 Adam Wójcik in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1970-04-20)20 April 1970 Oława, Poland |
| Died | 26 August 2017(2017-08-26) (aged 47) Wrocław, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1992:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1987–2012 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1987–1994 | Gwardia Wrocław |
| 1994–1995 | Znic Pruszków |
| 1995–1996 | Bobry Bytom |
| 1996 | Oostende |
| 1996–1997 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 1997–2001 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 2001–2002 | Peristeri |
| 2002–2003 | Unicaja Malaga |
| 2003–2004 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 2004–2007 | Prokom Trefl Sopot |
| 2007–2008 | Orlandina Basket |
| 2008–2009 | PBG Basket Poznań |
| 2009–2010 | Turów Zgorzelec |
| 2010–2011 | WKK Wrocław |
| 2011–2012 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| Career highlights | |
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Adam Wójcik (20 April 1970 – 26 August 2017) was a Polish professionalbasketball player. He was known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He isthe second all-time leading scorer of thePolish Basketball League, since the year 1976, with 10,097 points scored.
On club level, he played in his native Poland, and also in Belgium, Greece, Italy and Spain. Since official stats records keeping by the Polish Basketball Association began in the year 1976, Wójcik is second in the all-time list of games played in thePolish League, with a total of 651, and in total points scored, with 10,097 points.
He was a three-timePolish League MVP, and also thefinals MVP in 1998, 2001, and 2005. He won eightPolish League championships, twoPolish Cups, and he was also aBelgian League champion, in 1997.
Wojcik made hisEuroLeague debut in 2001, withPeristeri of Greece, the first of his six consecutive seasons in the competition. In his debut season, 2001–02, he was the EuroLeague's eighth-best scorer, with 18.4 points per game. Next, he made one-year stops atUnicaja Malaga andŚląsk Wrocław, before spending three seasons in a row withProkom Trefl Sopot, and leading the team to the EuroLeague Top 16 twice. He finished his EuroLeague career with a 10.8 points per game scoring average, for a total of 1,030 points, over 95 games. He subsequently played one season in the second tier levelEuroCup, in the2009–10 season, withTurów Zgorzelec of Poland. He retired in 2012.
With the seniorPolish national basketball team, Wojcik played in 149games, the second most in the Polish national team's history, and he scored 1,821 points. He played at fourEuroBasket's -1991,1997,2007, and2009.
On 26 August 2017, Wojcik died at the age of 47, ofleukemia.[1]
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