# 2021–22 PLK season

The 2021–22 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 88th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Poland. Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski were the defending champions.

## Teams

16 teams will participate this season.

### Locations and venues

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 4,200 |
| Asseco Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Sports Arena | 5,500 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Hala Sportowa Stal | 1,200 |
| Enea Astoria | Bydgoszcz | Artego Arena | 1,470 |
| Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | Slupsk | Hala Gryfia | 2,500 |
| GTK Gliwice | Gliwice | Gliwice Arena | 13,752 |
| HydroTruck Radom | Radom | ZSE Radom | 1,200 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | OSiR Bemowo | 1,000 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Centrum Hall | 2,944 |
| Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | Lublin | Hala Globus | 5,000 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Hala Orbita | 3,000 |
| Spójnia Stargard | Stargard | Hala Miejska | 2,500 |
| Trefl Sopot | Sopot | Ergo Arena | 15,000 |
| Twarde Pierniki Toruń | Toruń | Arena Toruń | 6,248 |
| Wilki Morskie Szczecin | Szczecin | Azoty Arena | 7,403 |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall | 6,080 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2513 | 2362 | +151 | 53 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Anwil Włocławek | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2554 | 2359 | +195 | 52 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2792 | 2433 | +359 | 52 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2642 | 2387 | +255 | 51 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław (C) | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2553 | 2383 | +170 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Legia Warszawa | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2505 | 2446 | +59 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2508 | 2500 | +8 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | King Szczecin | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2504 | 2502 | +2 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2497 | 2474 | +23 | 45 | |
| 10 | Trefl Sopot | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2443 | 2461 | −18 | 45 | |
| 11 | Spójnia Stargard | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2379 | 2560 | −181 | 41 | |
| 12 | Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2293 | 2455 | −162 | 41 | |
| 13 | Asseco Arka Gdynia | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2300 | 2499 | −199 | 41 | |
| 14 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2482 | 2636 | −154 | 40 | |
| 15 | GTK Gliwice | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2271 | 2587 | −316 | 36 | |
| 16 | HydroTruck Radom | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2348 | 2540 | −192 | 35 | Relegation to I Liga |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ANW | GDY | STA | CZA | BYD | GTK | RAD | SZC | LEG | MKS | TOR | SPO | LUB | SOP | WRO | ZIE |
| Anwil Włocławek | — | 72–82 | 107–88 | 75–80 | 77–58 | 95–71 | 93–79 | 80–89 | 94–81 | 90–86 | 84–78 | 108–97 | 90–81 | 81–61 | 97–89 | 89–82 |
| Arka Gdynia | 78–83 | — | 73–102 | 59–87 | 74–97 | 84–68 | 99–78 | 89–65 | 70–88 | 81–80 | 90–101 | 76–74 | 78–66 | 90–98 | 65–80 | 73–83 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 66–79 | 98–75 | — | 82–83 | 83–73 | 78–77 | 108–84 | 84–74 | 96–92 | 91–80 | 96–74 | 91–82 | 99–62 | 86–78 | 83–74 | 105–98 |
| Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 83–77 | 100–75 | 88–80 | — | 99–78 | 84–74 | 86–82 | 77–92 | 96–90 | 94–75 | 77–94 | 68–66 | 66–62 | 73–66 | 89–79 | 80–63 |
| Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz | 58–62 | 98–85 | 83–86 | 86–82 | — | 94–71 | 76–73 | 71–102 | 76–83 | 92–62 | 70–81 | 97–93 | 82–89 | 105–90 | 77–88 | 106–88 |
| GTK Gliwice | 62–88 | 72–73 | 70–122 | 76–83 | 77–82 | — | 86–82 | 73–70 | 78–75 | 67–95 | 70–83 | 110–70 | 73–76 | 72–82 | 61–89 | 82–89 |
| HydroTruck Radom | 84–92 | 85–91 | 83–78 | 80–83 | 68–85 | 82–94 | — | 74–82 | 75–88 | 75–78 | 72–59 | 68–87 | 65–70 | 69–76 | 64–67 | 89–92 |
| King Szczecin | 82–76 | 78–85 | 79–118 | 74–77 | 81–71 | 93–82 | 103–112 | — | 99–83 | 83–102 | 92–87 | 93–81 | 81–85 | 98–73 | 99–83 | 86–96 |
| Legia Warsaw | 74–73 | 79–59 | 84–114 | 68–66 | 68–87 | 86–73 | 73–60 | 101–71 | — | 81–78 | 105–68 | 84–86 | 69–60 | 104–109 | 73–87 | 79–85 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 92–86 | 96–85 | 96–112 | 82–97 | 80–94 | 101–92 | 76–72 | 77–90 | 86–99 | — | 98–92 | 87–101 | 94–101 | 71–79 | 87–88 | 83–78 |
| Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 84–92 | 83–75 | 105–98 | 83–76 | 102–86 | 99–85 | 82–85 | 76–69 | 77–87 | 85–92 | — | 85–77 | 81–55 | 73–92 | 86–95 | 95–77 |
| Spójnia Stargard | 95–87 | 79–64 | 61–105 | 81–104 | 89–86 | 64–54 | 80–73 | 75–81 | 63–77 | 75–71 | 80–82 | — | 80–81 | 82–94 | 86–73 | 53–96 |
| Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | 64–75 | 90–76 | 77–88 | 81–82 | 73–80 | 69–77 | 79–78 | 73–92 | 97–107 | 77–68 | 83–85 | 82–97 | — | 70–73 | 85–67 | 73–99 |
| Trefl Sopot | 82–89 | 58–72 | 77–101 | 103–78 | 81–86 | 91–68 | 80–85 | 69–61 | 85–70 | 86–70 | 89–91 | 72–71 | 84–86 | — | 89–102 | 93–89 |
| WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 74–80 | 86–63 | 79–69 | 96–84 | 90–81 | 106–74 | 106–94 | 85–74 | 78–91 | 102–60 | 68–70 | 105–90 | 84–76 | 77–67 | — | 85–88 |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | 79–83 | 75–61 | 86–85 | 83–91 | 97–82 | 102–82 | 91–78 | 87–71 | 100–66 | 91–79 | 85–67 | 106–64 | 85–70 | 91–66 | 81–71 | — |

