Université Gaston Berger (basketball)

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.

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

History

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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

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Nationale 1

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

Senegalese Cup

  • Champions (2): 2010, 2013

Season by season

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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

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  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.