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 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. Thierno Niang was named the league's Finals MVP. As a result, the team qualified for the 2022 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
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.
Honours Total: 18
Leagues Nationale 1 Winners (5): 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2021 Runners-up (3): 1991, 1993, 2012
Cups Senegalese Cup 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 Trophée des Champions
Winners (1): 2024
Season by season Season Tier League Regular seasonPlayoffsSenegalese CupInternational competitionsHead coach Finish Wins Losses Win% League Result DUC20181Nationale 1 8 2Won semifinals (SLBC, 2–1)Lost finals (AS Douanes, not finished) DNQ Parfait Adjivon20191Nationale 1 3rd 12 4Won semifinals (Ouakam, 2–1)Lost finals (AS Douanes, 54–61)Runners-up DNQ20201 Nationale 1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic DNQ20211Nationale 1 12 2Won quarterfinals (Louga, 2–0)Won semifinals (JA, 2–1)Won final (AS Douanes, 66–65) DNQ20221Nationale 1 14 0 Won quarterfinals (SIBAC, 2–0)Won semifinals (USO, 2–1)Lost finals (AS Douanes, 0–2) Winners BAL 6th in Sahara Conference20231Nationale 1103Won quarterfinals (USO, 2–1)Lost semifinals (JA, 1–2)WinnersDNQ20241Nationale 11222nd in Final Eight Group B (5–1) Won semifinals (AS Douanes, 2–1) Lost finals (ASCVD, 45–65)TBDDNQ
Players 2022 roster The following roster was used by DUC in the 2022 BAL season.
Individual awards Nationale 1 MVP
Thierno Niang – 2021
Senegalese Cup Final MVP
Adama Diakhite – 2022
Notable players
Men's team Bara Diop El Hadji Ndiaye Thierno Niang Babacar Sané
Women's team Kadidia Maiga Ndéye Séne
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