KK Zlatibor

Zlatibor
Leagues	Basketball League of Serbia
Founded	September 16, 1979 (1979-09-16)
History	KK Zlatibor (1979–present)
Location	Čajetina, Serbia
Team colors	Blue, Orange and White
President	Rajko Pelverović
Head coach	Strajin Nedović
Championships	1 National League Cup
Website	www.kkzlatibor.rs
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Košarkaški klub Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Златибор, English: Zlatibor Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zlatibor, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čajetina, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia.

History

Basketball beginnings in Čajetina came with the success of amateur sports competition in western Serbia known as the MOSI. Pioneers of basketball in Čajetina, Sead Begović, and Radomir Raković among the others founded KK Zlatibor on 19 September 1979. The first club president was Aleksandar Vasiljević. Most of its history, Zlatibor played in 3rd-tier league West Division with several attempts of attacking 1st place which leads to the higher league. Finally, in 2015 after the win against neighbor-team Priboj from Priboj, Zlatibor got promoted to the Second League of Serbia. In 2016–17 season, Zlatibor won the Second League of Serbia and got promoted to the Basketball League of Serbia for the 2017–18 season. That year Zlatibor ended up in 4th place which took them to the second phase – Basketball League of Serbia. After group phase and matches against Crvena Zvezda, Borac, Mega Bemax, Tamiš, and Mladost, the club advanced to the playoffs with a 4–6 record. The same year, the club won the 2018 Cup of Serbia, advancing to quarterfinals of the 2018 Radivoj Korać Cup.

Zlatibor recognized four former players for great achievements in the club's history as the Legends: Sead Begović, Radomir Raković, Želimir Džambić, and Duško Pantović.

Players

See also: Category:KK Zlatibor players

Current roster

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KK Zlatibor roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 4 Stamenić, Jovan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 6 Ostojić, Darko 24 – (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 C 10 Vesović, Bogdan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1999-08-28)28 August 1999 G/F 11 Marković, Miloš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1984-07-27)27 July 1984 SG 13 Milovanović, Stefan 23 – (2000-08-21)21 August 2000 G 17 Mitrović, Stefan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 G/F 21 Riznić, Bogdan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 PG 22 Vorkapić, Petar 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 PF 32 Papić, Dragoslav 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1987-03-17)17 March 1987 C 33 Marojević, Radomir 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 43 – (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 C 51 Stanojević, Bojan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 PF 77 Pavlović, Nikola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 PG Jovanović, Zlatko 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 40 – (1984-01-15)15 January 1984	Head coach Strajin Nedović Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: June 6, 2020

Coaches

See also: Category:KK Zlatibor coaches

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Second League of Serbia (2nd-tier)
  • Winner (1): 2016–17
• First Regional League (3rd-tier)
  • Winner (1): 2014–15
• League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
  • Winner (1): 2017–18

Notable players

• Robert Songolo Ngijol
• Nikola Vasić
• Mladen Šekularac

See also

• 2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia season

External links

• KK Zlatibor official website (in Serbian)
• Profile at eurobasket.com