KB Ylli

KB Golden Eagle Ylli
Nickname	Xhebrailat
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Founded	1975 (1975)
Arena	Salla e Sporteve 13 Qërshori
Capacity	1,800
Location	Therandë, Kosovo
Main sponsor	Golden Eagle
President	Shaqir Palushi
Vice-president(s)	Lendrit Palushi
Head coach	Fatih Gezzer
Team captain	Egzon Kuçi
Home Away

'KB Ylli,' known as Golden Eagle Ylli for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Therandë, 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. They are also known for their rivalry with KB Rahoveci a club that comes from a village near Suhareka. 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.

Arena

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

Current roster

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Golden Eagle Ylli roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Bunjaku, Valon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SG 2 John, Cody 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) SF 3 Regis, Daniel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) C 4 McKay, Jameel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 SF 5 Kuçi, Egzon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 PG 6 Mekaj, Leonard 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SF 7 Shala, Arbon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) C 8 Shala, Drilon 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) SF 9 Zekiqi, Samir 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) SG 10 Shala, Altin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) PF 11 Avdili, Blendi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) SG 12 Shala, Altin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) SG 13 Gashi, Zejd 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) SG 14 Berisha, Arber 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) G/F Kastrati, Erjon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994	Head coach Arben Krasniqi Assistant coach(es) Egzon Fetiu Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 11, 2021

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jameel McKay	Arben Camaj
PF	Artin Gashi	Flori Gashi
SF	Samir Zekiqi	Drilon Shala
SG	Altin Morina
PG	Anthony Adger	Valon Bunjaku	Leonit Veliu

External links

• EuroBasket.com