USK Praha, ( cs, Univerzitní Sportovní Klub Praha, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha ( cs, Slavia Vysoké Školy 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
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History
The club won the
2nd tier FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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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
AEK
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. Slavia also reached the
FIBA European Champions Cup Final during the
1965–66 season, where they lost to
Simmenthal Milano
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.
Honours
Total titles: 15
Domestic competitions
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Czech League
: Winners (3): 1993, 1999–00, 2000–01
: ''Runners-up (3)'': 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99
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Czech Republic Cup
: ''Runners-up (3)'': 1995–96, 2000–01, 2019–20
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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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EuroLeague
: ''Runners-up (1)'':
1965–66
: ''3rd place (1)'':
1966–67
: ''Semifinalists (2)'':
1969–70,
1970–71
: Final Four (2):
1966
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,
1967
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FIBA Saporta Cup
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(defunct)
: Winners (1):
1968–69
: ''Runners-up (1)'':
1967–68
Worldwide competitions
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FIBA Intercontinental Cup
: ''4th place (1)'':
1970
International record
The road to the 1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup victory
Current roster
Notable players
- 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.
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Tomáš Satoranský
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Vlastibor Klimeš
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* Ondřej Sehnal
Ondřej Sehnal (born 10 October 1997) is a Czech professional basketball player for Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Professional career
Sehnal played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League from 2014 to 2021.
On ...
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See also
*USK Praha (women's basketball)
USK Praha (official name: ZVVZ USK Praha) is a Czech women's basketball club that was founded in 1953 in the city of Prague. USK Praha plays in the Czech League, the highest competition in the Czech Republic. It is a 21-times national champion ...
References
External links
Official Site
Eurobasket.com USK Praha Page
{{USK Praha 1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup champions
SK Slavia Prague
Sport in Prague
Basketball teams in the Czech Republic
Basketball teams established in 1953
Basketball in Czechoslovakia
1953 establishments in Czechoslovakia