Dakar Université Club (basketball)

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 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
Home Away

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.^[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

Total: 18

Leagues

Nationale 1

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

Cups

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

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

2022 roster

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

DUC Dakar roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 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) 29 – (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) 27 – (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 Sané, 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) 27 – (1998-07-29)29 July 1998	Head coach Parfait Adjivon Assistant coach(es) Khardiata Diop Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate player Injured Roster Updated: 2022-03-05

Individual awards

Nationale 1 MVP

• Thierno Niang – 2021

Senegalese Cup Final MVP

• Adama Diakhite – 2022^[9]

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.

Men's team

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

Women's team

• Kadidia Maiga
• Ndéye Séne