The NCAA’s all-time leader in wins, Przemek Karnowski (pronounced ‘SHEM-ick CAR-now-SKI’), joined the Arizona men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant in January 2023. Karnowski played five seasons at Gonzaga University, from 2012-17, while Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd was an assistant coach with the Zags.
While he had to overcome injuries during his career at Gonzaga, the Zags were 137-15 in games that he played, the most wins of any NCAA Division I player college basketball history. In 2017, Karnowski was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year award winner after leading Gonzaga to a 37-2 record and an appearance in the national title game against North Carolina.
For his career, Karnowski averaged 9.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and shot 59.5% from the field. His 1,495 career points scored rank 15th in Gonzaga history while his 152 blocks are second and his career field goal percentage is sixth.
The native of Torun, Poland, Karnowski has experience playing with the Polish national team dating back to 2013 Eurobasket in Slovenia. Following his career at Gonzaga, he played professionally for Andorra in Spain, Twarde Pierniki Torun and Stelmet Zielona Gora of the Polish Basketball League, the highest league in Poland.
Karnowski earned his undergraduate degree from Gonzaga in 2016 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Marketing at Arizona.
