USK Praha
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"USK Praha" redirects here. For the football (soccer) team, see Slavia Prague.
Slavia Prague (Czech: SK Slavia Praha), named now also as USK Praha, is a Czech professional basketball club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague. Representing the great tradition of Czech basketball, they won the Saporta Cup in 1969, only a year after losing the same title in the final game against AEK. Slavia also reached the 1966 Euroleague final, losing to Simmenthal Milano.
USK Praha, now plays in the Czech National Basketball League - the highest competition in the Czech republic.
[edit] Club symbols
- White colour - the symbol of fair play and olympic idea.
- Red colour - the symbol of heart.
- Red star - the symbol of hope and good mind.
- The fact that the jersey is half white and half red should symbolize the dichotomy of life.
[edit] Major achievements
- Euroleague runner up 1966
- Saporta Cup 1969
