Louga BC
Louga BC logo
NicknameLBC
LeagueNationale 1
Founded2007
LocationLouga, Senegal
Championships1 Senegalese Cup

Louga Basket Club, also known simply as Louga or LBC, is a Senegalese basketball club based in Louga. The team competes in the Nationale 1, the highest national level.[1]

History

The club Louga BC was founded after the merger of Ndiambour Basket and Union Sportif de Louga (USL) in 2007. The two teams played in the lower levels of basketball before.[2]

Later, Moustapha Diop, mayor of Louga, became the team's main sponsor and invested more than CFA 30 million in the team.[2]

In 2016, Louga won the Senegalese Basketball Cup, the first trophy in club history and became the first team from the Louga Region to win a national trophy. Mouhamadou Lamine Diop was named the final MVP.[2]

Honours

Champions (1): 2016

Season by season

Season League Result Pld W L Playoffs
2019 NM1 7th 16 8 8
2021 3rd (A) 14 9 5 Quarterfinals
2022 5th (B) 14 7 7

References

  1. "US Louga BC basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Louga BC: Une équipe qui vient de loin". wiwsport (in French). 2016-08-10. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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