| 07.03.2006
Lotos Gdynia guard Agnieszka Bibrzycka admits she is proud to be the only Polish participant in the first-ever EuroLeague Women All-Star Game, which takes place in Pecs on Wednesday.
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Agnieszka Bibrzycka is the only Polish player in the All Star Game
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| Bibrzycka, who was fifth in the voting for the FIBA Europe Player of the Year award in 2005, has been in scintillating form for her club this season - averaging 16.5 points in the EuroLeague - and justifiably received a call-up to represent Europe in their inaugural clash with the Rest of the World.
She will hoping her performances inspire a new breed of Poles to take up the sport, something FIBA Europe will be seeking to assist as they launch the Year of Women`s Basketball project on the same day as the All-Star Game.
The initiative aims to improve participation in the sport, increase its popularity and raise awareness of the women's game.
Bibrzycka believes the All-Star Game will be a great way to tip-off the scheme and is delighted to be involved.
"I am very excited," she told PA Sport. "It`s the first time this game has been held and I`m happy to be here.
"I am the only player from Poland here so it`s a great honour to be part of this event. We are going to have a lot of fun on the court but we also hope to win."
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All of us players are interested in promoting the sport and I am happy to help in any way |
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Agnieszka Bibrzycka
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| The Mikolow-born 23-year-old will be one of a number of leading players extolling the virtues of the women`s game for the next 18 months, with the project coming to an end at EuroBasket 2007 in Italy.
"All of us players are interested in promoting the sport and I am happy to help in any way," she added.
"I will be going round explaining how important it is for people to play in team sports. We have a lot of great players around but only men`s basketball is big in our country. So we will be looking to improve that." | 
