Paris Université Club or simply PUC is a French University-based basketball team in
Paris
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.
History
Paris Université was founded in 1906. This section of the sports club
PUC has disappeared from the landscape of the French elite basketball with the transition to professionalism (contrary to the purpose of a university team), and now evolving at a regional level. PUC was in the elite of the French basketball for fifteen years from 1947 where the club won its first league title until 1963 to win the double in domestic competitions. During this time, put it to the collection of two French Leagues and four national cups.
Paris Université has only one participation in European competitions in 1963-64 season and even the
FIBA European Champions Cup
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. In the first round excluded Luxembourg
Etzella Ettelbruck with two wins (73-57 in
Ettelbruck
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History
Until 1850, both Erpeldange and Schieren were part of the Ettelbruck commune a ...
and 72-57 in
Paris
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) while in the round of 16 they faced the great Yugoslav
OKK Belgrade
Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...
of
Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known for holding t ...
,
Trajko Rajković
Trajko Rajković ( sr-cyr, Трајко Рајковић; 7 December 1937 – 27 May 1970) was a Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented Yugoslavia internationally.
Playing career
Rajković played for OKK Beograd, during their s ...
and
Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...
. Because Paris Université couldn't travel to
Belgrade
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to play the first leg after all fights to the Yugoslavian capital were cancelled due to adverse weather. Later,
FIBA
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decided that this tie should be played as a single game in Paris (16 January 1964). PUC crashed in its homecourt with 63-105 score and eliminated.
Honours
French League
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* Winners (2): 1946–47, 1962–63
French Cup
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* Winners (4): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1962-63
Notable players
*
Roger Antoine
*
Jacques Flouret
* Emile Frezot
* Michel Rat
* Jacky Renaud
* Michel Longueville
See also
*
Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
References
External links
*
Paris Université Club official site
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Basketball teams in Paris
Basketball teams in France
Basketball teams established in 1906
1906 establishments in France