USM Alger (basketball)

Union sportive de la médina d'Alger (basketball) (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر لكرة السلة), referred to as USM Alger BK for a short, is a basketball club based in Algiers, Algeria that played in the Algerian Basketball Championship the team founded in 1942.[1]

USM Alger
LeaguesAlgerian Basketball Championship
Founded1942
ArenaSalle Rais Hamidou
Location2, avenue Ziar Abdelkader Bab El Oued
Algiers, Algeria
Team colorsBlack, Red
   
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachRéda El Hachemi
Championships4 Men's Championship
3 Women's Championship
2 Women's Cup
Active departments of Union Sportive Médina d'Alger
Football Basketball Boxing
Water Polo Swimming Cycling
Judo

History

USM Alger was the most famous Algerian club basketball after independence, the team won the league title three times, adding the team's arrival two to the Algerian cup final in 1989 and 1996 and the defeat against the best clubs of basketball in Algeria MC Alger and WA Boufarik respectively, currently plays in the second division last time the team was in the first division was the 2012-2013 season, the women's team has the completion of the sole title of the Algerian cup in 1986

In the Algerian Basketball Cup season 2014–15 the USM Alger withdrew from the Round of 16 against Olympique Batna.[2] and in the season of 2016–17, the USMA managed to return to the Super division A after he finished first in the playoffs in the group included ESB Ouargla, MC Saida and OS Bordj Bou Arréridj. under the leadership of the young coach Reda Saiak the Red and Black, who finish the tournament at the top of the standings, thus find the elite four years after their relegation.[3][4] On June 10, 2023, USM Alger achieved a real feat by winning the title of Algerian Basketball Championship, at the Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace of Oran, after dominating WO Boufarik, during the last match of the playoff tournament, reviving with a trophy having leaked since 1969, For his part the technical director of the capital club Khaled Berkani highlighted this coronation "especially since it put an end to 54 years of scarcity", he said, continuing that "the credit goes to the players and the coach in the first place"..[5]

Honours

Men's
Champion (4): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69 and 2022–23
Runner-up (2): 1988–89, 1995-96

Women's
  • Algerian Women's Basketball Championship
Champion (3): 1968–69, 1985–86 and 1990–91
winners (2): 1978–79 and 1985–86
Runner-up (4): 1986–87, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93
8 May 1986 USM Alger 60–46 IRB/ECTA Alger Algiers
Arena: Hacène Harcha Arena
5 July 1990 NA Hussein Dey 59–55 USM Alger Algiers
Pts: Tamoud 23 Pts: Habili 19 Arena: Hacène Harcha Arena
Referees: Chachoua, Maki

Roster (Men)

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

USM Alger roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
0 Algeria Sidi, Nabil (C)
1 Algeria Belhadj, Ramadan
G 2 United States Williams II, George (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1990-04-16)16 April 1990
4 Algeria Khoudja, Zakaria
5 Algeria Guezout, Zakaria 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992
G/F 9 Algeria Dekkiche, Abdesslem 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986
10 Algeria Bermila, Mahdi
11 Algeria Redoune, Tareq
13 Algeria Adrar, Lotfi
21 Algeria Medjoubi, Bassem
23 Algeria Masaedi, Faraj
Head coach
  • Algeria Réda El Hachemi
Assistant coach(es)
  • Algeria ?
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Statistics

Season by season
Season Regular season Algerian Cup
Division Pos Pts P W L GF GA
1965–66 Super Division A1st000000
1966–67 Super Division A1st000000
1968–69 Super Division A1st000000
1988–89 Super Division A000000 Runner-up
1990–91 Super Division A000000 Quarterfinalist
1992–93 Super Division A000000 Round of 16
1995–96 Super Division A000000 Runner-up
1996–97 Super Division A6th23167900 Semifinalist
1997–98 Super Division A000000 Quarterfinalist
1998–99 Super Division A000000
1999–00 Super Division A12th231812100
2005–06 Super Division B000000
2006–07 Super Division B000000
2007–08 Super Division B000000
2008–09 Super Division B000000
2009–10 Super Division B000000
2010–11 Super Division A11th4030102000 Round of 16
2011–12 Super Division B000000
2012–13 Super Division A5th261881011461278 Round of 16
2013–14 Super Division B6th23167900 Round of 64
2014–15 Super Division B000000 Round of 16
2015–16 Super Division B3rd2614122961796 Quarterfinalist
2016–17 Super Division B2nd18100000 Round of 32
2017–18 National 110th4630161419281990 Round of 32
2018–19 National 17th0168810021064
2019–20 National 1Canceled[note 1]
2020–21 National 1Canceled[note 1]
2021–22 National 1000000
2022–23 National 11st000000
2023–24 Super Division000000

Notes
  1. On March 15, 2020, the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to stop the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[6]

References
  1. "Sid-Ali Abdelhamid à l'honneur !". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. "Basketball/ Coupe d'Algérie "messieurs" (8e de finale) : forfait de l'USM Alger contre l'O. Batna". djazairess.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. "L'USM Alger et l'OS Bou Arréridj accèdent en Super division A". hoopsdz.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. "L'USM Alger et l'OSB Bou-Arréridj accèdent en Superdivision A". lesoirdalgerie.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. "Super-Division de Basketball: 54 ans après, l'USMA renoue avec le titre". aps.dz. June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  6. "الجزائر تعلن إيقاف النشاط الرياضي بسبب كورونا". btolat.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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