KB Bashkimi
KB Bashkimi | |||
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Leagues | Kosovo Basketball Superleague Kosovo Cup | ||
Founded | 1945 | ||
History | KB Bashkimi (1945–2009) Big Brother Bashkimi (2009-2011) Sigkos Bashkimi (2011–2013) KB Kosova e Re Bashkimi (2013–2015) KB Bashkimi (2015-present) | ||
Arena | Sezai Surroi | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
Location | Prizren, Kosovo | ||
Team colors | Black, Orange, White | ||
President | Astrit Martinaj | ||
Head coach | Darko Radulovic | ||
Assistant(s) | Bledar Gjeçaj | ||
Team captain | Altin Morina | ||
2023–24 position | Superleague, 5th of 8 | ||
Championships | 1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague 1 Kosovo Cup | ||
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Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball league in Kosovo, PrinceCaffe Superliga, since 1991.
History
Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi was founded in 1945 in Prizren. It is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 1991.[1]
2014/15 was the first time Bashkimi participated in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League. Bashkimi won its first league title in the 2017–18 season.[2]
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll/Kosovo Basketball Superleague:
- Winners (1): 2017/18
- Runners-up (2): 2008/09, 2016/17
- Kupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000/01
- Runners-up (6): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22
- Superkupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Supercup:
- Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020
European and regional competitions
- Balkan League:
- Runners-up (1): 2017/18
Fan club
The team`s fan club are called Arpagjik't.
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Fahro Alihodzic | Samardo Samuels | |
PF | Fisnik Rugova | Enes Huduti | |
SF | Daniel Lekndreaj | Qendrim Biraj | |
SG | Dajuan Graf | C.J. Keyser | Arion Balluku |
PG | Altin Morina | Prentiss Nixon | Hajriz Hazeri |
Coaching history
- Jeton Nixha (2008–2010)
- Dervish Agaj (2010–2011)
- Naser Oskaček (2011–2012)
- Edin Kërveshi (2012–2014)
- Miodrag Baletić (2014–2015)
- Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
- Dragan Radović (2016–2017)
- Predrag Milović (2017)
- Fotis Takianos (2017)
- Stratos Koukolekidis (2018)
- Dragan Radović (2018)
- Krunoslav Krajnović (2018–2019)
- Jeronimo Šarin (2019)
- Illmen Bajra (2019–2021)
- Franko Sterle (2021)
- Branimir Pavic (2021–2022)
- Darko Radulovic (2022)
- Audrius Prakuraitis (2022-2023)
- Edin Kërveshi (2023–2024)
- Aleksandar Jončevski (2024–present)
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Bledar Gjeçaj
- Endrit Hysenagolli
- Vedran Bosnic
- Davor Pejčinović
- William Njoku
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Samardo Samuels
- Valon Bunjaku
- Yll Kaçaniku
- Musab Malaj
- Altin Morina
- Granit Rugova
- Urim Zenelaj
- Samir Zekiqi
- Billy Armstrong
- Lee Benson
- Justin Black
- Terrance Ferguson
- Derek Grimm
- Schin Kerr
- Johny Philips
References
- ^ "Bashkimi-Historiku i ekipit". basketbolli.com.
- ^ "Bashkimi kampion i Kosovës" (in Albanian). epokaere.com. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.