European Basketball Student Championship 2013: KIT goes Split!

From July 21 - 28, the European Universities Basketball Championship (EUC) will take place in Split, Croatia. The KIT university sports team, made up of regional league basketball players from KIT SC GEQUOS, will be taking part in this exceptional event.

On the Croatian Adriatic coast, 16 European national student champions and runners-up will meet in what promises to be exciting and thrilling competitions.

The European Universities Championships (EUC) are university competitions organized and managed by the EUSA (European University Sports Association). The competitions are held in a total of 16 different sports.

In addition to the high sporting level, the competitions also impress with their special flair and atmosphere during the week-long event.
The strong field of participants represents a challenge for the KIT selection. The team's top performers are some of the KIT SC GEQUOS players. The squad is rounded off with players from the KIT SC second team and external basketball players. The team wants to attract attention in Split with a passionate performance. Coach Uli Himstedt sees this event above all as a platform to represent Karlsruhe's university sport in a positive light: "Our team is not only aiming to play a successful tournament. Due to the international starting field and the associated focus on the tournament, we also have the opportunity to successfully represent KIT university sports!"

The positive development of university sports at KIT is not only confirmed by the participation in the EUC Basketball. In the last adh competition ranking, Karlsruhe University Sports achieved an outstanding second place. University Sports Director Dr. Dietmar Blicker is satisfied with the development: "In addition to the strong performances of the Karlsruhe students in the competitions, the good work of the supervisors and those responsible should be mentioned above all!"

Split has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered a traditional university city as well as the "capital" of the province of Dalmatia. Thanks to the very good structures at the local university and the great enthusiasm in Croatia and especially in Split for basketball, Croatia's second largest city offers the best conditions for a unique sporting event.
For Croatia, this event is the first major sporting event after its integration into the EU. Due to the fact that the 2016 Universiade will take place in Zagreb and Rijeka, the tournament is also a dress rehearsal for the organizers.

Up-to-date information and results will be reported via the usual online platforms next week!