SISU Basketball Klub is a Danish

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Gentofte Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...

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founded in 1954. It takes its name from the Finnish term ''

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''. It is the oldest basketball club in Denmark. Both the men's and women's teams still plays in the league's premier championships. The men's team most recent success was reaching the 2000–01 championship's final rounds, where it lost against Forest Hill, while the women's team has resurfaced as a leading force in recent years, winning two doubles in 2011 and 2012 and playing the FIBA Eurocup.Profile
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's website SISU has also been known as a club with a large and well-functioning youth section with development opportunities for young players in the sport. The Youth Division brings new players to elite teams and the wins youth championships each year. The club has around 400 members, including 300 in the youth section.

Men's team

Titles

* Danish League (11) ** 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 *

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(9) ** 1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998

Notable players

Head coaches

*Almir Zeco 2011-2015 *Alain Pierre Attallah 2015-2016 *Jim Jabir 2016-2017

Women's team

Titles

* Danish League (18) ** 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *

(12) ** 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Head coaches

Hrannar Hólm Hrannar Hólm (born 17 April 1964) is an Icelandic former basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Danish women's national basketball team from 2014 to 2017. From 2011 to 2014, he led SISU BK to four straight Dameligaen championships. ...

2010-2014 *Thomas Ginnerup 2014-2015 *Roberto Velosa 2015-2016 *Morten Thomsen 2016-2017

References

{{Basketligaen Basketball teams in Denmark 1954 establishments in Denmark Basketball teams established in 1954 Gentofte Municipality Sport in the Capital Region of Denmark