KK Žitko Basket
| Žitko Basket | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leagues | Second League of Serbia |
| History | KK Žitko Basket |
| Arena | Master Sport Center |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Team colors | Blue, yellow |
Košarkaški klub Žitko Basket (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Житко Баскет), commonly referred to as KK Žitko Basket, is a men's basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Second Basketball League of Serbia.
History
[edit]The club got media attention in the mid-2010s due to the basketball development of Bogdan Bogdanović who played for their youth system before signed for Partizan in September 2010.[1][2][3][4] Also, the club got attention in 2020 due to a similarity of their logo with one from the Golden State Warriors. The club logo has the Ada Bridge silhouette.[5]
In April 2021, the club won the First Regional League Central Division for the 2020–21 season and got promoted to the Second League of Serbia for the 2021–22 season.[6]
Players
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Head coaches
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Dragan Jakovljević (2000–2013, 2014–2019)- Milan Stevanović (2021)
- Marko Boras (2021–2022)
- Nenad Karanović (2022–2023)
- Marko Ljubojević (2023–present)
Season-by-season
[edit]| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | National Cup | Regional competitions | European competitions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 3 | First Regional League | 13 | 3–23 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2010–11 | 3 | First Regional League | 10 | 10–16 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2011–12 | 3 | First Regional League | 7 | 12–14 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2012–13 | 3 | First Regional League | 11 | 8–18 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2013–14 | 3 | First Regional League | 14 | 2–24 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | First Regional League | 9 | 10–16 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3 | First Regional League | 3 | 17–9 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | First Regional League | 9 | 11–15 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2017-18 | 3 | First Regional League | 8 | 7–15 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2018–19 | 3 | First Regional League | 8 | 7–13 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | First Regional League | 9 | 4–14 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2020–21 | 3 | First Regional League | 1 | 24–2 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2 | BLS Second League | 11 | 10–12 | - | - | - | ||||
Trophies and awards
[edit]Trophies
[edit]- First Regional League, Center Division (3rd-tier)
- Winners (1): 2020–21
Notable players
[edit]- Youth system
References
[edit]- ^ "Bogdan Bogdanović u Partizanu". b92.net. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "The Mamba Mentality of Bogdan Bogdanovic". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Bogdanović nuđen Zvezdi, odbili ga kao netalentovanog!". vesti-online.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "The other Bogdanovic, one of the pearls of the summer market". eurohopes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Srpski Golden Stejt: Naš košarkaški klub postao hit društvenih mreža zbog novog grba". telegraf.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "KK Žitko Basket u 2MLS". ksb.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- Profile at Belgrade Basketball Association