Maciej Zieliński (basketball)

Maciej Zieliński, born on 5 January 1971, is a Polish former professional basketball player whom his English Wikipedia article describes as one of the all-time greats of Polish basketball. He studied in the United States at Providence College and spent the greater part of his professional career with Śląsk Wrocław, where he became a multiple Polish champion and was honoured as the most valuable player of the Polish Basketball League. With the Polish national team he took part in EuroBasket 1991 and EuroBasket 1997, and Poland finished seventh on both occasions. After retiring he entered politics, serving as a member of the Sejm in 2011, and in that same year he was named president of the Śląsk Wrocław basketball team.