KK Partizan
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Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbia
n professional basketball
club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade
-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.
KK Partizan is the most successful basketball club in Serbia. During its more than six decades long history, Partizan has won as many as 39 trophies.
KK Partizan is the defending Serbian basketball champion and the holder of 18 national champion titles, of which the last ten were won consecutively. They have also won 12 national basketball cups and five consecutive Adriatic championships (2007–2011).
The most significant trophy the club has won is the European Champion trophy at the Final Four of the Euroleague
in Istanbul in 1992. KK Partizan was the European champion in 1992 with curiosity of winning the title, although playing all but one of the games (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr
) on foreign grounds (in Madrid
suburb Fuenlabrada
); FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. Same year club took national championship and cup, and won Triple Crown
. KK Partizan was not allowed to defend the Euroleague title in the 1992–93 season, because of UN sanctions
. They also won 3 Radivoj Korać Cups
in 1978, 1979 and 1989.
KK Partizan has grown into the most famous basketball brand from Serbia and team acclaimed both on the European and World levels. Partizan has earned respect not only by winning and constantly participating in the European competitions, but also thanks to a multitude of its players that have worn the jersey of the National team, the squad who has conquered the world earning fame and trophies for their country. No European team has given as much players in the world best league NBA as Partizan did and they have always been the trademark of the country which was multiple European and World basketball champion.
KK Partizan became the first Serbian team to play an official game against NBA teams, in September 2009.
. The first club championship of Yugoslavia was held in 1946, and the Partizan team consisted mostly of players from Yugoslav Army
basketball team, which in 1945 won the state championship tournament against teams of Yugoslav republics. KK Partizan officially ceased to be a club of the Army in 1953, since the entire sports society became independent and received the name of Partizan Yugoslav Sports Association (JSD Partizan).
Although with very strong roster, with a lot of players who played for the national team of Yugoslavia, Partizan waited for the first senior title of Yugoslav champion until 1976. In the first 30 years of history many great players went through Partizan – Mirko Marjanović, Božidar Munćan, Radomir Šaper, Vilmoš Loci, Lajoš Engler, Čedomir Stojičević, Borislav Stanković
, Borislav Ćurčić, Branko Radović, Radovan Radović, Miloš Bojović, Dragutin Čermak, Slobodan Jelić and many others. During this period Partizan finished five times as second-placed in the championship of Yugoslavia, on two occasions it even had the same number of points as the winner, but failed to reach the title of national champion.
coach Ranko Žeravica
. He made a great selection of young players led by extremely talented Dražen Dalipagić "Praja"
and Dragan Kićanović "Kića"
. Since Žeravica, as the national team coach (until 1965 as an assistant to Aleksandar Nikolić
and then as head coach) closely followed the development of the world basketball for more than ten years, including the American professional league
, he applied his knowledge and experience to young Partizan team, trying to combine the best features of American and Soviet concepts of basketball game, while adapting them to special mentality of Belgrade, Serbia and Yugoslav region.
He gathered around him other young professionals, and in late 70's, when Žeravica went coaching abroad, his former associates Borislav Ćorković and Dušan Ivković
took over the team and continued to build great Partizan.
This exceptionally important period in the club history was crowned with a few trophies. The first was the title of Yugoslav champion in 1975–76 season, followed by two victories in Korać Cup
(1978 in Banja Luka, KK Bosna
was defeated with 117–110, while in 1979 Partizan defeated Italian Arrigoni
108–98), first double
in 1978–89 and another national championship title in 1980–81. In addition to coaches Žeravica, Ćorković and Ivković, who led the team to great success, great credit for creating European basketball powerhouse belong to players – above all, Dražen Dalipagić
and Dragan Kićanović
, than Dragutin Čermak, Goran Latifić (captain of the first championship team in 1976), Josip Farčić, Dragan Todorić, Dušan Kerkez
, Miodrag Marić, Boban Petrović, Arsenije Pešić, Boris Beravs, Milenko Savović
, Jadran Vujačić, Nebojša Zorkić, Žarko Zečević
and many others.
(coaches in the mid 80's were also Zoran Slavnić
, Borislav Džaković and Vladislav Lučić
), successful Partizan team was created again.
The generation of Aleksandar Đorđević, Vlade Divac
, Žarko Paspalj
, Ivo Nakić, Miroslav Pecarski
and Oliver Popović
grew up, and with support of slightly older Željko Obradović
, Milenko Savović
and Goran Grbović
, led by young coach Duško Vujošević
, brought Partizan back to the very top of Yugoslav and European basketball.
That generation won the title of national champion in 1986–87, and in 1988, after victories in the Euroleague over the most powerful European clubs of that time (such as Barcelona
, Maccabi, Aris and Philips
) secured participation in the Final Four in the Belgian city of Ghent
. After losing in the semifinals to Maccabi Tel Aviv (82–87), Partizan won over Aris (105–93) and won third place in Europe.
