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CSM Târgu Jiu (men's basketball)

basketball team in Târgu Jiu, Romania

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ44742404 ↗
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Clubul Sportiv Municipal Târgu Jiu is a professional basketball club from Târgu Jiu, Romania. Founded in 2017, it is the successor of Energia Târgu Jiu, dissolved in 2016. In 2018, the team promoted to the Liga Națională, as the league merged with the Liga I. The club currently competes in Romania’s Liga Națională.

For the 2024–25 season the team plays home games in Sala Sporturilor (capacity ~1,500) and has key imports like Khydarius Smith, Kaleb Higgins, Modibo Diaby, and local talents such as Andrei Bărăgan and Alexandru Berca. 

CSM Târgu Jiu dominated Liga I Group C in late 2024 with high-scoring victories, including 97–61 at Cluj and 113–46 versus Craiova

The club also has a second team, CSM Târgu Jiu B, which picked up a 94–68 win on the road in Liga I back in March 2024.

Current roster

References

External links

"Asociatia Club Sportiv Targu Jiu - Home" - official Facebook page

"CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket". basketball.eurobasket.com.

"Federatia Romana de Baschet" - official site of Romanian basketball federation

"ACS Targu Jiu – www.baschetromania.ro". baschetromania.ro.

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