Arka Gdynia, currently known as VBW Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional women's basketball club based in Gdynia. With 14 Polish Championships and 10 Polish Cups won (as of 2025), it is one of the country's most accomplished women's basketball clubs. It plays in the Orlen Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest division in Poland.[1]
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. Other sponsor names followed before the team was called Basket 90 Gdynia from 2014 to 2018, and Arka Gdynia from 2018 to 2020. Since then, its name is VBW Gdynia after their sponsor VBW Engineering sp. z o.o.
Titles
- EuroLeague Women:
- 2nd place (2): 2002, 2004
- Polish Championship (14): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2021, 2025
- Polish Cup (10): 1970, 1980, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021
Current roster
| Arka Gdynia roster
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| Players |
Coaches
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| Pos. |
No. |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
|
Age |
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| PF
|
0
|
|
Davis, Rannia
|
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
|
|
26 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999
|
|
| PF
|
3
|
|
Cowling, Mikayla
|
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
|
|
29 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996
|
|
| SG
|
9
|
|
Podgórna, Kamila
|
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
|
|
28 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996
|
|
| PG
|
15
|
|
Rudzka, Justyna
|
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
|
24 – (2000-12-24)24 December 2000
|
|
| C
|
21
|
|
Miškinienė, Laura
|
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
|
|
32 – (1992-10-28)28 October 1992
|
|
| SG
|
23
|
|
Kastanek, Marissa Lee
|
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
|
|
35 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990
|
|
| PG
|
41
|
|
Wrzesiński, Barbora
|
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
|
30 – (1994-12-15)15 December 1994
|
|
| PF
|
90
|
|
Ułan, Karolina
|
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
|
|
20 – (2005-06-01)1 June 2005
|
|
| C
|
91
|
|
Borkowska, Kamila
|
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
|
|
22 – (2002-07-26)26 July 2002
|
|
| PG
|
92
|
|
Bazan, Julia
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
|
24 – (2001-07-01)1 July 2001
|
|
| SF
|
93
|
|
Żytkowska, Alicja
|
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
|
23 – (2001-08-29)29 August 2001
|
|
| PF
|
94
|
|
Szulc, Magdalena
|
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
|
|
24 – (2001-03-08)8 March 2001
|
|
| SF
|
96
|
|
Tomasik, Nikola
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
|
19 – (2005-08-19)19 August 2005
|
|
| PG
|
97
|
|
Szymkiewicz, Magdalena
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
|
22 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002
|
|
| SG
|
98
|
|
Gilmajster, Agada
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
|
20 – (2004-12-12)12 December 2004
|
|
| SF
|
98
|
|
Sasiak, Wiktoria
|
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
|
20 – (2005-03-04)4 March 2005
|
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
Updated: 2024-8-26
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References
External links
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