KB Ylli

KB Golden Eagle Ylli
Nickname	Xhebrailat
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague Liga Unike
Founded	1975 (1975)
Arena	Salla e Sporteve 13 Qërshori
Capacity	1,300
Location	Suva Reka, Kosovo
Main sponsor	Golden Eagle
President	Shaqir Palushi
Vice-president(s)	Lendrit Palushi
Head coach	Adis Bećiragić
Team captain	Gëzim Morina
2021-22 position	1st
Championships	2 Kosovo Basketball Superleague 1 Liga Unike 1 Liga Unike Supercup
Home Away

KB Ylli, known as Golden Eagle Ylli for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Suva Reka, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Its fan club is called Xhebrailat The 2015–16 season was the second consecutive in the Kosovo Superleague. In the 2014–15 season, they finished fourth and played in playoff finals against Sigal Prishtina.

History

KB Ylli is one of the oldest clubs in Kosovo. It was founded in 1975. The club is known for its fans who support their club in especially in home games at 13 Qërshori sports hall. Their home matches are known for the fantastic atmosphere created by "Xherbrailat". Ylli means "star" in English.

In the 2018-19 season of Kosovo Basketball Superleague they finished second and lost the semi-finals of the play off against KB Rahoveci. In the 2019-20 season they lost the final of Kosovan Cup against KB Peja. In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from Kosovo Superleague due to bad financial conditions, and didn't play until 2014 when Golden Eagle, a beverage company from Suhareka, decided to be the main sponsor of the team and to pay for Wild Card which returned KB Ylli in Kosovo Superleague.

Honours

• Kosovo Basketball Superleague:
  • Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
  • Runners Up (1) 1994–95

• Kosovo Cup:
  • Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2020–21

• Liga Unike:
  • Winners (1): 2020–21
  • Runners Up(1): 2021-22

• Liga Unike Supercup
  • Winners (1): 2021

Arena

The club currently plays in the sport center Palestra 13 Qershori, in the center of Theranda, with a capacity for around 1300 spectators.

Matches in European competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away
2022-23	Champions League	QR1	Benfica		67-92
	FIBA Europe Cup	RS	Hapoel Galil Elyon	76-93	73-85
			Brose Bamberg	TBD	81-78
			Niners Chemnitz	TBD	60-90

Current roster

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Golden Eagle Ylli roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Armstead, Malcolm 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 35 – (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 PG 1 Bunjaku, Valon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 PG 4 Threatt, Jay 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 35 – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 SG 5 Davis, Rashun 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 SG 7 Pepaj, Ardit 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 SG 13 Zenelaj, Eris 20 – (2004-09-22)22 September 2004 G/F 77 Shala, Altin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (2004-08-14)14 August 2004 SF 35 Imeri, Albion 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 PF 31 Širko, Henrik 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 PF 8 Ahmed, Bashir 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1993-08-17)17 August 1993 F/C 12 Shala, Drilon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002 F/C 6 Morina, Gezim (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1992-12-12)12 December 1992 C 2 Harris JR, Chris 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 31 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993	Head coach Adis Bećiragić Assistant coach(es) Petrit Zeqiri Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Chris Harris JR	Ismet Sejfić
PF	Gezim Morina	Bashir Ahmed	Drilon Shala
SF	Henrik Sirko	Albion Imeri	Altin Shala
SG	Rashun Davis	Ardit Pepaj	Eris Zenelaj
PG	Jay Threatt	Valon Bunjaku	Malcolm Armstead

External links

• EuroBasket.com