Ziebart’s Impact & Strautmane’s Absence: Basketball News

The Gdynia club won the Polish championship in 2025. In autumn, the team from the port city competed in the Euroleague, but due to financial problems, they parted with almost all foreign players.

Two experienced basketball players remained in the ranks of “VBW Gdynia” – Anna Jakubjuka and the Slovak player Barbora Žešinski (Balintova). At the end of December, Kamila Hobby (Constance Hobby) joined the team.

The American center scored 11 points, 11 steals and four assists in the first half. Wroclaw was not successful in shots, 32:36 at halftime.

In the next 20 minutes, “Sleza” tall player Jamrisa Davis took the initiative. The Fordham graduate finished the game with 34 points and 17 rebounds as Wroclaw won – 77:64.

House captain Digna Strautmane played at the end of the first halfdid not return to the field after the break. Latvia scored two points (2p 1/2), three rebounds and one blocked ball in 9:27 minutes.

Kathy Wichman started the game in the starting five. The defense scored three points (2p 1/4, 3p 0/1, 1p 1/3), four assists and two turnovers in 25:14 minutes.

Poland on January 2, 2026

# Team U-Z
1 Gorzow 12-2
2 AZS UMCS Lublin 12-2
3 Sleza Wroclaw 10-4
4 ENEA AZS Poznan 9-5
5 Zaglebie Sosnowiec 7-7
6 Energa Torun 7-7
7 VBW Gdynia 6-8
8 Wisla Krakow 6-7
9 Polonia Warszawa 5-9
10 Artego Bydgoszcz 5-9
11 Bochnia 4-9
12 Jelenia Gora 0-14

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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