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| logo            = Start Lublin logo.png
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| leagues         = [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]<br/>[[FIBA Europe Cup|Europe Cup]]
| founded         = {{Start date and age|1953}}
| dissolved       = <!-- or | folded = -->
| history         = 
| arena           = Globus
| capacity        = 5,000
| location        = [[Lublin]], Poland
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| sponsor         = 
| president       = Arkadiusz Pelczar
| vice-presidents = 
| manager         = 
| coach           = [[Wojciech Kamiński]]
| captain         = Filip Put
| ownership       = 
| championships   = 
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'''Start Lublin''', officially '''Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin''' for sponsporship reasons, is a Polish [[basketball]] club based in [[Lublin]]. The team plays in the [[Polish Basketball League]] (PLK) since [[2014–15 PLK season|2014]].<ref>[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Poland/Wikana_Start_SA_Lublin/971 Eurobasket.com profile]</ref> Its home arena is the Globus, which has places for 5,000 people. The basketball team is a part of MKS Start Lublin, which also holds [[chess]] and [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] sections.

==History==
MKS Start Lublin was founded in 1953, along with the basketball team. After seven years of existence, Start promoted to the [[Polish Basketball League]] (PLK), the national highest league. In the 1964–65 season, Start captured its first bronze medal. In 1978, Start was the first Polish club to sign an African-American played in [[Kent Washington]]. Washington was named [[PLK Most Valuable Player]] in 1980.

In the 2002–03 season, Start returned to the PLK after winning the First Division. After two years, the team relegated once again. 

In the summer of 2014, Start Lublin received a [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] from the [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]] because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.

Lublin had its most successful season in the [[2019–20 PLK season]], which was curtailed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. When the season was ended, the team was in second place with a 17–5 record. As such, it qualified for a European competition for the first time in the [[2020–21 Basketball Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/strongest-bcl-lineup-to-date-ahead-of-season-5|title=Strongest BCL lineup to date ahead of season 5|work=[[Basketball Champions League]]|date=3 July 2020|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''[[Polish Basketball League]]'''
*[[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|15px]] Runners-up (2): [[2019–20 PLK season|2019–20]], [[2024–25 PLK season|2024–25]]
*[[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|15px]] Bronze medal (3): 1964–65, 1978–79, 1979–80
;[[Polish Basketball Cup]]
*[[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|15px]] Runners-up (2): [[2022 Polish Basketball Cup|2022]], [[2023 Polish Basketball Cup|2023]]
;[[Polish Basketball Supercup]]
*[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|15px]] '''Winners (1)''': [[2025 Polish Basketball Supercup|2025]]

==Sponsorship names==
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known by several names:
{{columns-list|colwidth=25em|
*Start Jadar (1992–93) 
*Start Instal (1993–96)
*Start Faelbud (1996–98)
*Gala Start (1998–99) 
*AICE Start (2000–01)
*Start Lublin (2002–2005) 
*Start AZS Lublin (2005–2008)
*Start Lublin (2008–2009)
*Olimp Start Lublin (2009–2011)
*Start Lublin (2011–2012)
*Wikana Start S.A. Lublin (2012–2015)
*TBV Start Lublin (2015–2019)
*Pszczółka Start Lublin (2020)
*Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin (2021–2025)
*PGE Start Lublin (2025–present)
}}

