SCM U Craiova (basketball)

SCM Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional basketball club based in Craiova. The club competes in Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball.

SCMU Craiova
Nickname	Alb-Albaștrii (The White and Blues)
League	Liga Națională
Founded	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
History	CSM Universitatea Craiova (2007–2008) CSM Craiova (2008–2009) SCM U Craiova (2009–present)
Arena	Polyvalent Hall
Capacity	4,215
Location	Craiova, Romania
Team colors	White, Blue
President	Bogdan Bălan
Team manager	Marius Toma
Head coach	Costescu Tudor
Website	Official website
Home Away

History

Over the last few years, the team has also been named SCM CSS Craiova. SCM U Craiova reemerged last year on the big stage of Romanian basketball, after many years in the second division, and after withdrawing from the championship altogether, between 2004 and 2007.

In the 2012–2013 season, SCM U Craiova finished on the 4th place (21 wins - 9 losses) at the end of the season and qualified for the Play-Offs. In the first round they played against CS Gaz Metan Medias and lost with 3–0. For the 2013–2014 season, the team announced that they will play in the Balkan International Basketball League.

Current roster

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

SCM Universitatea Craiova roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 1 Crowley, Austin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-09-07)7 September 2000 PG 2 Watson, Giordan (C) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 39 – (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 SG 3 Badiu, Marcu-Traian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-11-24)24 November 2000 PF 5 Brooks, DeVante 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 6 Lucaci, Filip 18 – (2007-05-11)11 May 2007 G 7 Sinik, Marko 190 m (623 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-12-11)11 December 1998 F 10 Puscasu, Paul 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-09-30)30 September 2005 PF 11 Cabral, Walter 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 C 15 Dolenc, Daniel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 PF 24 Nikolić, Dimitrije 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-08-06)6 August 1997 F 25 Vida, David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-07-27)27 July 1999 G 92 Ilie, Octavian 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-07-05)5 July 2003	Head coach Costescu Tudor Assistant coach(es) /Srdjan Solkotovic Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 13 December 2024

Notable players

• Shawn Hopkins
• Topias Palmi
• Josh Hawley

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Romanian Cup
2008–09	1	Divizia A	12th		10th
2009–10	1	Divizia A	16th		13th
2010–11	1	Divizia A	13th-14th		Quarterfinals
2011–12	1	Divizia A	11th		Eightfinals
2012–13	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Group Phase
2013–14	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Eightfinals
2014–15	1	Liga Națională	11th		Eightfinals
2015–16	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Quarterfinals
2016–17	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Quarterfinals
2017–18	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Eightfinals
2018–19	1	Liga Națională	4th		Quarterfinals
2019–20	1	Liga Națională	Canc.[a]		Quarterfinals
2020–21	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Semifinals
2021–22	1	Liga Națională	5th-8th		Runner-up
2022–23	1	Liga Națională	6th		Semifinals
2023–24	1	Liga Națională	11th	20-11	Phase 1
2024–25	1	Liga Națională	TBD	TBD	Quarterfinals

Notes

1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.