In 1989, enforced by young Predrag Danilović
, Partizan won the Korać Cup
for the third time, triumphing over Vismara Cantù
. After losing the first game in Italy (76–89), Partizan celebrated the return leg in Belgrade with 101–82. That same season, Partizan won the Yugoslav Cup over new European champions Jugoplastika Split
(87–74).
European and worldwide recognition of this sparkling second generation of aces attracted many talented young basketball players to the club, but at the same time, high interest from financially powerful clubs in Europe and the United States for best Partizan players, significantly reduced their time spent in the club. Vlade Divac
and Žarko Paspalj
in late 1989, along with Dražen Petrović
from KK Cibona
became the first players from the territory of Yugoslavia who pursued their careers in the NBA league.
. For a new coach, management has chosen a team captain and former national team player with almost no coaching experience, Željko Obradović
. His professional counselor became former Partizan coach and player, top European basketball expert, professor Aleksandar Nikolić
. With full support from management, coaching tandem with a very young team began serious preparations.
Soon the young coach Obradović stepped in with some public statements that seemed unrealistic to many. He claimed that Partizan again has a very strong team, that the new tandem Đorđević – Danilović was the best backcourt pair in Europe and that his team will not be an outsider in Euroleague.
It turned out that Obradović was right, though Partizan faced another trouble: FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. Belgrade's "Black and Whites" have opted to be "hosts" in the Madrid
suburb of Fuenlabrada
. This proved a good decision – from the first game on, it was clear that Partizan players in Spain felt at home, because the Spanish audience supported the young team in best possible way.
Thus began a great Partizan "odyssey" in Europe. Željko Obradović's team was in lethal rhythm of European and domestic matches, traveling thousands of kilometers in just a few days. But Obradović's team from game to game performed even better.
Partizan finished the competition in the group stage in the Euroleague in fourth place with nine wins and five defeats. That meant that Partizan in crucial matches to qualify for the Final Four, had to play with Knorr. Bolognese had a strong team led by former Yugoslav national team player Jurij Zdovc. But, Đorđević, Danilović, Ivo Nakić, Zoran Stevanović, Vladimir Dragutinović, Željko Rebrača
, Mlađan Šilobad
, Slaviša Koprivica
, Nikola Lončar
and Dragiša Šarić were better in three games and for the second time won the place in the Final Four.
The biggest success in the history of Partizan, winning the title of European champion, was achieved on the Final Four in Istanbul
in April 1992. Average age of the team was only 21.7 and out of 17 games all but one (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr
in Belgrade) were played on foreign grounds.
At the Final Four held in Abdi İpekçi Arena
in Istanbul Partizan defeated, at that moment the two strongest European teams – in the semifinals Italian Phillips
and in finals Spanish Joventut Badalona
(71–70), with a famous three point in the last second by Aleksandar Đorđević. Partizan took the title of European champion. Brilliant season in the history of the club was completed with the triumph in the national championship and Cup.
. The departure of these two proved to be irreparable loss. Because of the UN
sanctions against Yugoslavia, Partizan was not allowed to defend the European title in 1992–93 season. The new team had to be created. In 1992–93 season, led by coach Željko Lukajić Partizan won national cup, and the next season was again very successful. The team coached by Borislav Džaković won both domestic league and cup. The new generation of players grew up, marked with Nikola Lončar
, Miroslav Berić
, Haris Brkić
, Željko Rebrača
, Predrag Drobnjak
, Aleksandar Čubrilo
. Additionally, in 1995 Yugoslav clubs were again able to compete in European competitions. Young players with no experience in Europe didn't achieve any significant results in their returning season in Europe, but with guidance of experienced expert Ranko Žeravica they took the national title in 1995–96 and secured another season in Europe's top competition.
, qualified for TOP 16 of Euroleague where, after great struggle, it was eliminated by later European champion Olympiacos. Partizan defended the title in domestic league. Enforced with Dejan Tomašević
, Dejan Koturović
, Dragan Lukovski
, the team was powerful again. Next season, 1997–98, was huge success in Euroleague. Just two years after "return to Europe" Partizan won the third participation in Final Four. After series of defeats in group stage and the resignation of Miroslav Nikolić, who was substituted by Milovan Bogojević, Partizan was back in style. First, it eliminated the official champion Olympiacos, and than in the quarterfinals it was better than the Russian champions CSKA
. After departure of Berić and Koturović, enforced with new backcourt pair Miroslav Radošević
and Vladimir Đokić Partizan took fourth place. However, the season in domestic competition was failure, so new coach, Vladislav Lučić
was appointed. Domestic 1998–99 season was not completed due to NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Nevertheless, Partizan won the Yugoslav Cup, defeating KK FMP
in the finals, in a game that was played to the sound of the air attack warning sirens. At the end of the season most of players left the club, so another young squad was formed. Led by coach Nenad Trajković and players Radоšević, Đokić, Čubrilo, Nenad Čanak, Ratko Varda
, Veselin Petrović, Dragan Marković Partizan defended the Yugoslav Cup title. 2000–01 season was marked by come-back of players Berić, Nikola Bulatović, Aleksandar Glintić, Branko Milisavljević
and big legends Vlade Divac
, Predrag Danilović
, Žarko Paspalj
, but this time as part of the club management. The coach was Darko Ruso, and Partizan managed TOP 16 of Euroleague. In December 2000 tragedy struck, when club legend and fan favourite Haris Brkić
, who returned to club just weeks earlier, was shot and killed outside of Pionir Hall.
