US Ouakam (basketball)

US Ouakam
US Ouakam logo
NicknameThe Ouakamois
LeagueNationale 1
Founded1951
LocationOuakam, Dakar, Senegal
Team managerIbrahim Cherif Aïdara
Championships2 Saint Michel Cups

Union Sportive de Ouakam, also known simply as US Ouakam or USO, is a Senegalese basketball club based in the Ouakam subdivision of Dakar. The team competes in the Nationale 1, the highest national level.

Honours

Winners (2): 2016, 2019

Season by season

Only including season starting from the 2019 season.

Season Group Regular season Playoffs
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
US Ouakam
2019 – 2nd 13 3 .813 Lost semifinals (DUC) 1–2
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Group A 4th 9 5 .643 Lost quarterfinals (ASCVD) 0–2
2022 Group B 2nd 10 4 .714 Won quarterfinals (ASCVD) 2–1

Lost semifinals (DUC) 1–2

2023 Group A 3rd 8 6 .571 Lost quarterfinals (DUC) 1–2
2024 Group A 6th 3 9 .250 Will play in play-down
Regular season record 43 27 .614
Playoff record 5 9 .357

Notable players

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.

Head coaches

  • Senegal Ibrahim Cherif Aïdara (2021–present)

References

  1. ^ "Coupe Saint-Michel - L'US Ouakam sacrée pour la seconde fois". Basket 221 (in French). 2019-05-04. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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