Maciej Zieliński (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 53) Wałbrzych, Poland |
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Career information | |
College | Providence (1992–1995) |
NBA draft | 1995: undrafted |
Playing career | 1986–2006 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Career history | |
1986–1987 | AZS Olsztyn |
1987–1992 1995–2006 | Śląsk Wrocław |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Maciej Zieliński (born 5 January 1971) is a Polish former professional basketball player. He is known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He studied in the United States at Providence College. With the national team he participated at EuroBasket 1991 and EuroBasket 1997, as the Polish national team finished seventh in both tournaments. He played vast majority of his professional career with Śląsk Wrocław, where he became a multiple Polish champion and the Polish Basketball League Most Valuable Player.
After retiring from basketball, Zieliński went into politics, serving as a member of the Sejm in 2011, and that same year was named president of the Śląsk Wrocław basketball team.[1]
Honours
- Club career
- 8× Polish Basketball League champion (1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
- 5× Polish Cup (1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005)
- Individual awards
- 3× PLK Most Valuable Player (1992, 1997, 1999)
- Polish League Finals MVP (1999)
References
- ^ Potocki, Michał (15 April 2011). "Maciej Zieliński został prezesem młodych koszykarzy Śląska, a Dialog ich sponsorem" (in Polish). Wroclaw.naszemiasto.pl. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
External links
- College stats at Sports-Reference.com
- Maciej Zieliński international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Polish league stats (in Polish)
- National team profile at FIBA.com
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- 1961 Olszewski
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- 1965 Łopatka
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- 1968 Langiewicz
- 1969 Łopatka
- 1970 Kwiatkowski
- 1971 Jurkiewicz
- 1972 N/A
- 1973 Seweryn
- 1974 Seweryn
- 1975 Myrda
- 1976 Jurkiewicz
- 1977 Jurkiewicz
- 1978 Fiedorczuk
- 1979 Kijewski
- 1980 Washington
- 1981 Młynarski
- 1982 Kijewski
- 1983 Szczubiał
- 1984 Fikiel
- 1985 Zelig
- 1986 Kijewski
- 1987 Zelig
- 1988 N/A
- 1989 N/A
- 1990 Jechorek
- 1991 N/A
- 1992 Zieliński
- 1993 Griszczuk
- 1994 Williams
- 1995 Walker
- 1996 Tomczyk
- 1997 McNaull
- 1998 Wójcik
- 1999 Zieliński
- 2000 N/A
- 2001 Wójcik
- 2002 Tomczyk
- 2003 McNaull
- 2004 Pačėsas
- 2005 Wójcik
- 2006 Jagodnik
- 2007 Kelati
- 2008 Logan
- 2009 N/A
- 2010 Woods
- 2011 Thomas
- 2012 Hodge
- 2013 Hodge
- 2014 Prince
- 2015 Kulig
- 2016 Ponitka
- 2017 King
- 2018 Almeida
- 2019 Florence
- 2020 N/A
- 2021 Groselle
- 2022 Trice
- 2023 Mazurczak
- 2024 Sanders
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