KB Prishtina

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Sigal Prishtina
Sigal Prishtina logo
LeaguesKosovo Basketball Superleague
Kosovo Cup
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
History
List
  • KB Prishtina
    (1970–2002)
    MEB Prishtina
    (2002–2003)
    BpB Prishtina
    (2003–2004)
    Sigal Prishtina
    (2004–2011)
    BC Prishtina
    (2011–2012)
    Sigal Prishtina
    (2012–2018)
    Z-Mobile Prishtina
    (2018–2019)
    Sigal Prishtina
    (2019–present)
ArenaPalace of Youth and Sports
Capacity1,800
LocationPristina, Kosovo
Team colorsBlue, White
PresidentShkelzen Fetiu
Head coachvacant
Team captainEdmond Azemi
2018–19 positionKosovo Basketball Superleague, 1st
Championships14 Kosovo Cup
14 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
2 Balkan League
6 Kosovo Supercup
WebsiteOfficial website

Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina (English: Basketball Club Prishtina), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina.

The team currently competes in the IP Superliga e Basketbollit, Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL) and the FIBA Europe Cup. They are the most successful club in Kosovo, having won 14 national championships, 14 national cups and 6 supercups in the last 14 years. Since 2013 the club has competed in the Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), and they became the first Kosovar side to win the competition in 2015 after defeating Bulgarian side BC Rilski Sportist in the finals. In 2015 they joined the newly formed European third tier competition, the FIBA Europe Cup. They became the first Kosovar Club to reach the Round of 16 in the FIBA Europe Cup in 2018/19, they also won 15 Games in European Basketball competitions so far!

History

The club was founded in 1970 but the club had racked up huge debt by 2004, which led to the original club being forced to fold and a new club under the name OJQ KB Prishtina was formed in its place. The debts were then inherited by the new club and they were not dealt with, which led to the club folding once again on 22 September 2011 and a new club was once again formed in its place.[1]

In the 2015–16 season, Prishtina made its debut in the FIBA Europe Cup and became the first Kosovo team to play in a European club competition. Since then, Prishtina competed in every season of the FIBA Europe Cup.

European Cups

In the 2013–14 season, Prishtina played its first season in Europe in Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). In the first season KB Prishtina took the 2nd place during the Regular Season with 11 wins and 5 losses, qualifying for the Final Four. They were organizers of the Final Four 2013–14 of BIBL, but they lost to Galil Gilboa 74–86 in the semifinal, and to Balkan (BUL) 73–79 in the 3rd place game.

In the 2014–15 season, Sigal Prishtina won the Trophy of the Balkan International Basketball League, where in the final they won against BC Rilski Sportist in both matches; first in Prishtina 74–72, and second in Bulgaria 80–71, to win the Trophy.[2]

In the 2015–16 season, KB Sigal Prishtina played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time. They failed to qualify for the next round with 2 wins and 4 losses in the Group Stage.

KB Prishtina in Europe

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away
2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup RS Romania Energia Târgu Jiu 66–62 87–72
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 70–83 101–84
Kazakhstan Astana 75–73 82–78
2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup RS Russia Enisey 87–80 102–101
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 100–104 100–98
Turkey Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece 71–81 100–58
2017–18 Champions League QR1 Belarus Tsmoki-Minsk 50–57 89–74
FIBA Europe Cup RS Ukraine Khimik 76–65 59–78
Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut 69–75 72–74
Turkey Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece 66–84 86–59
2018–19 Champions League QR1 Netherlands Donar 84–64 80–55
FIBA Europe Cup RS Denmark Bakken Bears 77–100 108–84
Ukraine Cherkaski Mavpy 92–82 73–92
Romania Steaua București 74–69 81–87
2R Germany s.Oliver Würzburg 78–91 95–77
Hungary Szolnoki Olaj 81–76 89–76
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 82–78 107–85
R16 Italy Varese 77–80 100–84
2019–20 Champions League QR1 Poland Legia 79–81 85–83
FIBA Europe Cup RS Cyprus APOEL 93–74 80–107
Germany medi Bayreuth 68–93 97–89
Latvia Ventspils 72–122 104–84

Arena

The club play their home games at the smaller of the two arenas in the Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve (Palace of Youth and Sports) which has a capacity of 2,800. The larger arena in the building had a capacity of around 8,000 but it was damaged by a fire on 25 February 2000 and has never been restored fully since.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Kosovo Cup
  • Winners (14): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Kosovo Supercup
  • Winners (6): 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019

European and Regional competitions

Balkan League

FIBA Europe Cup

Round of 16 in the FIBA Europe Cup Season 2018–19 / Record 6-8

Basketball Champions League

3 Times in the First Qualification Round of the Basketball Champions League in 2019/20 2018/19 and 2017/18

Team

Current roster

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

KB Prishtina roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 United States Johnson, Jordan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 29 – (1995-01-26)26 January 1995
PF 3 Kosovo Memeti, Arian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 29 – (1995-02-13)13 February 1995
SF 4 Kosovo Azemi, Edmond (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 43 – (1980-09-10)10 September 1980
F/C 7 Kosovo Rugova, Fisnik 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 34 – (1989-08-26)26 August 1989
G/F 8 Kosovo Tmušić, Mikaile 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – (1993-01-06)6 January 1993
PF/C 10 Kosovo Jakupi, Mergim 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1997-04-30)30 April 1997
C 15 United Kingdom Alihodžić, Fahro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 34 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989
SF 22 Kosovo Ismaili, Meriton 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 24 – (2000-04-03)3 April 2000
F 23 Kosovo Janjeva, Muhamedali 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998
F 32 United States Jackson, DeWayne 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 33 – (1990-10-30)30 October 1990
PG 44 Kosovo Polloshka, Don 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kosovo Andin Rashica
  • Kosovo Illmen Bajra
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Kosovo Kujtim Shala
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 February 2019

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Fahro Alihodžić Fisnik Rugova Mergim Jakupi
PF Dewayne Jackson Arian Memeti Muhamedali Janjeva
SF Mikaile Tmušić Edmond Azemi
SG Meriton Ismaili Anthony Goods
PG Jordan Johnson Don Polloshka

Notable former players

Head coaches

Coach Years active
United Nations Ibrahim Karabegu 1999–2000
United Nations Bujar Shehu 2000–2001
Croatia Čedomir Perinčić 2001–2002
North Macedonia Enver Sllamniku 2002–2003
Croatia Josip Gjergja 2003–2004
Turkey Ekrem Memnun 2004–2005
Kosovo Arben Krasniqi 2005–2013
Turkey Ahmet Kandemir 2013
Turkey Ceyhun Cabadak 2013
North Macedonia Marin Dokuzovski 2014
North Macedonia Marjan Ilievski 2015
Cyprus Antonis Constantinides 2015–2016
Lithuania Audrius Prakuraitis 2016–2017
Turkey Ahmet Kandemir 2017
Kosovo Andin Rashica 2018
Germany Matthias Zollner 2018
CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina Damir Mulaomerović 2018–2019
Kosovo Bujar Loci 2019
Slovenia Teo Hojc 2020

References

  1. ^ "Shuhet KB Prishtina". Dardania.de (in Albanian). 20 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Sigal Prishtina is the new champion of EUROHOLD Balkan League". BIBL. 29 April 2015.

External links

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