USK Praha (, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha (), is a

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professional

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that was founded in 1953 in the city of

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. USK Praha plays in the NBL, the highest competition in the

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. It is a 14-times national champion. USK Praha became the first and so far the only men's basketball club in Czech Republic, as well as former

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, to win one of the European cup competitions, the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup in

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History

The club won the 2nd tier

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in the 1968–69 season, only a year after losing the same title in the final game of the 1967–68 season against

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. Slavia also reached the FIBA European Champions Cup Final during the 1965–66 season, where they lost to Simmenthal Milano.

Honours

Total titles: 15

Domestic competitions

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: Winners (3): 1993, 1999–00, 2000–01 : ''Runners-up (3)'': 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99 * Czech Republic Cup : ''Runners-up (3)'': 1995–96, 2000–01, 2019–20 * Czechoslovak League (defunct) : Winners (11): 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1990–91, 1991–92 : ''Runners-up (8)'': 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1992–93

European competitions

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: ''Runners-up (1)'': 1965–66 : ''3rd place (1)'': 1966–67 : ''Semifinalists (2)'': 1969–70, 1970–71 : Final Four (2):

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FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against eac ...

(defunct) : Winners (1): 1968–69 : ''Runners-up (1)'': 1967–68

Worldwide competitions

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: ''4th place (1)'':

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International record

The road to the 1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup victory

Current roster

Notable players

Image:George Zidek 1970.jpg, George Zidek Image:Tomas Satoransky 2018 Wizards.jpg, Tomas Satoransky Image:LubosBarton.JPG, Lubos Barton Image:MADSEN.jpg, Alexander Madsen :To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either: – Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. *

Tomáš Satoranský Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting gua ...

* Lubos Barton *

Vlastibor Klimeš Vlastibor Klimeš (born 17 August 1953) is a Czech basketball coach and former player. As a national player, his homeland team won two bronze medals at the European Basketball Championships and he competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 S ...

* Jiri Zidek Sr. *

Alexander Madsen Alexander Thor Bjerregård Madsen (born 26 January 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for Força Lleida of the Liga ACB, and for the Finland national team. Club career In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot fro ...

Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä"
JONAS KUISMA (

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), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021. *

Ondřej Sehnal Ondřej Sehnal (born 10 October 1997) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. Professional career Sehnal played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League from 2014 to 2021. On A ...

Ve stopách Satoranského? Talent o řvaní i meditaci: Svaly mám od přírody
Jan Jaroch (iSport.cz), 11 December 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021. * Darius Dimavicius

References

External links

Official Site

Eurobasket.com USK Praha Page
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