup Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023 Polish Basketball Supercup Winners (1): 2025
Sponsorship names Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known by several names:
Season by season
SeasonTierLeaguePolish Cup European competitions2006–072 I liga10th2007–082 I liga 16th2008–093 2 Liga1st2009–102 I liga 9th2010–112 I liga 12th2011–122 I liga 12th2012–132 I liga 8th2013–142 I liga 4th2014–151 PLK 14th2015–161 PLK 17th2016–171 PLK 15th2017–181 PLK9th Quarterfinalist2018–191 PLK10th2019–201 PLK2nd2020–211 PLK6th 2 Champions League 2021–221 PLK12th Runners–up2022–231 PLK13th Runners–up ENBL3rd2023–241 PLK9th Quarterfinalist ENBL2024–251 PLK2nd Quarterfinalist2025–261PLK13th 3 Champions League 4 FIBA Europe Cup
Players Current roster
Individual awards PLK Most Valuable Player Kent Washington – 1980
Notable players
Brynton Lemar, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Chavaughn Lewis (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Devonte Upson (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Kent Washington (born 1956), basketball player
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