Marcel Ponitka

Marcel Ponitka
Marcel Ponitka Polish Basketball 3x3 Championship 2022
No. 7 – Śląsk Wrocław
PositionGuard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27)
Ostrów Wielkopolski
NationalityPolish
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2013–2016Basket Zielona Góra
2016–2019Arka Gdynia
2019–2021Basket Zielona Góra
2021–2022Parma Basket
2022Fraport Skyliners
2022–2023Basket Zaragoza
2023–2024Legia Warszawa
2024–presentŚląsk Wrocław
Career highlights and awards

Marcel Jakub Ponitka (born 28 August 1997) is a Polish professional basketball player who plays as both PG and SG, who currently plays for Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). In the Polish Basketball League PLK, Ponitka is considered the best defender, having won the title for Best Polish defender of the season 2019/2020[1] the Best Young Player of PLK (2017, 2018) winning the Polish Championship twice with Zastal Zielona Góra in 2016 and 2020. Ponitka won the Polish Basketball Supercup in 2020, as well as the fourth place in FIBA Europe Cup in 2021 as part of BC Parma.

Ponitka represented Poland in 2013 and 2014 in the European Championship for the Categories U16 and U18. In 2018 he made his senior Polish National Team debut at the age of 21, where he played 12 games so far, scoring a total of 49 points.

  1. ^ "Marcel Ponitka wyróżniony przez ligę VTB. Koszykarz Stelmetu w najlepszej piątce kolejki". zielonagora.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.