KK Zlatibor

Košarkaški klub Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Златибор, English: Zlatibor Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zlatibor, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čajetina, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia.

Zlatibor
LeaguesBasketball League of Serbia
FoundedSeptember 16, 1979 (1979-09-16)[1]
HistoryKK Zlatibor
(1979–present)
ArenaČajetina Sports Hall
LocationČajetina, Serbia
Team colorsBlue, Orange and White
     
PresidentRajko Pelverović
General managerĐorđe Aleksandrić
Head coachStrajin Nedović
Championships1 National League Cup
Retired numbers1 (14)
Websitewww.kkzlatibor.rs

History

Basketball beginnings in Čajetina came with the success of amateur sports competition in western Serbia known as the MOSI. Pioneers of basketball in Čajetina, Sead Begović, and Radomir Raković among the others founded KK Zlatibor on 19 September 1979. The first club president was Aleksandar Vasiljević. Most of its history, Zlatibor played in 3rd-tier league West Division with several attempts of attacking 1st place which leads to the higher league. Finally, in 2015 after the win against neighbor-team Priboj from Priboj, the club got promoted to the Second League of Serbia. In the 2016–17 season, Zlatibor won the Second League and got promoted to the Basketball League of Serbia for the 2017–18 season.[2] That year Zlatibor ended up in 4th place which took them to the second phase – Basketball League of Serbia. After group phase and matches against Crvena Zvezda, Borac, Mega Bemax, Tamiš, and Mladost, the club advanced to the playoffs with a 4–6 record. The same year, the club won the 2018 Cup of Serbia, advancing to quarterfinals of the 2018 Radivoj Korać Cup.

Zlatibor recognized four former players for great achievements in the club's history as the Legends: Sead Begović, Radomir Raković, Želimir Džambić, and Duško Pantović.

Players

Retired numbers
KK Zlatibor retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Ref.
14Želimir DžambićSG1980–2000[3][4]

Current roster

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

KK Zlatibor roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 3 Protić, Nemanja 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1986-08-13)13 August 1986
PF 4 Čabrilo, Aleksa 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1997-11-16)16 November 1997
PG 6 Ostojić, Darko 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (1999-12-17)17 December 1999
SG 8 Kutlešić, Dušan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1994-10-30)30 October 1994
G/F 9 Marjanović, Andrija 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1999-01-14)14 January 1999
C 10 Vesović, Bogdan 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (1999-08-28)28 August 1999
C 12 Joksimović, Lazar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
PG 17 Mitrović, Stefan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1994-08-28)28 August 1994
SF 18 Jeftić, Dejan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1989-03-13)13 March 1989
G/F 21 Riznić, Bogdan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1990-02-24)24 February 1990
PG 22 Vorkapić, Petar 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995
PF 32 Papić, Dragoslav 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1987-03-17)17 March 1987
C 51 Stanojević, Bojan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1988-10-05)5 October 1988
PF 77 Pavlović, Nikola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1996-05-13)13 May 1996
PF – Kaplanović, Đorđe 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1995-03-21)21 March 1995
C – McCoy, Brandon 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 22 – (1998-07-11)11 July 1998
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 31, 2021

Coaches
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Trophies and awards

Trophies

Notable players

References
  1. History of KK Zlatibor
  2. MLADOST SP – ZLATIBOR 88:93
  3. "Šampionska proslava šampiona". zlatibor.tv. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. "Džambu u čast - legenda zlatiborske košarke". zlatibor.rs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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