Aleksander Dziewa

Aleksander Dziewa
Dziewa playing for Hamburg Towers in 2023
No. 11 – Wilki Morskie Szczecin
PositionPower forward / center
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 27)
Konin, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2023Śląsk Wrocław
2023–2024Hamburg Towers
2024–presentWilki Morskie Szczecin
Career highlights and awards

Aleksander Dziewa is a Polish basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Champion of Polish Basketball League in 2022.[2]

Early life

Aleksander Dziewa played chess regularly until he enrolled in middle school. He started basketball at age 16.[3] He has two The Pug dogs.

Professional career

Dziewa started his club career with Śląsk Wrocław in the I Liga.[3]

The 2018–19 I Liga season was a turning point for him. In the first match against KKS Pro-Basket Kutno, he scored 28 points. Then, excluding one game, he regularly scored around 20 points. His "favorite" rival was SKK Siedlce, against whom he averaged 38 points in both matches. This achievement was especially noteworthy as Dziewa's coach Radosław Hyży took Dziewa out of the game early in order to give other players time to develop.[3]

Throughout the season, Dziewa averaged 22.2 points and 9.7 rebounds per meeting. In the last match against SKK Siedlce, his efficiency index was as high as 46.[3]

He was one of the cornerstones of the team that promoted to the Polish Basketball League in 2019.[4] Aleksander Dziewa got MVP of Polish 1st League.

With Śląsk Wrocław, as one of the key players Dziewa helped defeat Legia Warszawa 86:85 in extra time for the bronze medal match. The result superseded expectations. For this final game of the season, Dziewa praised the performance of both Elijah Stewart and Strahinja Jovanovic.[3] Aleksnader Dziewa won award for best Polish Player of the league in 2022.[5]

On July 12, 2023, he signed with Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6] He moved to Bundesliga after years of trying. Main key was 2022/2023 season in which he developed his 3pt shot under eye of polish development coach and assistant coach Maksym Papacz.[7] Dziewa increased his 3pt percentage by 8,3%. Averaged 32.5% (2020/2022) and 40.8% (2022/2023)[8]

On August 8, 2024, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[9]

National team

In the summer of 2018, Aleksander Dziewa was called up to the Polish national team B, with which he played several matches in China.[10]

Because of Dziewa's strong performances in the national league, head coach Mike Taylor appointed Dziewa for the Polish main national team for the victorious 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games against Croatia and the Netherlands.[11]

References

  1. ^ EBL: Aleksander Dziewa: To nieopisana radość. Nikt w Polsce na nas nie stawiał Mariusz Hawryszczuk (Polsat Sport), 25 April 2021. Accessed 20 May 2021.(in Polish)
  2. ^ "Koszykarze Śląska zdobyli mistrzostwo Polski! To 18. tytuł w historii klubu [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]". Wroclaw.pl (in Polish). 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e Aleksander Dziewa. Czas uciekać w świat Jakub Artych (sportowefakty.wp.pl), 28 January 2021. Accessed 20 May 2021.(in Polish)
  4. ^ "Aleksander Dziewa MVP pierwszej ligi, Tomasz Niedbalski wyróżniony wśród trenerów". PZKosz.pl - Strona Polskiego Związku Koszykówki. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  5. ^ "PLK: Najlepsi Polacy w sezonie regularnym - PolskiKosz.pl Premium". premium.polskikosz.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ^ "Aleksander Dziewa inks with Towers Hamburg". Sportando. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Polacy za granicą: Sokołowski i Dziewa prowadzą swoje ekipy do zwycięstw". www.mvpmagazyn.pl. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  8. ^ "Instat - Basketball". basketball.instatscout.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  9. ^ "Dziewa wraca do OBL! Zagra w Kingu". plk.pl (in Polish). August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Zaplecze koszykarskiej kadry poleci do Chin". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  11. ^ "Polska lepsza niż Chorwacja w preeliminacjach ME koszykarzy. Debiut Groselle'a na zero". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.