Arka Gdynia (women's basketball)

Arka Gdynia
League	Energa Basket Liga Kobiet
Founded	1946
Arena	Gdynia Arena (capacity: 4,010)
Location	Gdynia, Poland
Team colors	Yellow and Blue
President	Bogusław Witkowski
Head coach	Gundars Vētra

Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional women's basketball club based in Gdynia. With 13 Polish Championships and 10 Polish Cups won (as of 2022), it is one of the country's most accomplished women's basketball clubs. It plays in the Energa Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest division in Poland.

Gdynia Arena, home venue of Arka Gdynia

History

It was founded in 1946 in the city of Gdańsk as Spójnia Gdańsk. In 1992 the club moved from Gdańsk to Gdynia and changed the name to Bałtyk Gdynia. Then it changed its name several times. From 2001 till 2010 the name of the club was Lotos Gdynia after its titular sponsor Grupa Lotos S.A. From 2014 until 2018 the name was Basket 90 Gdynia. Since 2018, the club has been called Arka Gdynia.

Titles

• EuroLeague Women:
  • 2nd place (2): 2002, 2004
• Polish Championship (13): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2021
• Polish Cup (10): 1970, 1980, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021

Current roster

Arka Gdynia roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 1 Kunek, Alice 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 PG 3 Slamová, Angelika 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-06-19)19 June 1994 PG 7 Szymkiewicz, Magdalena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 SG 9 Podgórna, Kamila 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 SF 11 Morawiec, Aldona 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992 PF 15 Spanou, Artemis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 C 21 Miškinienė, Laura 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1992-10-28)28 October 1992 PF/C 22 Rembiszewska, Amalia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 SG 23 Kastanek, Marissa Lee 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 33 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 C 26 Greinacher, Sonja 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1992-07-01)1 July 1992 PG 41 Bálintová, Barbora 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 29 – (1994-12-15)15 December 1994 C 55 Grymek, Joanna 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-07-24)24 July 1996	Head coach Gundars Vētra Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2020-10-25

Notable former players

• Anna Arkhipova
• Rebecca Allen
• Alana Beard
• Agnieszka Bibrzycka
• Emma Cannon
• Dominique Canty
• Tamika Catchings
• Elīna Dikaioulaku
• Małgorzata Dydek
• Marie Ferdinand
• Gordana Grubin - Vesković
• Chamique Holdsclaw
• Elena Karpova
• Chasity Melvin
• Ticha Penicheiro
• Erin Phillips
• Elaine Powell
• Ruth Riley
• Elen Shakirova
• Katie Smith
• Natalia Vodopyanova
• Tamika Whitmore
• Rankica Šarenac
• Ana Joković
• Limor Mizrachi