Dominik Olejniczak (born 1 July 1996) is a Polish professional basketball player for Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Drake Bulldogs, the Ole Miss Rebels and the Florida State Seminoles.

Dominik Olejniczak
Olejniczak with Poland in 2022
No. 13 – Saint-Quentin
PositionCenter
LeagueLNB Pro A
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28)
Toruń, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
College
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015SMS Wladyslawowo
2020–2021Trefl Sopot
2021–2023BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2023–presentSaint-Quentin

College career

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Olejniczak played for Drake as a freshman.[1] In his sophomore and junior seasons, he played for Ole Miss.[2] As a senior, he played for Florida State.[3][4]

Professional career

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On 1 July 2020, Olejniczak signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[5]

On 6 July 2021 he signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[6]

During the 2022-2023 season, he was named to the "All-Star-Game LNB" for the first time in his career, with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque.

On 12 July 2023 he signed with Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro A.[7]

National team career

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Olejniczak played for Poland at the under-18 and under-20 levels before making his senior international debut for the team in 2016. He represented Poland at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the EuroBasket 2017. Olejniczak helped Poland finish in eighth place at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[8]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Drake 30 8 16.4 .722 .682 4.1 .3 .2 .7 6.5
2016–17 Ole Miss   Redshirt
2017–18 Ole Miss 32 11 14.1 .531 .643 2.6 .4 .4 .6 4.3
2018–19 Ole Miss 33 22 18.3 .575 .763 3.0 .7 .5 .9 5.3
2019–20 Florida State 29 9 10.7 .611 .684 2.3 .1 .3 .6 4.2
Career 124 50 15.0 .609 .698 3.0 .4 .4 .7 5.1

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Drake Bulldogs Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  2. ^ "Dominik Olejniczak College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  3. ^ "DOMINIK OLEJNICZAK". Florida State Seminoles. 2019-06-28. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  4. ^ "Dominik Olejniczak - Men's Basketball". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  5. ^ "Dominik Olejniczak starts his pro career at Trefl". Eurobasket.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 6, 2021). "Dominik Olejniczak inks with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque". Sportando. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dominik Olejniczak signs with Saint Quentin". Eurobasket. July 12, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Dobry mecz z USA, Polska ósmą drużyną świata!". PZKosz.pl - Strona Polskiego Związku Koszykówki. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
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