# 2023–24 PLK season

The 2023–24 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Orlen Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 90th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Poland. Wilki Morskie Szczecin were the defending champions.

## Teams

16 teams will participate this season.
Dziki Warsaw was promoted from Liga I and Astoria Bydgoszcz was relegated.

### Locations and venues

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 4,200 |
| Suzuki Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Polsat Plus Arena Gdynia | 5,500 |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Arena Ostrów | 3,086 |
| Dziki Warsaw | Warsaw | Hala Koło | 1,280 |
| Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | Slupsk | Hala Gryfia | 2,500 |
| GTK Gliwice | Gliwice | Gliwice Arena | 13,752 |
| 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 |
| Sewertronics Sokół Łańcut | Łańcut | MOSiR Łańcut | 1,200 |
| 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 | Netto Arena | 7,403 |
| Zastal Enea 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 | Anwil Włocławek | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2585 | 2312 | +273 | 53 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 2 | Trefl Sopot (C) | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2570 | 2385 | +185 | 51 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 3 | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2641 | 2417 | +224 | 49 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 4 | King Szczecin | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2701 | 2534 | +167 | 49 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 5 | Legia Warszawa | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2587 | 2473 | +114 | 49 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 6 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2393 | 2469 | −76 | 47 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 7 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2887 | 2755 | +132 | 46 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 8 | Spójnia Stargard | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2453 | 2333 | +120 | 46 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 9 | Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2720 | 2707 | +13 | 46 | |
| 10 | Dziki Warszawa | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2347 | 2382 | −35 | 46 | |
| 11 | Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2332 | 2395 | −63 | 44 | |
| 12 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2428 | 2520 | −92 | 43 | |
| 13 | Asseco Arka Gdynia | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2452 | 2753 | −301 | 39 | |
| 14 | GTK Gliwice | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2577 | 2729 | −152 | 39 | |
| 15 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2468 | 2737 | −269 | 38 | |
| 16 | Sewertronics Sokół Łańcut | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2413 | 2653 | −240 | 35 | Relegated to I Liga |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ANW | GDY | STA | CZA | DZI | GTK | LAN | SZC | LEG | MKS | TOR | SPO | LUB | SOP | WRO | ZIE |
| Anwil Włocławek | — | 97–66 | 97–86 | 75–60 | 78–66 | 96–73 | 88–71 | 88–90 | 74–76 | 97–91 | 91–70 | 78–69 | 100–71 | 91–83 | 80–74 | 75–93 |
| Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza Arka Gdynia | 85–89 | — | 102–95 | 67–84 | 69–94 | 100–87 | 115–118 | 84–103 | 104–102 | 82–104 | 83–79 | 86–96 | 90–82 | 72–92 | 78–117 | 86–81 |
| Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 89–87 | 89–79 | — | 106–77 | 68–75 | 89–96 | 89–77 | 86–95 | 71–53 | 103–102 | 98–80 | 77–73 | 96–93 | 70–71 | 108–51 | 126–60 |
| Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | 58–83 | 93–82 | 65–85 | — | 59–66 | 72–81 | 92–90 | 74–78 | 82–80 | 92–90 | 90–65 | 61–81 | 77–81 | 74–65 | 78–53 | 73–69 |
| Dziki Warsaw | 67–95 | 83–81 | 86–65 | 83–96 | — | 87–88 | 93–85 | 75–84 | 96–86 | 82–76 | 78–56 | 70–67 | 86–71 | 75–80 | 71–80 | 61–74 |
| Tauron GTK Gliwice | 77–88 | 73–84 | 81–94 | 100–79 | 87–94 | — | 87–100 | 79–105 | 100–105 | 73–110 | 92–76 | 76–74 | 83–86 | 79–80 | 86–87 | 90–92 |
| Muszynianka Domelo Sokół Łańcut | 64–88 | 74–77 | 85–80 | 88–74 | 58–68 | 71–96 | — | 74–96 | 71–82 | 96–98 | 93–87 | 73–86 | 78–88 | 79–82 | 84–91 | 88–89 |
| King Szczecin | 92–93 | 91–73 | 81–85 | 82–86 | 90–72 | 112–86 | 85–79 | — | 84–85 | 86–106 | 70–92 | 101–103 | 81–85 | 79–84 | 89–84 | 95–84 |
| Legia Warsaw | 96–87 | 87–67 | 88–96 | 94–84 | 61–62 | 83–81 | 87–78 | 89–96 | — | 93–86 | 91–84 | 89–78 | 75–92 | 70–85 | 82–98 | 90–72 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 84–87 | 107–86 | 85–89 | 77–84 | 116–83 | 122–115 | 100–90 | 103–101 | 86–103 | — | 85–92 | 98–106 | 112–87 | 101–106 | 82–80 | 100–93 |
| Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń | 78–83 | 101–86 | 57–76 | 83–82 | 72–80 | 104–83 | 81–69 | 92–88 | 70–83 | 79–89 | — | 72–97 | 98–84 | 69–80 | 78–75 | 85–74 |
| PGE Spójnia Stargard | 64–70 | 91–54 | 65–62 | 77–65 | 64–56 | 86–76 | 77–56 | 69–78 | 81–87 | 83–93 | 73–84 | — | 86–81 | 80–73 | 93–67 | 94–72 |
| Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 88–80 | 98–88 | 78–100 | 77–86 | 111–84 | 100–93 | 99–83 | 93–98 | 92–112 | 114–102 | 102–85 | 110–108 | — | 84–85 | 102–85 | 91–95 |
| Trefl Sopot | 76–71 | 85–69 | 88–76 | 81–90 | 96–85 | 79–85 | 94–78 | 92–98 | 77–69 | 110–102 | 78–80 | 88–70 | 73–82 | — | 79–72 | 124–74 |
| WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 82–96 | 88–79 | 103–95 | 67–65 | 78–72 | 80–75 | 98–79 | 60–83 | 68–97 | 72–76 | 78–69 | 75–69 | 97–95 | 66–87 | — | 77–66 |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | 73–83 | 73–78 | 87–92 | 89–80 | 91–97 | 94–99 | 86–84 | 79–90 | 71–92 | 91–104 | 89–110 | 105–93 | 91–103 | 85–97 | 76–80 | — |

