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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
The club won the 2nd tier FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 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.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. * Tomáš Satoranský *Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä"
JONAS KUISMA ( Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021. *
Jan Jaroch (iSport.cz), 11 December 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.
Official Site
Eurobasket.com USK Praha Page
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basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
club that was founded in 1953 in the city of Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
. 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 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: 15Domestic competitions
*Czech League
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech, ...
: 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): 1966,1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
* FIBA Saporta Cup
The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...
(defunct)
: Winners (1): 1968–69
: ''Runners-up (1)'': 1967–68
Worldwide competitions
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup : ''4th place (1)'': 1970International 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. * Tomáš Satoranský *
Vlastibor Klimeš
Vlastibor Klimeš (born 17 August 1953) is a Czech basketball coach and former player. As a national player, his homeland team won two bronze medals at the European Basketball Championships and he competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Su ...
* Alexander MadsenJONAS KUISMA ( Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021. *
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.
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Ve stopách Satoranského? Talent o řvaní i meditaci: Svaly mám od přírodyJan Jaroch (iSport.cz), 11 December 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.
See also
* USK Praha (women's basketball)References
External links
Official Site
Eurobasket.com USK Praha Page
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