Zlatibor
Zlatibor logo
LeaguesBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League Second Division
FoundedSeptember 16, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-09-16)[1]
HistoryKK Zlatibor
1979–present
ArenaČajetina Sports Hall
LocationČajetina, Serbia
Team colorsBlue, Orange and White
     
PresidentRajko Pelverović
General managerĐorđe Aleksandrić
Head coachStrajin Nedović
Championships1 ABA League 2
1 National League Cup
Retired numbers1 (14)
Websitewww.kkzlatibor.rs

Košarkaški klub Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Златибор, English: Zlatibor Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zlatibor or Zlatibor Gold Gondola due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čajetina, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League Second Division

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, the club got promoted to the Second League of Serbia. In the 2016–17 season, Zlatibor won the Second League and got promoted to the Basketball League of Serbia for the 2017–18 season.[2] 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.

In April 2022, Zlatibor won the ABA League Second Division for the 2021–22 season following a 78–73 overtime win over MZT Skopje Aerodrom.[3][4] In June 2022, Zlatibor got a invitation from the FIBA Basketball Champions League for the 2022–23 season.[5] Later, they withdrawn.[6] In June 2022, the club added retired NBA Player Nikola Peković to its managing board.[7]

Players

See also: Category:KK Zlatibor players

Retired numbers

KK Zlatibor retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Ref.
14 Serbia and Montenegro Želimir Džambić SG 1980–2000 [8][9]

Current roster

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

KK Zlatibor roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 44 Serbia Curcic, Vasilije 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1991-10-11)11 October 1991
PG 3 Serbia Protić, Nemanja 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 37 – (1986-08-13)13 August 1986
PF 4 Serbia Čabrilo, Aleksa 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-11-16)16 November 1997
SF 7 Serbia Đuran, Filip 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1991-07-04)4 July 1991
SG 9 Slovenia Grubelič, Sandi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994
SG 10 Serbia Đukanović, Brano 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1995-03-21)21 March 1995
C 11 Serbia Milošević, Lazar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2004-04-08)8 April 2004
F 13 Serbia Matović, Andrija 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2003-09-25)25 September 2003
SF 21 Serbia Joksimović, Lazar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
PG 22 Serbia Tadić, Tadija 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-04-22)22 April 1999
SG 24 Serbia Ponjavić, Aleksandar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-03-03)3 March 1991
SG 33 Serbia Čorbić, Boško 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1995-08-09)9 August 1995
F/C 35 Serbia Tejić, Marko 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 28 – (1995-08-04)4 August 1995
PG 44 Serbia Tejić, Bogdan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-01-18)18 January 2001
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 9, 2022

Coaches

See also: Category:KK Zlatibor coaches
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2020)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

Notable players

References

  1. ^ History of KK Zlatibor
  2. ^ MLADOST SP – ZLATIBOR 88:93
  3. ^ "Zlatibor posle produžetaka slavio u Skoplju u finalu ABA 2 lige". b92.net. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Zlatibor živi san iz kojeg ne želi da se probudi: Kutlešić partijom sezone utišao Skoplje, još jedan korak do ABA lige". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "KK Zlatibor dobio pozivnicu za Fibinu Ligu šampiona". rts.rs. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Zlatibor neće u Ligu šampiona". b92.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ponovo u srpskoj košarci: Nikola Peković sa Zlatiborom cilja ABA ligu!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Šampionska proslava šampiona". zlatibor.tv. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Džambu u čast - legenda zlatiborske košarke". zlatibor.rs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links

Basketball League of Serbia (KLS)
ABA League
Men's Basketball Clubs in Serbia
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