USK Praha

For the women's basketball team, see USK Praha (women's basketball).

USK Praha, (Czech: Univerzitní Sportovní Klub Praha, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha (Czech: Slavia Vysoké Školy Praha), is a Czech professional basketball club that was founded in 1953 in the city of Prague. USK Praha plays in the NBL, the highest competition in the Czech Republic.

USK Praha
League	NBL
Founded	1953; 71 years ago (1953)
History	List Slavia ITVS Praha (1953–1959) Slavia VŠ Praha (1959–1982) VŠ Praha (1982–1991) USK Praha (1991-1995) USK Trident Praha (1995–1996) USK Erpet Praha (1996-2001) USK Praha (2001-present)
Arena	Hala Folimanka
Capacity	1,300
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Team colors	Blue and White
Head coach	Dino Repeša
Championships	1 FIBA Saporta Cup 11 Czechoslovak Championships 3 Czech Championships
Website	uskpraha.cz
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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, to win one of the European cup competitions, the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup in 1969.

History

 

Home arena of USK Praha, Hala Folimanka

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: 15

Domestic competitions

• Czech League

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

• FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Winners (1): 1968–69

Runners-up (1): 1967–68

Worldwide competitions

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup

4th place (1): 1970

International record

Main article: USK Praha in European and worldwide competitions

Season	Achievement	Notes
EuroLeague
1965–66	Final	defeated AEK 103–73 in the semi-final, lost to Simmenthal Milano 72–77 in the final (Bologna)
1966–67	Final four	3rd place in Madrid, lost to Simmenthal Milano 97–103 in the semi-final, defeated AŠK Olimpija 88–83 in the 3rd place game
1969–70	Semi-finals	eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 79–107 (L) in Prague, 75–113 (L) in Moscow
1970–71	Semi-finals	eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 83–68 (W) in Prague, 67–94 (L) in Moscow
1971–72	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Jugoplastika, Panathinaikos and Bus Fruit Lier
1972–73	Quarter-finals	4th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Ignis Varese and Dinamo București
FIBA Saporta Cup
1967–68	Final	lost to AEK, 82–89 in the final (Athens)
1968–69	Champions	defeated Dinamo Tbilisi, 80–74 in the final of FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in Vienna
1976–77	Quarter-finals	4th place in a group with Radnički Belgrade, Cinzano Milano and Spartak Leningrad
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1970	Final group stage	4th place in a group with Ignis Varese, Real Madrid, Corinthians and Columbia Sertoma

The road to the 1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup victory

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st	Bye
2nd	Helsingin Kisa-Toverit	94–86	76–74
QF	Legia Warsaw	113–82	91–80
SF	AŠK Olimpija	82–61	83–76
F	Dinamo Tbilisi	80–74

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

USK Praha roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name PG 3   Nate West F 6   Ondrej Svec SG 7   Martin Kolar F 13   Dalibor Vlk F 14   Petr Machac F 15   Jan Sterba SG 17   Marcel Batovsky C 19   Filip Petruzela C 21   Frantisek Fuxa G 24   Kyle Mangas G 25   Marek Vyroubal SG 77   Tomas Kyzlink	Head coach   Josh King Assistant coach(es)   Martin Bašta   Jan Pospíšil Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: 28 September 2021

Notable players

•  
  George Zidek
•  
  Tomas Satoransky
•  
  Lubos Barton
•  
  Alexander Madsen

To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either:

– 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
•   Lubos Barton
•   Vlastibor Klimeš^[1]
•   Jiri Zidek Sr.
•   Alexander Madsen^[2]
•   Ondřej Sehnal^[3]
•   Darius Dimavicius

See also

• USK Praha (women's basketball)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
2. Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä" JONAS KUISMA (Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021.(in Finnish)
3. Ve stopách Satoranského? Talent o řvaní i meditaci: Svaly mám od přírody Jan Jaroch (iSport.cz), 11 December 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.(in Czech)

External links

• Official Site (in Czech)
• Eurobasket.com USK Praha Page