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SISU BK

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Location
  
Gentofte, Denmark

Website
  
sisu.dk

Arena
  
Kildeskovshallen

Team colors
  
Red and White

Home
  
Away

Date founded
  
1954

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Head coach
  
Almir Zeco Hrannar Holm

Leagues
  
Basketligaen (Men), Dameligaen (Women)

SISU Basketball Klub is a Danish basketball club from Gentofte, Copenhagen founded in 1954. It takes its name from the Finnish term Sisu. It is the oldest basketball club in Denmark as well as the most successful, with 50 titles as of 2012, including 18 female championships and 11 male championships Both the men's and women's teams still plays in the league's premier championships. The men's team most recent success was reaching the 2000–01 championship's final rounds, where it lost against Forest Hill, while the women's team has resurfaced as a leading force in recent years, winning two doubles in 2011 and 2012 and playing the FIBA Eurocup.

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SISU has also been known as a club with a large and well-functioning youth section with development opportunities for young players in the sport. The Youth Division brings new players to elite teams and the wins youth championships each year. The club has around 400 members, including 300 in the youth section.

Titles

  • Danish League (11)
  • 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
  • Danish Cup (9)
  • 1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • Titles

  • Danish League (18)
  • 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2011, 2012
  • Danish Cup (12)
  • 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • References

    SISU BK Wikipedia