Maciej Zieliński (basketball)

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.

Maciej Zieliński

Personal information
Born	(1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 54) 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
8× Polish League champion (1991, 1992, 1996, 1998–2002) 5× Polish Cup (1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005) 3× Polish League MVP (1992, 1997, 1999) Polish League Finals MVP (1999)

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)