Dakar Université Club (basketball)

Basketball team in Dakar, Senegal

DUC Dakar

Nickname| Les Étudiants (The Students)
Leagues| Nationale 1
Founded| 1956
Arena| Marius Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity| 3,000
Location| Dakar, Senegal
President| Elhadji Mapathé Touré
Head coach| Sir Parfait Adjivon
Ownership| Cheikh Anta Diop University
Championships| 5 Senegalese Leagues
3 Senegalese Cups
8 Saint Michel Cups
3 Mayor Cups

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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

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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.[1] Thierno Niang was named the league's Finals MVP.[2] As a result, the team qualified for the 2022 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[3]

In the Sahara Conference of the BAL, which was hosted in the team's home city Dakar, DUC finished in the 6th and last place of group play. The only game that was won was against Rwandan champions REG on 11 March, 92-86. DUC's point guard Hameed Ali led the BAL in assists, with 8.4 per game.

Following their BAL campaign, DUC won back-to-back Senegalese Cup titles in 2022 and 2023.[4][5]

## Honours

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Total: 18

### Leagues

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Nationale 1

* Winners (5): 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2021
* Runners-up (3): 1991, 1993, 2012

### Cups

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Senegalese Cup[6][4][5]

* Winners (3): 2015, 2022, 2023

Saint-Michel Cup

* Winners (8): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2025

Mayor's Cup

* Winners (3): 2008, 2015, 2022[7]

Trophée des Champions

* Winners (1): 2024[8]

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier  | League  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Senegalese Cup | International competitions  | Head coach

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Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Win% | League  | Result
DUC
2018  | 1  | Nationale 1  | 2nd | 8  | 2  | .800  | Won semifinals (SLBC, 2–1)
Lost finals (AS Douanes, not finished)  |  | DNQ  | Parfait Adjivon
2019  | 1  | Nationale 1 | 3rd  | 12  | 4  | .750  | Won semifinals (Ouakam, 2–1)
Lost finals (AS Douanes, 54–61)  | Runners-up  | DNQ
2020  | 1  | Nationale 1  | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |  | DNQ
2021  | 1  | Nationale 1 | 1st | 12  | 2  | .857  | Won quarterfinals (Louga, 2–0)
Won semifinals (JA, 2–1)
Won final (AS Douanes, 66–65)  |  | DNQ
2022  | 1  | Nationale 1 | 1st | 14  | 0  | 1.000  | Won quarterfinals (SIBAC, 2–0)
Won semifinals (USO, 2–1)
Lost finals (AS Douanes, 0–2)  | Winners | BAL | 6th in Sahara Conference
2023  | 1  | Nationale 1 | 1st | 10  | 3  | .769  | Won quarterfinals (USO, 2–1)
Lost semifinals (JA, 1–2)  | Winners | DNQ
2024  | 1  | Nationale 1 | 2nd | 12  | 2  | .857  | 2nd in Final Eight Group B (5–1)

Won semifinals (AS Douanes, 2–1) Lost finals (ASCVD, 45–65)

| TBD  | DNQ  |

## Players

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### 2022 roster

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The following roster was used by DUC in the 2022 BAL season.

DUC Dakar roster

Players | Coaches
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G | 00 |  | Niang, Thierno | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 93 kg (205 lb)  |  35 – (1990-03-18)18 March 1990  |
G | 1 |  | Ali, Hadeem (I) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  31 – (1993-08-26)26 August 1993  |
SG | 2 |  | Diallo, Bamba | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 77 kg (170 lb)  |  29 – (1996-03-15)15 March 1996  |
G | 5 |  | Bâ, Bassirou | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  28 – (1996-08-18)18 August 1996  |
PF | 7 |  | Lufile, Chadrack (I) | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 120 kg (265 lb)  |  34 – (1990-09-11)11 September 1990  |
PG | 10 |  | Faye, Cheikh | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  23 – (2001-12-07)7 December 2001  |
C | 11 |  | Diop, Abel (C) |  |  |  23 – (2001-12-27)27 December 2001  |
F | 12 |  | Gomis, Saint Cristophe | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998  |
PG | 14 |  | Sie, Abraham (I) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  25 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999  |
F | 15 |  | Sane, Babacar (E) | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  21 – (2003-09-13)13 September 2003  |
SF | 23 |  | Aboudou, Jordan (I) | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  34 – (1991-01-30)30 January 1991  |
C | 28 |  | Diakhite, Adama | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  28 – (1997-04-12)12 April 1997  |
PF/C | 45 |  | Badji, Mamadou | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-07-29)29 July 1998  |

Head coach

*   * Parfait Adjivon

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Khardiata Diop

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Import player
* (E): BAL Elevate player
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: 2022-03-05

### Individual awards

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Nationale 1 MVP

* Thierno Niang – 2021

Senegalese Cup Final MVP

* Adama Diakhite – 2022[9]

### Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

### Men's team

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* Bara Diop
* El Hadji Ndiaye
* Thierno Niang
* Babacar Sané

### Women's team

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* Kadidia Maiga
* Ndéye Séne

## References

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1. ^ "Finale Playoffs : Le DUC domine l'AS Douanes (66–65) et décroche le titre de champion du Sénégal | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. ^ "Distinctions : Thierno Niang MVP de la finale, Pape Fall meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. ^ "APS – Le DUC gagne le titre chez les messieurs". aps.sn. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
4. ^ a b "Coupe du Sénégal / DUC 69-67 JA : Les étudiants s'offrent dame coupe ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
5. ^ a b "Basket/Coupe du Sénégal (H) : Duc sacré champion !". Africasport.org (in French). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
6. ^ "DUC Dakar – History". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
7. ^ "Coupe du Maire : Le DUC s'adjuge le trophée après sa victoire sur l'ASCVD (76-61) | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
8. ^ "Basket - Trophée des Champions (Hommes) : DUC vainqueur par forfait devant l'AS Douane" (in French). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
9. ^ "Distinctions : Adama Diakité (DUC) MVP de la finale | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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Current teams|

* ASFA
* AS Douanes
* ASC Thiès
* Bopp
* Ville de Dakar
* SLBC
* UGB
* Louga
* US Rail
* US Ouakam
* JA
* Mermoz
* Sibac
* US Gorée
* USCT Port

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* Dial Diop
* SEIB
* Police

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* Nationale 2 (Senegal)
* Senegalese Basketball Cup
* Trophée des Champions (basketball, Senegal)
* Saint Michel Cup

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