Dakar Université Club (basketball)
basketball team in Dakar, Senegal
Dakar Université Club Basketball, also known simply as DUC or DUC Dakar, is a Senegalese basketball club based in Dakar. It is the basketball team of the Cheikh Anta Diop University. The team plays in the Nationale 1 and has won the league five times, its last being in 2021. Established in 1956, the team was founded as a basketball club and later became a multisports club, including football, athletics and more.
DUC plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2022 season, having qualified as national champions.
History
The Dakar Université Club basketball team was founded in 1956.
The team had its first major success in 2009, when the Students won the Nationale 1 for the first time. This title was followed by three more championships in the 2010s (including 2010, 2013 and 2015). They also won the Senegalese Cup in 2015.
On 9 August 2021, DUC Dakar won its fifth national championship after defeating defending champions AS Douanes in the final.
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