KK Crvena zvezda (youth)

KK Crvena zvezda is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia, which has youth system teams, cadets (under-16) and juniors (under-18 and under-19). The U18 and U19 teams play in the RODA Junior Basketball League of Serbia[1] and the Junior Adriatic League.[2] They have won a Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. The U16 team plays in the Triglav Cadet Basketball League of Serbia.

Crvena zvezda Youth
Nickname	Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites) Zvezda (The Star)
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Team colors	Red, white
Main sponsor	Mobile Telephony of Serbia
President	Nebojša Čović
Head coach	Slobodan Klipa (U16) Miloš Obrenović (U19)
Championships	1 EuroLeague NGT
Website	kkcrvenazvezda.rs
Home Away

Some of the most notable home-grown players of Crvena zvezda are Zoran Slavnić, a member of the 50 greatest players in the history of FIBA international basketball, as selected in 1991, then Igor Rakočević – the three-time EuroLeague Top Scorer, Peja Stojaković – the NBA All-Star player and FIBA EuroBasket MVP, as well as Vladimir Cvetković and Dragan Kapičić.

Further notable home-grown players include Goran Rakočević, Ivan Sarjanović, Žarko Koprivica, Slobodan Nikolić, Predrag Bogosavljev, Boban Janković, Mirko Milićević, Branislav Prelević, Aleksandar Trifunović, Nebojša Ilić, Saša Obradović, Rastko Cvetković, Nikola Jestratijević, Miloš Vujanić, Vladimir Radmanović, Milutin Aleksić, Milko Bjelica, Luka Bogdanović, Tadija Dragićević, Nemanja Nedović and Marko Gudurić.

Aleksandar Đorđević (one of 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors), Dejan Koturović, Marko Jarić and Vladimir Micov were members of the club's youth system who have never appeared in a regular season or playoff game for the first team.

History

In 2014, Crvena zvezda captured its first Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament title by beating Real Madrid 55–42 in the final Sunday at Mediolanim Forum in Milan.[3] The team was coached by Stevan Mijović and featured Stefan Kenić, Jovan Anđelković, Danilo Ostojić, Vojislav Stojanović, Nikola Rakićević, Bratislav Jerković, Aleksa Radanov, David Miladinović, Marko Radovanović, Boriša Simanić, Aleksandar Aranitović, Stefan Lazarević.

In the 2014–15 Euroleague NGT season Finals, Crvena zvezda got defeated Real Madrid with 70–73. The team was coached by Slobodan Klipa and featured Ivan Ćorović, Nemanja Kapetanović, Aleksandar Aranitović, Vojislav Stojanović, Aleksa Radanov, Stefan Kenić, Jovan Drljača, David Miladinović, Nikola Popović, Boriša Simanić, Nikola Rakićević, and Matija Radović.[4]

In the 2015–16 Euroleague NGT season Finals, Crvena zvezda got defeated FC Barcelona Lassa with 82–90.[5][6] The team was coached by Branko Maksimović and featured Petar Rebić, Aleksa Uskoković, Ivan Ćorović, Milan Radaković, Uroš Ilić, Stefan Momirov, Srećko Gašić, Boriša Simanić, Aleksa Radanov, Matija Radović, Stefan Đorđević and Vladimir Kovačević.[7] Boriša Simanić won the MVP Finals Award.

Honours and achievements

Vojislav Stojanović (left) and Boriša Simanić (right) are the only Crvena zvezda U-18 players who won Euroleague NGT Finals MVP award.

