SCM U Craiova (basketball)

SCMU Craiova
Nickname	Alb-Albaștrii (The White and Blues)
League	Liga Națională
Founded	2007 (2007)
History	CSM Universitatea Craiova (2007–2008) CSM Craiova (2008–2009) SCM U Craiova (2009–present)
Arena	Polyvalent Hall
Capacity	4,215
Location	Craiova , Romania
Team colors	White, Blue
President	Bogdan Bălan
Team manager	Marius Toma
Head coach	Vitaly Stepanovski
Website	Official website
Home Away

SCM Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional basketball club based in Craiova. The club competes in Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball.

History

Over the last few years, the team has also been named CS Universitatea Craiova and CSU Craiova. SCM CSU Craiova reemerged last year on the big stage of Romanian basketball, after many years in the second division, and after withdrawing from the championship altogether, between 2004 and 2007.

In the 2012-2013 season, SCM U Craiova finished on the 4th place (21 wins - 9 losses) at the end of the season and qualified for the Play-Offs. In the first round they played against CS Gaz Metan Medias and lost with 3-0. For the 2013-2014 season, the team announced that they will play in the Balkan International Basketball League.

Current roster

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

SCM Universitatea Craiova roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 2 Watson, Giordan 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 38 – (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 G Ilie, Octavian 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-07-05)5 July 2003 G Hunter Jr., Eric 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-01-23)23 January 1999 SG Badiu, Marcu-Traian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2000-11-24)24 November 2000 F Vida, David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-07-27)27 July 1999 F Howard, Rodney 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 PF Cabral, Walter 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 PF Brooks, DeVante 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-11-18)18 November 1997	Head coach Vitaly Stepanovski Assistant coach(es) Silviu Lupusavei Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 15 August 2024

Notable players

• Shawn Hopkins
• Topias Palmi

External links

• Official website
• Eurobasket.com SCM U Craiova Page
• Team profile on baschetromania.ro (in Romanian)