Marcel Ponitka
Marcel Jakub Ponitka (born 28 August 1997) is a Polish professional basketball player who plays as both PG and SG, currently for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. In the Polish Basketball League PLK, Ponitka is considered the best defender, having won the title for Best Polish defender of the season 2019/2020 the Best Young Player of PLK (2017, 2018) winning the Polish Championship twice with Zastal Zielona Góra in 2016 and 2020. Ponitka won the Polish Basketball Supercup in 2020, as well as the fourth place in FIBA Europe Cup in 2021 as part of BC Parma. Ponitka represented Poland in 2013 and 2014 in the European Championship for the Categories U16 and U18. In 2018 he made his senior Polish National Team debut at the age of 21, where he played 12 games so far, scoring a total of 49 points. Professional career Early years Ponitka was born in Ostrów Wielkopolski, a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, situated in the West-Central Poland. He grew up as the middle child alongside younger brother Kacper and older brother Mateusz, both basketball players. He started his basketball career in his hometown, Ostrów before joining GTK Gdynia in 2012 for a