## Playoffs

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2–2–1–1–1).

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | King Szczecin | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | King Szczecin | 1 | 1 | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 2 | | | |
| | | | 5 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 2 | 5 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 3 | | | |
| 5 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 3 | | | | 5 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 4 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Legia Warszawa | 1 |
| 2 | Anwil Włocławek | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | Legia Warszawa | 1 |
| 7 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 1 | 2 | Anwil Włocławek | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 | Legia Warszawa | 3 |
| 3 | Arged BMStal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 0 | 6 | Legia Warszawa | 3 | 1 | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 153 |
| 6 | Legia Warszawa | 3 | | | | 2 | Anwil Włocławek | 169 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 3–1 | King Szczecin | 93–69 | 89–80 | 78–83 | 97–82 | – |
| Anwil Włocławek | 3–1 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 92–62 | 87–71 | 85–94 | 85–78 | – |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 0–3 | Legia Warszawa | 78–82 | 64–67 | 81–85 | – | – |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | 2–3 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 103–90 | 85–83 | 68–95 | 80–87 | 80–86 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 2–3 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 57–77 | 66–91 | 123–60 | 89–69 | 71–81 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 0–3 | Legia Warszawa | 79–83 | 71–77 | 77–87 | – | – |

### Third place series

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 153–169 | Anwil Włocławek | 77–78 | 76–91 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 4–1 | Legia Warszawa | 76–72 | 85–88 | 81–74 | 66–63 | 90–77 | – | – |

## Awards

All official awards of the 2021–22 PLK season.

