1. Mateusz Ponitka was born on 29 August 1993 and is a Polish professional basketball player for Bahcesehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Super Ligi.
20 Facts About Mateusz Ponitka
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Mateusz Ponitka represents the senior Poland national team in international competitions.
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Mateusz Ponitka's brother Marcel Ponitka is a professional basketball player who capped for the Polish national team.
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Mateusz Ponitka appeared in four games of the Polish Cup, averaging 9 points per game.
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In September 2010, Mateusz Ponitka took part in the Basketball Without Borders camp, held in Barcelona.
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On March 27,2012, Mateusz Ponitka signed a three-year deal with the Polish team Asseco Prokom.
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Mateusz Ponitka had an option to leave the team after two seasons.
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Mateusz Ponitka played in the EuroLeague, averaging 8.8 points and 3.5 rebounds over 10 games.
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On July 4,2019, Mateusz Ponitka signed a two-year contract with BC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
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On September 23,2022, Mateusz Ponitka signed a one-year deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.
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On July 13,2023, Mateusz Ponitka signed a two-year contract with the Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade.
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Mateusz Ponitka was part of the Poland U-17 national basketball team which took the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship held in Germany.
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Mateusz Ponitka played against athletes like Bradley Beal, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, James Michael McAdoo, Andre Drummond, Quinn Cook, Marquis Teague and others.
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Mateusz Ponitka officially debuted for the senior national team on 3 August 2012, in the friendly game against Montenegro.
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Mateusz Ponitka was a member of the team at the 2013 FIBA EuroBasket held in Slovenia.
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Mateusz Ponitka averaged 3.6 points and 1.4 rebounds over five tournament games.
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Mateusz Ponitka represented the Polish national team at the 2015 FIBA EuroBasket and 2017 FIBA EuroBasket.
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Mateusz Ponitka participated in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where he scored 26 points against China.
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Mateusz Ponitka played at EuroBasket 2017, where he averaged 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Poland did not advance past the preliminary round.
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Mateusz Ponitka finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to become the fourth player in EuroBasket history to record a triple-double.