The return of basketball expert Duško Vujošević
coincides with the beginning of a new era in the history of the club. Since 2001–02 season, Partizan enjoys near total domination in Serbia and wider region, winning 10 consecutive national titles, 5 national cups (4 consecutive), 5 consecutive Adriatic league titles and some of the brightest moments in Euroleague.
Clubs main policy is to produce young quality players who can continue the trophy series of Partizan as well as Serbian national basketball team. That is why Partizan became known world-wide as the club who produced the most top European players, and alongside University of North Carolina
gave most NBA players in the past 20 years. However, financial situation in Serbian society makes it impossible to keep young players together for longer time, thus affecting clubs chances of fighting on equal terms with richer European clubs.
In the period between 2001 and 2006 Partizan struggled to get more respectful results in Euroleague. However, on domestic front Partizan established domination and the build-up for the European success in following years. During these yaars, many players emerged through Partizan champion squads, like Miloš Vujanić
, Nenad Krstić
, Vule Avdalović
, young national team players Uroš Tripković
, Luka Bogdanović
, Kosta Perović
, Boris Bakić
, Dejan Borovnjak
, Novica Veličković
. They were supported by more experienced players like Vlado Šćepanović
, Đuro Ostojić, Dejan Milojević
, Predrag Šuput, Petar Božić
, Fred House
, Vonteego Cummings
.
, in the finals. Dušan Kecman
, Milenko Tepić
, Nikola Peković
, with Veličković, Cummings, Perović, Bakić, Bogdanović managed to TOP 16 of Euroleague. Ever since that season Partizan regularly reaches at least the play-off stage of Euroleague. The next 2007–08 season was a big come back to the top of European basketball. Partizan was a huge hit in Euroleague, strengthened with Milt Palacio
, Slavko Vraneš
, Čedomir Vitkovac
Partizan knocked out of the competition European champions Panathinaikos and was stopped in the quarterfinals by TAU Cerámica
in a close fought encounter.
On domestic front, Partizan won the first of four consecutive triple crowns, uniting the trophies in national league, national cup and regional league.
The 2008–09 season showed everybody that the great success from the previous season was not an accident. Partizan defended all three trophies in a dominant manner. New players Aleksandar Rašić
, Stephane Lasme
, Jan Veselý
perfectly fitted with Veličković, Tepić, Tripković, Vraneš, Božić and reached quarterfinals of Euroleague again, where they were eliminated by CSKA
. On March 5, 2009, Partizan and its faithful fans became record holders, setting a record crowd of 22,567 in a game against Panathinaikos, the highest ever attendance for any basketball game held indoors in Europe. Coach Vujošević was given the highest coaching award in Europe, the Euroleague Coach of the Year Award
, and Partizan was chosen by Euroleague to go on tour against NBA teams, becoming one of the selected few clubs to represent European basketball in the US.
The 2009–10 season is arguably one of the most successful, and definitely most exciting in the club history. In the pre-season there was little place for optimism. Main players from the previous seasons Uroš Tripković
, Novica Veličković
, Milenko Tepić
, Stephane Lasme
left the club. Experienced Dušan Kecman
returned and Aleks Marić
, Bo McCalebb, Lawrence Roberts
were brought in. Partizan played better from game to game, and Pionir Hall remained impregnable fortress for many European greats like Efes Pilsen or Barcelona
. Partizan again went to quarterfinals and this time faced Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. Partizan went past their opponent in big style and secured the fourth Final Four of Euroleague. In the final tournament of Euroleague held in Paris
Partizan played even with their much richer rivals but was unlucky in both semi-final against Olympiacos 80–83 and for 3rd place with CSKA Moscow
88–90. Both games were decided in overtime. Partizan again defended national league and cup titles.
The final game of Adriatic league in front of the sold-out Arena Zagreb against great rivals from Croatia KK Cibona
was arguably one of the most memorable moments in entire basketball history. Cibona trailed 68–72 with few seconds left but back-to-back triples by Marko Tomas
and Bojan Bogdanović
gave their team a 74–72 lead with just 0.6 seconds left. Cibona players and the crowd already begun to celebrate the title, but Partizan had the game's final possession and Dušan Kecman
banked in the amazing game-winning triple from midcourt right at the buzzer to make Partizan win another Adriatic League title in front of the shocked crowd and opposition players.