## 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 | Anwil Włocławek | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Spójnia Stargard | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Spójnia Stargard | 3 | 4 | King Szczecin | 3 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Spójnia Stargard | 0 | | | |
| 4 | King Szczecin | 3 | 8 | Spójnia Stargard | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Legia Warszawa | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Legia Warszawa | 1 | | | | 2 | Trefl Sopot | 4 |
| | | | | | | 4 | King Szczecin | 3 |
| 2 | Trefl Sopot | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | King Szczecin | 3 |
| 7 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 1 | | | |
| 7 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 1 | 2 | Trefl Sopot | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 1 |
| 3 | BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 2 | 6 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 1 | 6 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 175 |
| 6 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 3 | | | | 8 | Spójnia Stargard | 168 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 2–3 | Spójnia Stargard | 89–70 | 98–84 | 82–86 | 68–86 | 77–81 |
| Trefl Sopot | 3–1 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 97–78 | 82–81 | 84–92 | 101–93 | — |
| BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 2–3 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 76–85 | 81–64 | 97–102 | 84–74 | 81–83 |
| King Szczecin | 3–1 | Legia Warszawa | 85–80 | 80–77 | 88–90 | 99–84 | — |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| King Szczecin | 3–0 | Spójnia Stargard | 104–86 | 78–72 | 88–75 | — | — |
| Trefl Sopot | 3–1 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 78–54 | 88–70 | 70–76 | 81–77 | — |

### Third place series

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 175–168 | Spójnia Stargard | 88–83 | 87–85 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| Trefl Sopot | 4–3 | King Szczecin | 73–82 | 84–81 | 59–75 | 76–81 | 88–84 | 101–80 | 77–71 |

## Awards

All official awards of the 2023–24 PLK season.

