Université Gaston Berger (basketball)

UGB
UGB logo
LeagueNationale 1
LocationSaint-Louis, Senegal
OwnershipGaston Berger University
Championships1 Senegalese League
2 Senegalese Cups

Université Gaston Berger, also known as UGB Saint-Louis or simply UGB, is a Senegalese basketball club based in Saint-Louis. The team competes in the Nationale 1, the highest national level.[1] It is the basketball section of the Gaston Berger University. The team has won one Senegalese championship and two Cup titles.

History

UGB won its first Senegalese Cup title in 2010, after beating DUC Dakar in the final.[2] Two years later, in 2012, UGB won its first ever Nationale 1 title.[3] A year later, it won its second cup title.

Honours

Nationale 1

  • Champions (1): 2012
  • Runners-up (1): 2015

Senegalese Cup

  • Champions (2): 2010, 2013

Season by season

Season League Result Pld W L Playoffs
2019 NM1 12th 14 5 9
2021 4th (B) 14 7 7 Lost quarterfinals (AS Douanes, 0–2)
2022 3rd (B) 14 9 5 Lost quarterfinals (JA, 0–2)
2023 4th (A) 13 6 7 Lost quarterfinals (JA, 1–2)
2024 5th (A) 11 5 6 3rd in Final Eight Group A (3–3)
Regular season record 66 32 34 4 playoff appearances
Playoff record 10 4 10

References

  1. ^ "US Louga BC basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ Diallo, Papa Mamadou Diéry. "Basket-Finale Coupe du Sénégal: L'UGB domine le DUC et remporte sa première coupe du Sénégal". Pressafrik sport, toute l'actualité du sport 24h / 24 (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sénégal: l'AS Douanes gagne son 5e titre". 20 July 2014.