Before 2010–11 season, Duško Vujošević
, the most successful Partizan coach in history left the club after nine brilliant seasons. Vlada Jovanović
, previously his assistant, became the new head coach. The change in coaching position was followed by changes in playing squad as Marić, McCalebb, Roberts, Vraneš, Rašić left the club. New players were brought in Nathan Jawai
, James Gist, Curtis Jerrells
, Raško Katić
. Along with fan favourite Jan Veselý
these players made the first five, so it was for the first time that Partizan relied mainly on foreign players. The departure of Vujošević initially affected the results, but as the season went on Partizan played better and better and again won three trophies, bringing the record to 18 national titles, 12 national cups and 5 regional titles. In Euroleague, Partizan achieved its main goal and qualifyed for the TOP 16 phase.
The "Pionir" arena was built in 1973 in just 11 months, by the "Energoprojekt" construction company.
Basketball in Yugoslavia was then in full swing and although Pionir hosted many different sport events (volleyball
, handball
) it quickly became known as basketball sanctuary.
The Yugoslav national team won the European gold in 1975 under its roof, and also brought luck to the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Kaunas
in 1998, when they took the Saporta Cup
.
Partizan moved in the Pionir in 1992 after their old hall Hala sportova
became obsolete for a club that was about to take the European throne.
The Pionir is today a modern, fully equipped facility that can successfully meet the basic standards of European competition.
In the 2008–09 season, Partizan played their home games of the Euroleague Top 16 in the Belgrade Arena
. On March 5, 2009 against Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos a record crowd of 22,567 was set for the Euroleague (and also for any basketball club game held indoors in Europe). Partizan enjoyed their fourth visit to the Euroleague Final Four in the 2009-10 season.
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Serbia and Montenegro League
Yugoslav League
Coaches:
Predrag Danilović
Aleksandar Đorđević Vlade Divac
Coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić
Dušan Ivković
Željko Obradović
Vlade Divac
Coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić
Dragan Kićanović
Vlade Divac
Coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić
Ranko Žeravica
(from
KK Radnički Kragujevac) Danilo Anđušić
(from KK Hemofarm
) Nenad Miljenović
(from KK FMP Železnik) Acie Law (from 
Golden State Warriors
) Nikola Peković
(from Minnesota Timberwolves
) Miroslav Raduljica
(loan from
Anadolu Efes S.K.) Milan Mačvan
(loan from
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.)
Out Nathan Jawai
(to
UNICS Kazan
) James Gist (to Fenerbahçe Ülker
) Curtis Jerrells
(to Fenerbahçe Ülker
) Jan Veselý
(to Washington Wizards
) Jaka Klobučar
(to
Union Olimpija)
Miroslav Berić
Luka Bogdanović
Haris Brkić
Aleksandar Čubrilo
Dražen Dalipagić
Vlade Divac
Aleksandar Đorđević Goran Grbović
Dragan Kićanović
Dejan Koturović
Nenad Krstić
Nikola Lončar
Dragan Lukovski
Dejan Milojević
Željko Obradović
Žarko Paspalj
Miroslav Pecarski
Kosta Perović
Miroslav Radošević
Aleksandar Rašić
Željko Rebrača
Milenko Savović
Milenko Tepić
Dejan Tomašević
Uroš Tripković
Novica Veličković
Miloš Vujanić
Nathan Jawai
Aleks Marić
Milt Palacio
Ratko Varda
Ivo Nakić Danko Cvjetičanin
Jan Veselý
Stephane Lasme
Vlado Ilievski
Bo McCalebb Predrag Samardžiski
Nikola Bulatović Predrag Drobnjak
Đuro Ostojić Nikola Peković
Vlado Šćepanović
Slavko Vraneš
Radoslav Nesterović
Peter Vilfan
Semih Erden Gerald Brown Vonteego Cummings
James Gist Fred House
Curtis Jerrells
Lawrence Roberts
Blake Stepp
Players on the NBA Draft
Vlade Divac
- 1st round, 26st overall on 1989 NBA Draft
by Los Angeles Lakers
Predrag Danilović
- 2nd round, 43rd overall on 1992 NBA Draft
by Golden State Warriors
Željko Rebrača
- 2nd round, 54th overall on 1994 NBA Draft
by Seattle SuperSonics
Predrag Drobnjak
- 2nd round, 49th overall on 1997 NBA Draft
by Washington Bullets Nenad Krstić
- 1st round, 24th overall on 2002 NBA Draft
by New Jersey Nets
Miloš Vujanić
- 2nd round, 36th overall on 2002 NBA Draft
by New York Knicks
Kosta Perović
- 2nd round, 38th overall on 2006 NBA Draft
by Golden State Warriors
Jan Veselý
- 1st round, 6th overall on 2011 NBA Draft
by Washington Wizards
Borislav Ćorković Dušan Ivković
Aleksandar Nikolić
Željko Obradović
Ranko Žeravica
Duško Vujošević
(1951–1953) Miodrag Stefanović (1954) Mirko Marjanović (1955–1958) Aleksandar Nikolić
(1959–1961) Božidar Munćan (1962–1963) Milenko Novaković (1964) Borislav Ćurčić (1965–1967) Branislav Rajačić (1967–1969) Radovan Radović (1969–1971) Ranko Žeravica
(1971–1974) Borislav Ćorković (1974–1976) Ranko Žeravica
(1976–1978) Dušan Ivković
(1978–1980) Borislav Ćorković (1980–1982)
Borislav Džaković (1982–1984) Zoran Slavnić
(1984–1985) Vladislav Lučić
(1985–1986) Vladislav Lučić
and
Duško Vujošević
(1986–1987) Duško Vujošević
(1987–1989) Dejan Srzić and Borislav Ćorković (1989–1990) Duško Vujošević
(1990–1991) Željko Obradović
(1991–1993) Željko Lukajić (1993–1994) Borislav Džaković (1994–1995) Borislav Džaković and Ranko Žeravica
(1995–1996) Miroslav Nikolić
(1996–1997) Miroslav Nikolić
and Milovan Bogojević (1997–1998) Vladislav Lučić
(1998–1999) Nenad Trajković (1999–2000) Nenad Trajković and Darko Ruso (2000–2001) Duško Vujošević
(2001–2010) Vlada Jovanović
(2010–present)
Fans and supporters:
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n professional basketball
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club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade
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-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.