### Season awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| PLK Most Valuable Player | Victor Sanders | Anwil Włocławek |
| PLK Finals MVP | Jakub Schenk | Trefl Sopot |
| PLK Best Defender | Amir Bell | Anwil Włocławek |
| PLK Best Polish Player | Andrzej Mazurczak | King Szczecin |
| PLK Best Coach | Przemysław Frasunkiewicz | Anwil Włocławek |
| All-PLK Team | Andrzej Mazurczak | King Szczecin |
| All-PLK Team | Aigars Šķēle | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| All-PLK Team | Christian Vital | Legia Warszawa |
| All-PLK Team | Victor Sanders | Anwil Włocławek |
| All-PLK Team | Aric Holman | Legia Warszawa |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team | EFF |
| 2023 |||||
| September | Victor Sanders | Anwil Włocławek | 18.2 |
| October | Victor Sanders | Anwil Włocławek | 18.2 |
| November | Josh Price | GTK Gliwice | 23.8 |
| December | Aigars Šķēle | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 27.0 |
| 2024 |||||
| January | Dominic Green | Dziki Warsaw | 19.8 |
| February | Andrzej Mazurczak | King Szczecin | 20.3 |
| March | Andrzej Mazurczak | King Szczecin | 20.3 |

### MVP of the Round

| Gameday | Player | Team | EFF |
| 1 | Jabril Durham | Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 33 |
| 2 | Damian Kulig | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 34 |
| 3 | Dušan Miletić | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 29 |
| 4 | Aaron Cel | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 24 |
| 5 | Tayler Persons | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 31 |
| 6 | Barret Benson | Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 36 |
| 7 | Joshua Price | GTK Gliwice | 35 |
| 8 | Wesley Gordon | Spójnia Stargard | 32 |
| 9 | Arūnas Mikalauskas | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 33 |
| 10 | Michał Michalak | Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk | 19 |
| 11 | Andrzej Pluta Jr. | Arka Gdynia | 27 |
| 12 | Daniel Gołębiowski | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 29 |
| 13 | Tayler Persons (x2) | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 35 |
| 14 | Aric Holman | Legia Warsaw | 31 |
| 15 | Arūnas Mikalauskas (x2) | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 26 |
| 16 | Mikołaj Witliński | Trefl Sopot | 23 |
| 17 | Lovell Cabbil | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 27 |
| 18 | Jakub Nizioł | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 35 |
| 19 | Liam O'Reilly | Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 35 |
| 20 | Stephen Brown | Spójnia Stargard | 35 |
| 21 | Adrian Bogucki | Arka Gdynia | 39 |
| 22 | Victor Sanders | Anwil Włocławek | 27 |
| 23 | Aaron Best | Trefl Sopot | 31 |
| 24 | Adam Hrycaniuk | Arka Gdynia | 23 |
| 25 | Tyler Cheese | Sewertronics Sokół Łańcut | 32 |
| 26 | Devon Daniels | Spójnia Stargard | 23 |
| 27 | Zac Cuthbertson | King Szczecin | 24 |
| 28 | Liam O'Reilly (x2) | Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 34 |
| 29 | Christian Vital | Legia Warsaw | 34 |
| 30 | Loren Jackson | Legia Warsaw | 32 |

## Statistical leaders

   Leaders at the end of the regular season.
| Category | Player | Team | Value |
| Points per game | Liam O'Reilly | Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | 21.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Mate Vucić | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 11.2 |
| Assists per game | Tayler Persons | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 9.6 |
| Steals per game | Jabril Durham | Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Wesley Gordon | Spójnia Stargard | 2.0 |
| Evaluation per game | Kadre Gray | GTK Gliwice | 21.8 |

## Polish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Śląsk Wroclaw | EuroCup | Regular Season |
| King Szczecin | Champions League | Regular Season |
| Legia Warsaw | Champions League | Qualifying rounds |
| Legia Warsaw | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Anwil Włocławek | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular Season |
| PGE Spójnia Stargard | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular Season |

## Polish clubs in Regional competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Enea Zastal Zielona Gora | European North Basketball League | Regular Season |
| Polski Cukier Start Lublin | European North Basketball League | Regular Season |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Alpe Adria Cup | Champions |