KB Peja
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Leagues | Kosovo Superleague Kosovo Cup Balkan International League | ||
Founded | 13 May 1993 9 September 2019 (refounded) | ||
History | KB Peja (1993–2001) KB Dukagjini Pejë (2001–2005) KB Peja (2005–present) | ||
Arena | Karagaq Sports Hall | ||
Capacity | 2,100 | ||
Location | Pejë, Kosovo | ||
Team colors | Yellow and black | ||
President | Art Gashi | ||
Head coach | Adis Bećiragić | ||
Team captain | Drilon Hajrizi | ||
Championships | 6 Kosovo Superleague 5 Kosovo Cup 2 Kosovo Supercup | ||
Website | Official website | ||
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Klubi i Basketbollit Peja (English: Basketball Club Peja) is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pejë.[1][2] The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.
KB Peja won 6 National Championships, 4 Kosovo Basketball cup and 2 times Supercup of Kosovo. In KB Peja have played big names like Acie Earl, Fred House, Ricardo Marsh, Samir Shaptahu, Dardan Berisha etc.
History
The team was officially formed on 13 March 1993 under the ownership of Ilhami Gashi. The club's first manager was Valdet Spahija and the first roster consisted of Valdet Spahija (himself as player-manager), Riza Gjakova, Ahmet Nimani, Besim Gjuka, Sebajdin Sylejmani, Agim Lluka, Agim Beqiraj and Turhan Zajmi.
The Former name was KB Peja until 2001, when Ekrem Lluka bought the club and renamed it to KB Dukagjini Peć (Dukagjini is the company named after the region). In 2005 the name changed back to KB Peja.[3] In 1996-97 season KB Peja played in second division due to some problems with Basketball Federation of Kosovo. Also in 2003-04 didn't complete in any league organized by Basketball Federation of Kosovo.
In the 2016–17 season, Peja would play in a European competitions for the first time, when the team entered the FIBA Europe Cup.[4][5]
Honours
- Kosovo Superleague
- Champions (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013
- Kosovo Cup
- Champions (5): 1994, 1997, 2011, 2015, 2020
- Kosovo Supercup
- Champions (2): 1997, 2015
Players
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 | Rick Jackson | Valtrim Kastrati | |
PF | Drilon Hajrizi | Mirza Murić | |
SF | Henrik Širko | Brett Prahl | |
SG | Dardan Berisha | Rron Grapci | Beq Kovaqi |
PG | Nigel Johnson | Arti Hajdari | Albin Berisha |
Notable former players
- Kosovo and Albania
Dardan Berisha
Edis Kuraja
Ersid Ljuca
Gerti Shima
Malcolm Armstead
Samir Shaptahu
Valdet Grapci
Valdet Spahija
- Balkans
Adnan Bajramović
Dragan Pusić
Goran Kalamiža
Hrvoje Puljko
Jan Močnik
Jozo Brkić
Mirza Ahmetbašić
Nedžad Spahić
Teo Simović
- United States
Acie Earl
Anthony Knox
Cyril Awere
Dustin Scott
Fred House
George Odufuwa
Janou Rubin
Mario Austin
Mario Edwards
Nic Wise
Ricardo Marsh
Theo Little
- Other countries
Carlos Morban
Harouna Mutombo
Coaching history
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