Delftse Studenten Basketball Vereniging Punch or simply Punch Delft is a Dutch amateur basketball team from the city of Delft. The team plays in the Promotiedivisie, the Dutch second division.[1][2]

Punch
Punch logo
LeaguesPromotiedivisie
Founded1952
ArenaSportcentrum TU Delft
LocationDelft, Netherlands
Championships2 Dutch Championships
1 Dutch Cup
Websitepunch-basketball.nl

Punch was active as a professional team from 1960 till 1982 in the Dutch first division, the Dutch Basketball League. The team won the Dutch national championship in 1969 and 1975. The team won the NBB Cup in 1974.

Punch also played in European competitions in multiple seasons in its history, for example in the 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup. In the 1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup it faced of against the elite Greek team Olympiacos.

Honours

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Dutch League (1st tier)

  • Winners (2): 1968–69, 1974–75

Dutch Cup

  • Winners (1): 1973–74

Eerste divisie (3rd tier)

  • Winners (2): 1963–64, 2002–03,

European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup   Legia Warsaw 74–80 84–79  
1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup   Olympiacos 88–68 107–77  
1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup   Bus Fruit Lier 80–76 74–74  
  Snaidero Udine 76–74 87–71  
1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup   AEK 0–2* 72–71  

(*) Match not played.

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ "About Punch Basketball". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  2. ^ Punch Delft at Eurobasket.com