ASCUT

Association Sportive de la Commune Urbaine de Toamasina, commonly known as ASCUT, is a Malagasy basketball team from Toamasina. The team plays in the Malagasy N1A, the highest national level and has won the national championship 6 times.

ASCUT
LeaguesMalagasy N1A
Founded2004
LocationToamasina, Madagascar
Team colorsRed, black and white
     
Head coachPierre Rabearison
Championships6 Malagasy Leagues

History

The club was established in 2004 by Narson Rafidimanana, at the time the vice-president of the urban community of Toamasina.[1] One year after the club's creation it won the national second division N1B. In 2006, ASCUT entered the N1A, the country's highest level, for the first time.

The team won its first national championship in 2008 and later had a fourpeat with consecutive championships from 2011 to 2014.[2]

In 2021, ASCUT won its sixth Malagasy N1A title after defeating GNBC in the final.[3] Pierre Rabearison was the team's head coach.

The team was originally scheduled to play in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments[4] but withdrew.

Honours
Champions (6): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020–21
  • Malagasy N1B
Champions (1): 2005
  • Indian Ocean Champions Cup
Champions (2): 2009, 2013

References
  1. "La vie d'un Club : ASCUT – Basket-ball « Une école de la vie, plus que le basket ! »". 22 April 2015.
  2. "Basketball - N1A Hommes : Ascut reprend le titre au GNBC". 25 January 2021.
  3. "Basketball - ASCUT Toamasina Une nouvelle page s'ouvre". Laverite.mg (in French). January 25, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. Ulinzi starts Dar show DANN O’WERRE (The Star), 29 October 2021. Accessed 18 February 2022.
  5. "BASKET-BALL BASKET N1A : ASCUT, MB2ALL CHAMPIONS DE MADAGASCAR". Africa Top Sports. October 23, 2013.


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