==Season by season==
[[File:Hala sportowo widowiskowa globus, lublin.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Globus, home arena of Start Lublin]]
{|  class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
!Season
!Tier
!League
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
![[Polish Basketball Cup|Polish Cup]]
!colspan=2| European competitions
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2006–07
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center;"|10th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2007–08
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 16th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2008–09
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 2 Liga
| style="background:#BBF3BB" align="center"|1st
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2009–10
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 9th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2010–11
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 12th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2011–12
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 12th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2012–13
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 8th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|2013–14
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[I liga]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4th{{efn|Lublin received a [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] to play in the PLK, due to the expansion of the league.}}
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2014–15 PLK season|2014–15]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 14th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2015–16 PLK season|2015–16]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 17th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2016–17 PLK season|2016–17]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2017–18 PLK season|2017–18]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center|9th
| [[2018 Polish Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]]
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2018–19 PLK season|2018–19]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center|10th
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2019–20 PLK season|2019–20]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center bgcolor=silver|2nd{{efn|The [[2019–20 PLK season]] was cancelled prematurely because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Poland]].}}
|
| colspan=2|
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2020–21 PLK season|2020–21]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center|6th
|
| <small>'''2'''</small> [[2020–21 Basketball Champions League|Champions League]] ||align=center| {{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2021–22 PLK season|2021–22]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center|12th
| bgcolor=silver | [[2022 Polish Basketball Cup|Runners–up]]
|colspan=3 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2022–23 PLK season|2022–23]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center|13th
| bgcolor=silver | [[2023 Polish Basketball Cup|Runners–up]]
| <small>'''{{Tooltip|R|Regional Competition}}'''</small> [[2022–23 European North Basketball League|ENBL]]|| align=center|{{Tooltip|SF|Semifinals}}<sup>3rd</sup>
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2023–24 PLK season|2023–24]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center|9th
| [[2024 Polish Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]]
| <small>'''{{Tooltip|R|Regional Competition}}'''</small> [[2023–24 European North Basketball League|ENBL]]|| align=center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular Season}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2024–25 PLK season|2024–25]]
| align=center|1
| [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]]
| align=center bgcolor=silver|2nd
| [[2025 Polish Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]]
|colspan=3 |
|}
{{Notelist}}

==Players==
=== Current roster ===
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header|team=PGE Start Lublin
| age = n | wt = n}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num =0  | nat =POL | first =Michał     | last =Krasuski         | pos =SF | m =1.98 | year =2000 | month =05 | date =21}}
{{player3 | num =1  | nat =USA | first =Tevin      | last =Mack             | pos =SF | m =1.98 | year =1996 | month =05 | date =01}}
{{player3 | num =3  | nat =USA | first =Elijah     | last =Hawkins          | pos =PG | m =1.80 | year =2002 | month =07 | date =09}}
{{player3 | num =5  | nat =POL | first =Michał     | last =Turewicz         | pos =F  | m =2.00 | year =2006 | month =08 | date =10}}
{{player3 | num =6  | nat =USA | first =Jordan     | last =Wright           | pos =SG | m =1.98 | year =2000 | month =09 | date =21 | dab=basketball}}
{{player3 | num =7  | nat =POL | first =Bartłomiej | last =Pelczar          | pos =PG | m =1.86 | year =2000 | month =02 | date =05}}
{{player3 | num =8  | nat =POL | first =Wiktor     | last =Kępka            | pos =SG | m =1.94 | year =2003 | month =04 | date =05}}
{{player3 | num =11 | nat =USA | first =Trey       | last =Tennyson         | pos =G  | m =1.93 | year =2001 | month =03 | date =29}}
{{player3 | num =12 | nat =USA | first =Quincy     | last =Ford             | pos =PF | m =2.03 | year =1993 | month =01 | date =20}}
{{player3 | num =19 | nat =POL | first =Roman      | last =Szymański        | pos =C  | m =2.09 | year =1991 | month =04 | date =09 |dab=basketball}}
{{player3 | num =21 | nat =POL | first =Filip      | last =Put              | pos =PF | m =2.01 | year =1993 | month =04 | date =08 | note=C}}
{{player3 | num =25 | nat =USA | first =Bryan      | last =Griffin          | pos =FC | m =2.03 | year =1998 | month =04 | date =30 | dab=basketball}}
{{player3 | num =   | nat =USA | first =Liam       | last =O'Reilly         | pos =G  | m =1.88 | year =1996 | month =03 | date =19 | dab=basketball}}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Kamiński]]
| asst_coach =
* {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Sikora
| roster_url = https://www.startlublin.pl/klub/zawodnicy
| accessdate = {{dts|2025|11|17}}
}}

===Individual awards===
'''[[PLK Most Valuable Player]]'''
*[[Kent Washington]] – 1980

===Notable players===
{{see also|:Category:Start Lublin players}}

* [[Brynton Lemar]], basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Chavaughn Lewis]] (born 1993), basketball player for [[Hapoel Galil Elyon]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Devonte Upson]] (born 1993), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Kent Washington]] (born 1956), basketball player

==References==
{{commonscat}}
{{reflist}}

{{Start Lublin current roster}}
{{PLK}}
{{FIBA Europe Cup 2025–26}}

[[Category:Basketball teams in Poland]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Lublin]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1953]]
[[Category:1953 establishments in Poland]]