KB Trepça

KB Trepça
Nickname	Xehëtarët, Minatorët
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Balkan Basketball International League
Founded	1972 (1972)
History	KB Trepça 1972–present
Arena	Salla e sporteve Minatori
Capacity	2,500
Location	Mitrovica, Kosovo
President	Besim Braha
Head coach	Neven Plantak
Championships	3 National Leagues 4 National Cups
Website	Official website
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KB Trepça is a professional basketball club based in Kosovo. The club competes in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Balkan basketball International League and Kosovo Cup. KB Trepca is one of the most successful clubs in Kosovo, KB Trepca has won 3 National Championships and 4 Kosova Basketball Cups

Arenas

KB Trepça vs. KB Peja, Kosovo Basketball Superleague regular season game.

The club currently plays in the sport center " Salla e sporteve Minatori", in the center of Mitrovica, with a capacity for around 3000 spectators.

Roster

KB Trepça roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Tahiri, Imer 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 PG Boyce, E. J. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) PG 5 Tahiri, Arian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 G Hanes, D.J. 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SG 13 Zekiqi, Ramadan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1999-10-08)8 October 1999 G/F 8 Zekiqi, Burim 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 G/F 6 Haxhiu, Valdrin (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 35 – (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 SF Kennedey, Collin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) PF 11 Maxhuni, Altin PF 15 Sahiti, Ylldrit 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 PF 10 Azemi, Besnik 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 35 – (1989-02-22)22 February 1989 F/C Williams, Xavier 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995	Head coach Gazmend Asllani Assistant coach(es) Naim Hajrizi Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Harold Ridgeway	Besnik Azemi
PF	Samir Zekiqi	Burim Zekiqi	Altin Maxhuni
SF	Dwane Miner		[[]]
SG	Imer Tahiri	Ramadan Zekiqi	[[]]
PG	Aaron Anderson

Honors

• Kosovo League Champion -00, 01, 11
• Kosovo League Finalist -07, 10
• Kosovo League Regular Season Runner-Up -10
• Kosovo League Semifinals -04, 05, 06, 09, 11
• Kosovo Cup Winner -93, 00, 04, 12
• Kosovo Cup Finalist -05, 10
• Kosovo Cup Semifinals -09,17

Notable players

• John Gardiner
• Narcis Begovac
• Senad Delić
• Jasenko Elezović
• Nedžad Spahić
• Edin Nurkanović
• Dinko Pelto
• Tarik Varaga
• Mladen Varaga
• Marko Zorz
• Charles Manga
• Igor Miličić
• Davor Halbauer
• Davor Kurilić
• Jure Lonzančić
• Besim Braha
• Drilon Hajrizi
• Esat Ibrahimi
• Artan Mehmeti
• Eroll Pepiqi
• Edmon Raqa
• Vigan Raqa
• Ilir Selmani
• Bekim Syla
• Besnik Tupella
• Naim Haxha
• Fikret Handžić
• Ylber Jusufi
• Muhamed Thaçi
• Dime Tasovski
• Amir Delalić
• Melvis Haskić
• Jan Orfila
• Alvaro Calvo
• Haashim Simmons
• Ryan Burgart
• Frank Butler
• Darren Fenn
• Dennis Mims
• Julius Teal
• Kevin Guyden
• Jaleel Nelson
• Ken Brown

Coaching history

• 2006 - 2008 Naim Hajrizi
• 2008/09 Aleksandar Sarkanj
• 2010/11 Saša Katalinić
• 2011/12 Ilir Selmani
• 2012/13 Panče Milevski
• 2013/14 Israel Martín
• 2014/15 Izet Tahiri
• 2015/16 Neven Plantak
• 2017/18/19 - Ilir Selmani

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External links

• KB Trepça - Kosovo Basketball Federation
• KB Trepça - Profile Eurobasket.com
• KB Trepça - BIBL (Balkan International Basketball League)
• KB Trepça Official Facebook
• KB Trepça Official Fanpage Facebook