SISU Basketball Klub is a
Danish
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basketball
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club from
Gentofte,
Copenhagen
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founded in 1954. It takes its name from the
Finnish term ''
Sisu''. 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
in FIBA Europe
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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
* Danish Cup (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
* Danish Cup (12)
** 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Head coaches
*Hrannar Hólm
Hrannar Hólm (born April 17, 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.
C ...
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