Andrzej Adamek (born 6 January 1972) is a Polish basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
Adamek was born on 6 January 1972, in Waà Âbrzych, Poland, where he began playing basketball. In 1995âÂÂ96, he moved to Polonia Przemyà Âl, where he achieved success, helping the team secure a Polish vice-championship. In 1998, he came back to Lower Silesia to join Zepter Idea à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw, leaving Polonia Przemyà Âl due to the team's financial problems and declining league performance. However, his time in Wrocà Âaw was less impactful; he was not among the teams key players and seldom even made it to the bench. During the 1999âÂÂ00 season, after talks with Slask's management, Adamek transferred to Kielce. Unfortunately, this step was not the best solution for Adamek, as he still played rarely. He later joined Prokom Trefl Sopot, where the start of the season seemed promising, with Adamek playing regularly. But when Prokom's signed Igor MiliÃÂiÃÂ, everything changed. "Szkopek" had big difficulties with his place in the team again. In 2002 he came back to Wrocà Âaw and played for Idea à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw. In 2003, he decided to play abroad and chose the Swedish league. He later returned to his hometown in 2004 and started to play and coach Górnik Waà Âbrzych. He retired definitely in 2005. He coached Górnik Waà Âbrzych in First Polish League (actually First Polish League is the second after the PLK). He has made a contribution to remain his team in First Polish League. In 2006 he was assistant coach in à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw Adamek also has spent a short while as head coach of the à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw.He took over the team when the management were looking for a new coach. He was a temporary head coach but he had a chance to show his skills in ULEB Cup.In the 2008âÂÂ2009 season he began as assistant coach in à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw. However - after the financial problems - à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw was withdrawn from PLK. Adamek received an offer from the Górnik Waà Âbrzych and decided to take over the team. Because of the financial problems in Górnik, Adamek has moved to the Turów Zgorzelec where he is working as assistant coach of Paweà  Turkiewicz. As assistant coach in Turów he has advanced to the national finals.
Andrzej Adamek was a multiple PLK champion with à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw. He also was a runner-up with Polonia Przemyà Âl. Moreover, he performed for Polish national basketball team.
He used to be called one of the most promising coaches of young generation in Poland. In 2006, he was named the Polish national basketball team assistant coach, to head coach Andrej Urlep. He was an assistant coach of the Polish Basketball National Team during the EuroBasket 2007 in Spain.
In 2012, Adamek won his first championship as the head coach. He is also a 7x Polish Basketball League champion, 2x runner-up and 1x bronze medalist.
Adamek is the former head coach of the U-18 Polish National Basketball Team. In 2019, his team was a runner-up in the FIBA U-18 Division B European Championships, held in Oradea, Romania, and advanced to the top flight Division A. In 2022, Adamek's team finished 9th in the FIBA U-18 European Championships, hosted by the city of ðzmir, Turkey] Poland saved the Division A spot for another year.
In June 2023, Adamek became the head coach of Górnik Waà Âbrzych, his first club as player, then the tier-2 league team. He returned to his hometown after two successful years as the à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw assistant coach, winning the 2022 Polish Basketball League championship and finishing as runner-up one campaign later. In 2023-24, Adamek's Górnik Waà Âbrzych clinched playoffs as the 2nd seed. Eventually, Górnik won the finals against Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz 3-1, despite trailing 0-1, and earned a spot in the Polish Basketball League. Górnik returned to top flight after 15 years in lower leagues.