Debreceni EAC, commonly known as DEAC, is a professional
basketball
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club from
Debrecen
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,
Hungary
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. It is part of the multi-sports club, Debreceni EAC.
History
The basketball section of Debreceni EAC was founded in 2012. The club plays its home games at the Oláh Gábor Sports Hall, which has a capacity of 1,000 people.
DEAC – Kosarsport.hu
/ref> They entered the top division Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
The Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A ( en, National Championship I/A, commonly abbreviated NB I/A) is the highest level league of club men's basketball in Hungary.
Format
The league comprises 14 teams. A NB I/A season is split into a league stage and a pl ...
for the 2017–18 season. In DEAC's debut season, the team finished in 11th place.
In the 2018–19 season, DEAC reached the semi-finals of the Hungarian Cup for the first time in history.
Current players
Season by season
: Could not promote.
: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
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.
References
External links
Official website
(in Hungarian)
{{NB I/A
Basketball teams in Hungary
Sports clubs and teams in Debrecen
Basketball teams established in 2012
2012 establishments in Hungary
University of Debrecen