### Season awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| PLK Most Valuable Player | Travis Trice | WKS Śląsk Wrocław |
| PLK Finals MVP | Travis Trice | WKS Śląsk Wrocław |
| PLK Best Defender | Ivan Ramljak | WKS Śląsk Wrocław |
| PLK Best Polish Player | Aleksander Dziewa | WKS Śląsk Wrocław |
| PLK Best Coach | Mantas Česnauskis | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk |
| All-PLK Team | Travis Trice | WKS Śląsk Wrocław |
| All-PLK Team | Jonah Mathews | Anwil Włocławek |
| All-PLK Team | Dragan Apić | Zastal Zielona Góra |
| All-PLK Team | Aleksander Dziewa | WKS Śląsk Wrocław |
| All-PLK Team | Billy Garrett Jr. | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk |

### MVP of the Round

| Gameday | Player | Team | EFF |
| 1 | Dragan Apić | Zastal Zielona Góra | 32 |
| 2 | A. J. English | HydroTruck Radom | 26 |
| 3 | Karol Gruszecki | Trefl Sopot | 31 |
| 4 | Maurice Watson | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 40 |
| 5 | Doron Lamb | Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | 26 |
| 6 | Jakub Schenk | King Szczecin | 24 |
| 7 | Mateusz Zębski | Astoria Bydgoszcz | 31 |
| 8 | Aaron Cel | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 31 |
| 9 | Erick Neal | Spójnia Stargard | 43 |
| 10 | Maurice Watson (2) | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 36 |
| 11 | Raymond Cowels | Legia Warsaw | 27 |
| 12 | Szymon Szewczyk | Anwil Włocławek | 24 |
| 13 | Aleksander Dziewa | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 35 |
| 14 | Jacobi Boykins | Arka Gdynia | 32 |
| 15 | Jakub Nizioł | Astoria Bydgoszcz | 24 |
| 16 | Jarosław Zyskowski | Zastal Zielona Góra | 23 |
| 17 | Andrzej Pluta Jr. | Astoria Bydgoszcz | 26 |
| 18 | Jonah Mathews | Anwil Włocławek | 40 |
| 19 & 20 | Kyndall Dykes | Anwil Włocławek | 37 |
| 21 | Aleksander Dziewa (2) | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 11 & 13 |
| 22 | Mateusz Zębski (2) | Astoria Bydgoszcz | 38 |
| 23 | Filip Matczak | King Szczecin | 29 |
| 24 | Travis Trice | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 33 & 23 |
| 25 | Jonah Mathews (2) | Anwil Włocławek | 17 & 30 |
| 26 | Malachi Richardson | King Szczecin | 34 |
| 27 | James Palmer | Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 38 |
| 28 | Roko Rogić | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 32 |
| 29 | Michał Kolenda | Trefl Sopot | 28 |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team | EFF |
| 2021 |||||
| September | Billy Garrett Jr. | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 20.0 |
| October | Jakub Schenk | King Szczecin | 19.0 |
| November | Trey Drechsel | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 23.5 |
| December | Devyn Marble | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 23.0 |
| 2022 |||||
| January | Jonah Mathews | Anwil Włocławek | 24.0 |
| February | Travis Trice | Śląsk Wrocław | 23.7 |
| March | Travis Trice | Śląsk Wrocław | 23.7 |

## Statistical leaders

   Leaders at the end of the regular season.
| Category | Player | Team | Value |
| Points per game | Robert Johnson | Legia Warsaw | 18.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Dragan Apić | Zastal Zielona Góra | 8.5 |
| Assists per game | Travis Trice | Śląsk Wrocław | 7.3 |
| Steals per game | Mateusz Zębski | Astoria Bydgoszcz | 1.9 |
| Blocks per game | John Sharma | Trefl Sopot | 1.3 |
| Evaluation per game | Roko Rogić | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 19.8 |

## Polish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Śląsk Wroclaw | EuroCup | Eightfinals |
| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Champions League | Regular Season |
| Legia Warsaw | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Trefl Sopot | FIBA Europe Cup | Second Round |

## Polish clubs in Regional competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | VTB United League | Withdrawn |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Alpe Adria Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Anwil Włocławek | European North Basketball League | Champions |