KK Partizan is the most successful basketball club in Serbia. During its more than six decades long history, Partizan has won as many as 39 trophies.
KK Partizan is the defending Serbian basketball champion and the holder of 18 national champion titles, of which the last ten were won consecutively. They have also won 12 national basketball cups and five consecutive Adriatic championships (2007–2011).
The most significant trophy the club has won is the European Champion trophy at the Final Four of the Euroleague
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in Istanbul in 1992. KK Partizan was the European champion in 1992 with curiosity of winning the title, although playing all but one of the games (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr
Virtus Bologna
-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
) on foreign grounds (in Madrid
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suburb Fuenlabrada
Fuenlabrada
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); FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. Same year club took national championship and cup, and won Triple Crown
Triple Crown in Basketball
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. KK Partizan was not allowed to defend the Euroleague title in the 1992–93 season, because of UN sanctions
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757
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. They also won 3 Radivoj Korać Cups
Korac Cup
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in 1978, 1979 and 1989.
KK Partizan has grown into the most famous basketball brand from Serbia and team acclaimed both on the European and World levels. Partizan has earned respect not only by winning and constantly participating in the European competitions, but also thanks to a multitude of its players that have worn the jersey of the National team, the squad who has conquered the world earning fame and trophies for their country. No European team has given as much players in the world best league NBA as Partizan did and they have always been the trademark of the country which was multiple European and World basketball champion.
KK Partizan became the first Serbian team to play an official game against NBA teams, in September 2009.
Formation and early years (1945–1971)
The club was founded on 4 October 1945, as a basketball section of the Sports Association of the Central House of the Yugoslav ArmyYugoslav People's Army
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. The first club championship of Yugoslavia was held in 1946, and the Partizan team consisted mostly of players from Yugoslav Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
basketball team, which in 1945 won the state championship tournament against teams of Yugoslav republics. KK Partizan officially ceased to be a club of the Army in 1953, since the entire sports society became independent and received the name of Partizan Yugoslav Sports Association (JSD Partizan).
Although with very strong roster, with a lot of players who played for the national team of Yugoslavia, Partizan waited for the first senior title of Yugoslav champion until 1976. In the first 30 years of history many great players went through Partizan – Mirko Marjanović, Božidar Munćan, Radomir Šaper, Vilmoš Loci, Lajoš Engler, Čedomir Stojičević, Borislav Stanković
Borislav Stankovic
Borislav "Bora" Stanković is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.Stanković was born in Bihać, Bosnia and...
, Borislav Ćurčić, Branko Radović, Radovan Radović, Miloš Bojović, Dragutin Čermak, Slobodan Jelić and many others. During this period Partizan finished five times as second-placed in the championship of Yugoslavia, on two occasions it even had the same number of points as the winner, but failed to reach the title of national champion.
Creating a powerhouse (1971–1981)
The rise of Partizan and its emergence into one of the most successful clubs in Europe begun in the early 70's, when former players started to run the club and when the coaching job was taken by national teamYugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....
coach Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica is a retired Serbian basketball coach.- Club level :On the club level, he has coached:...
. He made a great selection of young players led by extremely talented Dražen Dalipagić "Praja"
Dražen Dalipagic
Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:...
and Dragan Kićanović "Kića"
Dragan Kicanovic
Dragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in...
. Since Žeravica, as the national team coach (until 1965 as an assistant to Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar Nikolic
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić was a renowned Bosnian Serb basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketball...
and then as head coach) closely followed the development of the world basketball for more than ten years, including the American professional league
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
, he applied his knowledge and experience to young Partizan team, trying to combine the best features of American and Soviet concepts of basketball game, while adapting them to special mentality of Belgrade, Serbia and Yugoslav region.
He gathered around him other young professionals, and in late 70's, when Žeravica went coaching abroad, his former associates Borislav Ćorković and Dušan Ivković
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
took over the team and continued to build great Partizan.
