Łukasz Koszarek

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Łukasz Koszarek

| image = Koszarek.jpg

| caption = Koszarek with Zielona Góra in December 2013

| position =

| height_m = 1.87

| weight_kg = 91

| league =

| team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Września, Poland

| nationality = Polish

| draft_year = 2006

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2023

| career_position = Point guard

| career_number = 55

| years1 = 2003–2006

| team1 = Polonia Warszawa

| years2 = 2006–2007

| team2 = Turów Zgorzelec

| years3 = 2007–2009

| team3 = Anwil Włocławek

| years4 = 2009–2011

| team4 = Juvecaserta

| years5 = 2011–2012

| team5 = Trefl Sopot

| years6 = 2012–2013

| team6 = Asseco Prokom

| years7 = 2013–2021

| team7 = Stelmet Zielona Góra

| years8 = 2021–2023

| team8 = Legia Warszawa

| highlights = *5× Polish League champion (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020)

3× PLK Best Polish Player (2012–2014)
3× Polish Cup winner (2012, 2015, 2017)
2× Polish Cup MVP (2012, 2017)
2× Polish Supercup winner (2007, 2015)

}}

Łukasz Koszarek (born 12 January 1984) is a Polish former professional basketball player for. He was a {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} point guard.

Professional career

Koszarek has spent most of his career in the Polish Basketball League. He made his debut for Polonia Warbud Warszawa in 2003–04, seeing limited action off the bench for the team. However, the following year, he saw significantly more action, averaging 11.6 points and 4.8 assists per game in leading the team to a third-place finish in the league.[http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=42902 Player Profile]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at basketpedya.com

In 2008–09 season, he averaged 13.9 points and 6.1 assists per game for fourth-place Anwil Włocławek.{{Cite web|url=http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=42902|title=Kiến Thức Bóng Rổ, Cá Độ Bóng Rổ Thabet -}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} After a successful season in Anwil, he moved to Italy and signed a two-year contract with JuveCaserta, where he was just a backup point guard and didn’t see much playing time. In his last season abroad he averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists.{{Cite web|title=2010–11 Stats – Pepsi Caserta|url=https://www.basketball-reference.cominternational/teams/caserta/2011.html|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}

He came back to Poland in the summer of 2011, when he signed a contract with Trefl Sopot. In the 2011–12 season Koszarek was voted the MVP of the league and led Trefl to finals, where they lost to Asseco Prokom. Koszarek finished the season averaging 15.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.{{Cite web|last=PLK.PL|title=Koszykówka – Polska Liga Koszykówki|url=https://plk.pl/zawodnicy/p/9538/lukasz-koszarek.html|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Koszykówka – Polska Liga Koszykówki|language=pl}}

The 2012–13 season Koszarek started in Asseco Prokom, but after the club struggled with financial problems, he moved to Zielona Góra in the middle of the season and won his first Polish championship title playing for Stelmet. After that season he signed a multi-year contract with the club.{{Cite web|title=Łukasz Koszarek – Best Polish Point Guard in History|url=https://www.kodbonusowy.com/lukasz-koszarek-best-polish-point-guard-in-history|access-date=2020-06-03|website=KodBonusowy|language=pl}} Koszarek re-signed with the team on 20 July 2020.{{cite news |title=Lukasz Koszarek re-signs with Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/lukasz-koszarek-re-signs-with-stelmet-enea-bc-zielona-gora/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |date=July 20, 2020}}

On 31 May 2021 he signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.{{Cite web|url=https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/n/21126/lukasz-koszarek-zawodnikiem-legii-warszawa-.html|title=Łukasz Koszarek zawodnikiem Legii Warszawa!|last=|first=|date=May 31, 2021|website=plk.pl|publisher=|language=Polish|access-date=May 31, 2021}}

International career

Koszarek is also a member of the Polish national basketball team.[http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/cid_toT,ovGDH2EaLKL67XnPo2.teamID_347.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.playerID_38547.html Player Profile] at eurobasket2009.org He was selected to the national team for the first time at EuroBasket 2007. He was also selected to play for the host Polish team at the EuroBasket 2009, where he ranked fifth on the team in points, fourth in rebounds, and second in assists.[http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/cid_toT,ovGDH2EaLKL67XnPo2.pageID_zfjpbftuHHkRSpqxSx8sT2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.teamID_347.html Poland team stats] at eurobasket2009.org

He also played at EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015, and EuroBasket 2017.

He was also a member of the Polish national team at Basketball World Cup 2019 in China, where he averaged 2.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 14 minutes per game.