Club

• Euroleague NGT
  • Winner (1): 2013–14
  • Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16

• Junior ABA League
  • Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

• Junior Basketball League of Serbia
  • Winners (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18,[8] 2018–19[9]
  • Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2015–16

• Junior Basketball League of Yugoslavia
  • Winners: 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1968

Individual

• Euroleague NGT Finals MVP (2)
  • Vojislav Stojanović – 2014[10][11]
  • Boriša Simanić – 2016[12]
• Junior Basketball League of Serbia Finals MVP
  • Bojan Tomašević – 2019

Players

Current U19 roster

Crvena zvezda mts roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 15 Branković, Filip 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – 8 February 2003 SG Dabić, Vasilije 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 16 – 13 January 2005 PF Gačić, Lazar 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 16 – 31 January 2005 SG Gušić, Marko 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – 6 August 2002 G/F Manojlović, Nikola 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – 14 February 2002 F/C Marjanac, Đorđe 16 – 11 September 2004 SF 12 Matović, Ognjen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – 8 August 2004 SG 8 Mihajlović, Marko 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – 26 January 2003 PF Mišić, Pavle 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 15 – 5 October 2005 F/C 7 Naumoski, Mihail 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – 8 June 2003 PG Pavlović, Vladimir 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 16 – 27 July 2004 G/F 6 Radaković, Filip 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 16 – 7 May 2004 F 14 Radojević, Andrija 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – 22 June 2004 F 10 Šaranović, Nikola 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – 20 August 2003 PF 13 Topalović, Aleksandar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – 4 June 2003 G/F Topić, Nikola 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 15 – 10 August 2005 SG 9 Vudragović, Luka 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – 2 June 2004 PG 4 Vukas, Ognjen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – 26 June 2003 F/C Vuković, Andrija 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 16 – 18 January 2005	Head coach Miloš Obrenović Assistant coach(es) Slobodan Klipa Nebojša Stanojević Team manager Veljko Simović Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 25, 2020

Current U16 roster

Crvena zvezda mts roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG Bogdanović, Miroslav 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 14 – 5 August 2006 11 Čubranović, Stefan 16 – 11 April 2004 SG Dabić, Vasilije 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 16 – 13 January 2005 PF 11 Gačić, Lazar 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 16 – 31 January 2005 G/F Gagić, Lazar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 15 – 1 August 2005 F Lutovac, Bogdan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 16 – 8 January 2005 F/C Marjanac, Đorđe 16 – 11 September 2004 SF 12 Matović, Ognjen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – 8 August 2004 PF Mišić, Pavle 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 15 – 5 October 2005 G/F 6 Radaković, Filip 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 16 – 7 May 2004 F 14 Radojević, Andrija 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – 22 June 2004 Radovanović, Relja 15 – 5 May 2005 SG Simić, Đorđe 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 15 – 29 April 2005 F Spasojević, Damjan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 14 – 26 June 2006 G/F Topić, Nikola 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 15 – 10 August 2005 PG Vučetić, Aleksa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 16 – 7 September 2004 SG Vudragović, Luka 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – 2 June 2004 F/C Vuković, Andrija 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 16 – 18 January 2005	Head coach Slobodan Klipa Assistant coach(es) Ivan Pavlović Team manager Veljko Simović Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 25, 2020

Notable coaches

• Milan Bjegojević
• Mile Protić
• Božidar Maljković
• Vladislav Lučić
• Marin Sedlaček
• Stevan Karadžić
• Darko Rajaković
• Slobodan Klipa

References

1. "RODA Juniorska liga Srbije". takmicenje.kss.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. "Junior ABA League". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
3. "IJT CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 55 IJT REAL MADRID 42". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
4. "U18 Real Madrid 73 U18 Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 70". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
5. "Barcelona wins Adidas Next Generation title, beats Crvena Zvezda". talkbasket.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. "Crvena zvezda are the vice-champions of Europe". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
7. "U18 FC BARCELONA LASSA 90 U18 CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 82". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
8. "KOŠARKAŠKI NOKAUT Ovako su juniori Zvezde postali prvaci Srbije U POSLEDNJOJ SEKUNDI /VIDEO/". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
9. "Juniori Zvezde odbranili titulu u dramatičnom duelu sa Partizanom". b92.net. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
10. "Najbolji među najboljima - Vojislav Stojanović je MVP Evrolige!". sportske.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
11. "Košarkaš Zvezde MVP Evrolige!". kosarka.hotsport.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
12. "Boriša Simanić MVP juniorske Evrolige". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

• KK Crvena zvezda official website (in Serbian)
• Club info at Junior Adriatic League
• Club info at eurobasket.com
• Club info at ANGT
• Club info at realGM.com