This exceptionally important period in the club history was crowned with a few trophies. The first was the title of Yugoslav champion in 1975–76 season, followed by two victories in Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
(1978 in Banja Luka, KK Bosna
KK Bosna
KK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna...
was defeated with 117–110, while in 1979 Partizan defeated Italian Arrigoni
Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti
Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket was a basketball team, founded in Rieti in 1998. In the 2009, last year of activity, the club moved the administrative headquarters and arena to Naples...
108–98), first double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
in 1978–89 and another national championship title in 1980–81. In addition to coaches Žeravica, Ćorković and Ivković, who led the team to great success, great credit for creating European basketball powerhouse belong to players – above all, Dražen Dalipagić
Dražen Dalipagic
Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:...
and Dragan Kićanović
Dragan Kicanovic
Dragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in...
, than Dragutin Čermak, Goran Latifić (captain of the first championship team in 1976), Josip Farčić, Dragan Todorić, Dušan Kerkez
Dušan Kerkez
Dušan Kerkez is a Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballer. He last played for Cypriot club AEL Limassol.-Club career:...
, Miodrag Marić, Boban Petrović, Arsenije Pešić, Boris Beravs, Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović is a former basketball player. For most of his career, he was the captain of KK Partizan.-Honours:*Yugoslav league: 1979, 1981, 1987*Yugoslav cup: 1979, 1989*Korać Cup: 1978, 1979, 1989-References:*...
, Jadran Vujačić, Nebojša Zorkić, Žarko Zečević
Žarko Zecevic
Žarko Zečević is a Serbian retired basketball player, former football administrator, and current businessman...
and many others.
The new "Dream Team" (1985–1991)
After a calm period due to change of generations, by the end of the 80's under the leadership of new club director, famous basketball ace Dragan Kićanović, who involved young experts, such as Duško VujoševićDuško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
(coaches in the mid 80's were also Zoran Slavnić
Zoran Slavnić
Zoran "Moka" Slavnić is a Serbian retired basketball player and current coach. He played with KK Crvena zvezda for 10 senior seasons. One of the best European point gards of all time. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships, 3 National Cups and one Saporta Cup. He also won ACB with...
, Borislav Džaković and Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav "Lale" Lučić is a retired Serbian basketball coach.-Biography:He won 2 National Championships with Red Star Belgrade in 1992/93 and 1993/94 season and National Cup with KK Partizan in 1998/99 season. He was also head coach of Germany at Eurobasket 1995 and Eurobasket 1997.-References:...
), successful Partizan team was created again.
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
, Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator...
, Ivo Nakić, Miroslav Pecarski
Miroslav Pecarski
Miroslav Pecarski is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He played for Partizan, Aris, Panathinaikos, Panionios, Politi Cantu, Cholet, and Cabitel Gijón...
and Oliver Popović
Oliver Popović
Oliver Popović is retired Serbian/Yugoslav basketball player, currently working as basketball coach. Yugoslav champion and Cup holder , silver medalist of Russian and Greek basketball championships; bronze medalist of 1988 European Champions' Cup, winner of 1989 Korać Cup and 2003 NEBL;...
grew up, and with support of slightly older Željko Obradović
Željko Obradovic
Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...
, Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović is a former basketball player. For most of his career, he was the captain of KK Partizan.-Honours:*Yugoslav league: 1979, 1981, 1987*Yugoslav cup: 1979, 1989*Korać Cup: 1978, 1979, 1989-References:*...
and Goran Grbović
Goran Grbović
Goran Grbović is a former Serbian professional basketball player.-Biography:Born in Kruševac, after finishing high school, he moved to Čačak. He started his career with KK Borac Čačak, where he was trained by the legendary Aleksandar Nikolić...
, led by young coach Duško Vujošević
Duško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
, brought Partizan back to the very top of Yugoslav and European basketball.
That generation won the title of national champion in 1986–87, and in 1988, after victories in the Euroleague over the most powerful European clubs of that time (such as Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
, Maccabi, Aris and Philips
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
) secured participation in the Final Four in the Belgian city of Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
. After losing in the semifinals to Maccabi Tel Aviv (82–87), Partizan won over Aris (105–93) and won third place in Europe.
Predrag Danilovic
Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
, Partizan won the Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
for the third time, triumphing over Vismara Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
. After losing the first game in Italy (76–89), Partizan celebrated the return leg in Belgrade with 101–82. That same season, Partizan won the Yugoslav Cup over new European champions Jugoplastika Split
KK Split
KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...
(87–74).
European and worldwide recognition of this sparkling second generation of aces attracted many talented young basketball players to the club, but at the same time, high interest from financially powerful clubs in Europe and the United States for best Partizan players, significantly reduced their time spent in the club. Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
and Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator...
in late 1989, along with Dražen Petrović
Dražen Petrovic
Dražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...
from KK Cibona
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
became the first players from the territory of Yugoslavia who pursued their careers in the NBA league.
