USK Praha (, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha (), is a
Czech professional
basketball
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club that was founded in 1953 in the city of
Prague
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. USK Praha plays in the
NBL, the highest competition in the
Czech Republic
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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
Czechoslovakia
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, to win one of the European cup competitions, the
FIBA Cup Winners' Cup in
1969.
History
The club won the
2nd tier FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the European professional club basketball system, second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winn ...
in the
1968–69 season, only a year after losing the same title in the final game of the
1967–68 season against
AEK. 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
*
Czech League
: 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
*
EuroLeague
: ''Runners-up (1)'':
1965–66
: ''3rd place (1)'':
1966–67
: ''Semifinalists (2)'':
1969–70,
1970–71
: Final Four (2):
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
,
1967
*
FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
: Winners (1):
1968–69
: ''Runners-up (1)'':
1967–68
Worldwide competitions
*
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual international men's basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body. The competit ...
: ''4th place (1)'':
1970
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
*
Lubos Barton
*
Vlastibor Klimeš
*
Jiri Zidek Sr.
*
Alexander MadsenSusijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä"
JONAS KUISMA ( Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021.
* Ondřej Sehnal[Ve stopách Satoranského? Talent o řvaní i meditaci: Svaly mám od přírody](_blank)
Jan Jaroch (iSport.cz), 11 December 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.
* Darius Dimavicius
See also
* USK Praha (women's basketball)
References
External links
Official Site
Eurobasket.com USK Praha Page
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SK Slavia Prague
Sport in Prague
Basketball teams in the Czech Republic
Basketball teams established in 1953
Basketball in Czechoslovakia
1953 establishments in Czechoslovakia