KK Plama Pur
| KK Plama Pur | |||
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| Leagues | Yugoslav First League (1965) Slovenian Second League | ||
| Founded | 1956 1996 (refounded) | ||
| Arena | Nada Žagar Park (1956–1982) OŠ Antona Žnideršiča Hall (1996–present) | ||
| Location | Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia | ||
| Team colors | Blue, White | ||
| Main sponsor | Plama-pur d.d. | ||
| President | Andrej Muha | ||
| Head coach | Grega Nachbar | ||
| Team captain | Uros Jenko | ||
| Website | kkplama-pur.si | ||
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Košarkarski Klub Plama Pur (English: Plama Pur Basketball Club) is basketball club located in Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenija. It currently competes in Slovenian Second Basketball League.
History
The club was founded in 1956 as a basketball section of TVD Partizan Ilirska Bistrica. It was renamed to KK Lesonit in 1962. KK Lesonit managed to win the Slovenian Republic League in 1964 and qualify to Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League. In the 1965 season of the Yugoslav First League, KK Lesonit managed to win only once, against KK Rabotnički Skopje, finishing season in last place with 1 win and 21 loses in 22 games. After being relegated from Yugoslav First League, KK Lesonit played another three seasons in Yugoslav Second League before being relegated back to Slovenian Republic League in 1969. The club ceased to operate in the eighties, when basketball moved to indoor arenas and Ilirska Bistrica did not have the adequate facilities. It was refounded in 1996 and is now named KK Plama Pur Ilirska Bistrica for sponsorship reasons. The club competed in 3.SKL-West league until 2013, when it was promoted to the Slovenian Second Basketball League. In the 2013–14 Slovenian Second League season Plama Pur finished second, qualifying for playoffs to Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Plama Pur finished playoffs in the last place with score 0–4, concluding two loses against KK Šentjur and KK Elektra Šoštanj, respectively. In the 2014–15 season, Plama Pur finished seventh, barely escaping relegation playoffs with a last round win over KK Celje, which sent Celje into Slovenian Second League relegation playoffs. Before the start of the 2015–16 Slovenian Second League season, Martin Novak resigned after five years as head coach. He was replaced by Grega Nachbar, younger brother of basketball player Boštjan Nachbar.
Results in Slovenian Second Basketball League
- 2013–14 – 2nd place (20 wins/6 loses)
- 2014–15 – 7nd place (10 wins/12 loses)
Current roster - Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Reserve | |
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| Anze Srebovt | Peter Iskra | ||||
| Alen Katonar | Robi Hrescak | Bostjan Skrlj | |||
| Klemen Muha | Ziga Turk | Jaka Maleckar | |||
| Uros Jenko | Jaka Brlan | Uros Kuret  |
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| Tilen Zalar | Dominik Frlez |
Squad Changes for the 2015–16 Season
In
Alen Katonar (loaned from Portorož)- Aleks Cveticanin (from Koper)
- Jaka Brlan (from Cerknica)
Out
- Nejc Glavas (to Sežana)
- Gregor Jakhel Kolarevic (to Sežana)
- Aleks Cveticanin (to Portorož)
Out on loan
- Jani Afric (to Pivka)
- Martin Sabec (to Pivka)
- Nejc Debevec (to Pivka)
Honours
Total titles: 2
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