At the top of Europe (1991–1992)
After the departure of Divac, Paspalj, Grbović, Savović and other main players of the previous seasons, Partizan created a new young team for the 1991–92 season, whose main stars were Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag DanilovićPredrag Danilovic
Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
. For a new coach, management has chosen a team captain and former national team player with almost no coaching experience, Željko Obradović
Željko Obradovic
Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...
. His professional counselor became former Partizan coach and player, top European basketball expert, professor Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar Nikolic
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić was a renowned Bosnian Serb basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketball...
. With full support from management, coaching tandem with a very young team began serious preparations.
Soon the young coach Obradović stepped in with some public statements that seemed unrealistic to many. He claimed that Partizan again has a very strong team, that the new tandem Đorđević – Danilović was the best backcourt pair in Europe and that his team will not be an outsider in Euroleague.
It turned out that Obradović was right, though Partizan faced another trouble: FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. Belgrade's "Black and Whites" have opted to be "hosts" in the Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
suburb of Fuenlabrada
Fuenlabrada
Fuenlabrada is a city and municipality located in the Madrid Metropolitan Area, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located to the southwest of the community, 22,5 km far from the capital, and had a population of 197,836 in 2009. Is the fourth biggest town of Madrid after the capital, Móstoles...
. This proved a good decision – from the first game on, it was clear that Partizan players in Spain felt at home, because the Spanish audience supported the young team in best possible way.
Thus began a great Partizan "odyssey" in Europe. Željko Obradović's team was in lethal rhythm of European and domestic matches, traveling thousands of kilometers in just a few days. But Obradović's team from game to game performed even better.
Partizan finished the competition in the group stage in the Euroleague in fourth place with nine wins and five defeats. That meant that Partizan in crucial matches to qualify for the Final Four, had to play with Knorr. Bolognese had a strong team led by former Yugoslav national team player Jurij Zdovc. But, Đorđević, Danilović, Ivo Nakić, Zoran Stevanović, Vladimir Dragutinović, Željko Rebrača
Željko Rebraca
Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
, Mlađan Šilobad
Mlađan Šilobad
Mlađan Šilobad is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently the job director in KK Partizan Belgrade.-External links:*...
, Slaviša Koprivica
Slaviša Koprivica
Slaviša Koprivica is a former Serbian basketball player.During his career, Koprivica played for KK Partizan , Brescialat Gorizia , KK Beobanka and finished his career with KK Superfund...
, Nikola Lončar
Nikola Lončar
Nikola Lončar is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He played for KK Partizan , Real Madrid Baloncesto, Pallacanestro Varese, Paris Basket Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, CB Breogán, CB Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.Playing for KK Partizan, Lončar won the 1992...
and Dragiša Šarić were better in three games and for the second time won the place in the Final Four.
The biggest success in the history of Partizan, winning the title of European champion, was achieved on the Final Four in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
in April 1992. Average age of the team was only 21.7 and out of 17 games all but one (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr
Virtus Bologna
-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
in Belgrade) were played on foreign grounds.
At the Final Four held in Abdi İpekçi Arena
Abdi Ipekçi Arena
Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the...
in Istanbul Partizan defeated, at that moment the two strongest European teams – in the semifinals Italian Phillips
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
and in finals Spanish Joventut Badalona
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League...
(71–70), with a famous three point in the last second by Aleksandar Đorđević. Partizan took the title of European champion. Brilliant season in the history of the club was completed with the triumph in the national championship and Cup.
Time of isolation (1992–1995)
After the Istanbul triumph Đorđević and Danilović moved to Italy. They went right to clubs that Partizan defeated the year before during its "conquest of Europe" – Danilović in Knorr and Đorđević in PhillipsOlimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
. The departure of these two proved to be irreparable loss. Because of the UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
sanctions against Yugoslavia, Partizan was not allowed to defend the European title in 1992–93 season. The new team had to be created. In 1992–93 season, led by coach Željko Lukajić Partizan won national cup, and the next season was again very successful. The team coached by Borislav Džaković won both domestic league and cup. The new generation of players grew up, marked with Nikola Lončar
Nikola Lončar
Nikola Lončar is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He played for KK Partizan , Real Madrid Baloncesto, Pallacanestro Varese, Paris Basket Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, CB Breogán, CB Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.Playing for KK Partizan, Lončar won the 1992...
, Miroslav Berić
Miroslav Beric
Miroslav "Mića" Berić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in , Berić played the shooting guard position. A great scorer, he led the 2001 Euroleague in scoring with 23.3 ppg, playing for Partizan Belgrade.Berić has been a regular member of the Yugoslav...
, Haris Brkić
Haris Brkic
Haris Brkić was a Serbian basketball player. He made greatest results in KK Partizan and he is still remembered for his great drives to the basket....
, Željko Rebrača
Željko Rebraca
Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
, Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia . During his career, he played professionally in the NBA.-Pro career:Drobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA...
, Aleksandar Čubrilo
Aleksandar Čubrilo
Aleksandar Čubrilo is a former Serbian professional basketball player.-Biography:Born in Zadar, in today's Croatia. He moved to Belgrade and spent the best years of his playing career in Serbian powerhouse KK Partizan...
. Additionally, in 1995 Yugoslav clubs were again able to compete in European competitions. Young players with no experience in Europe didn't achieve any significant results in their returning season in Europe, but with guidance of experienced expert Ranko Žeravica they took the national title in 1995–96 and secured another season in Europe's top competition.
New beginning (1996–2006)
In 1996–97 season Partizan, led by new coach Miroslav NikolićMiroslav Nikolić
Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić is a Serbian basketball coach. In 2009, he became the head coach of KK Radnički Kragujevac.-Coaching career:He started his coaching career in 1990...
, qualified for TOP 16 of Euroleague where, after great struggle, it was eliminated by later European champion Olympiacos. Partizan defended the title in domestic league. Enforced with Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Tomaševic
Dejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...
, Dejan Koturović
Dejan Koturovic
Dejan Koturović is a retired Serbian professional basketball center. He helped Yugoslavia to gold at EuroBasket 1995 and the 2002 FIBA World Championship.-External links:* at acb.com* at legabasket.it* at euroleague.net...
, Dragan Lukovski
Dragan Lukovski
Dragan Lukovski is a Serbian basketball player. He is 185 cm tall, 85 kg and plays point guard.-Career:*1993–94 Spartak Subotica*1994–95 Vojvodina*1995–99 Partizan...
, the team was powerful again. Next season, 1997–98, was huge success in Euroleague. Just two years after "return to Europe" Partizan won the third participation in Final Four. After series of defeats in group stage and the resignation of Miroslav Nikolić, who was substituted by Milovan Bogojević, Partizan was back in style. First, it eliminated the official champion Olympiacos, and than in the quarterfinals it was better than the Russian champions CSKA
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
. After departure of Berić and Koturović, enforced with new backcourt pair Miroslav Radošević
Miroslav Radošević
Miroslav Radošević is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is now a basketball coach and president of KK Sloboda.-External links:* at tblstat.net...
and Vladimir Đokić Partizan took fourth place. However, the season in domestic competition was failure, so new coach, Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav "Lale" Lučić is a retired Serbian basketball coach.-Biography:He won 2 National Championships with Red Star Belgrade in 1992/93 and 1993/94 season and National Cup with KK Partizan in 1998/99 season. He was also head coach of Germany at Eurobasket 1995 and Eurobasket 1997.-References:...
was appointed. Domestic 1998–99 season was not completed due to NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Nevertheless, Partizan won the Yugoslav Cup, defeating KK FMP
KK FMP
KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...
in the finals, in a game that was played to the sound of the air attack warning sirens. At the end of the season most of players left the club, so another young squad was formed. Led by coach Nenad Trajković and players Radоšević, Đokić, Čubrilo, Nenad Čanak, Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...
, Veselin Petrović, Dragan Marković Partizan defended the Yugoslav Cup title. 2000–01 season was marked by come-back of players Berić, Nikola Bulatović, Aleksandar Glintić, Branko Milisavljević
Branko Milisavljevic
Branko Milisavljević is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.93 m tall point guard who plays for KK Mega Vizura in the Basketball League of Serbia....
and big legends Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
, Predrag Danilović
Predrag Danilovic
Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
, Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator...
, but this time as part of the club management. The coach was Darko Ruso, and Partizan managed TOP 16 of Euroleague. In December 2000 tragedy struck, when club legend and fan favourite Haris Brkić
Haris Brkic
Haris Brkić was a Serbian basketball player. He made greatest results in KK Partizan and he is still remembered for his great drives to the basket....
, who returned to club just weeks earlier, was shot and killed outside of Pionir Hall.
The return of basketball expert Duško Vujošević
Duško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
coincides with the beginning of a new era in the history of the club. Since 2001–02 season, Partizan enjoys near total domination in Serbia and wider region, winning 10 consecutive national titles, 5 national cups (4 consecutive), 5 consecutive Adriatic league titles and some of the brightest moments in Euroleague.
Clubs main policy is to produce young quality players who can continue the trophy series of Partizan as well as Serbian national basketball team. That is why Partizan became known world-wide as the club who produced the most top European players, and alongside University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
gave most NBA players in the past 20 years. However, financial situation in Serbian society makes it impossible to keep young players together for longer time, thus affecting clubs chances of fighting on equal terms with richer European clubs.
In the period between 2001 and 2006 Partizan struggled to get more respectful results in Euroleague. However, on domestic front Partizan established domination and the build-up for the European success in following years. During these yaars, many players emerged through Partizan champion squads, like Miloš Vujanić
Miloš Vujanic
Miloš Vujanić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard.-Pro career:Vujanić started his professional career with KK Crvena zvezda in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed for KK Partizan in summer 2001...
, Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...
, Vule Avdalović
Vule Avdalovic
Vule Avdalović is a Serbian professional basketball player.-Awards:Team Awards* Yugoslav League: 2 * Serbia & Montenegro League: 2...
, young national team players Uroš Tripković
Uroš Tripkovic
Uroš Tripković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays as a shooting guard. He is known as a good 3-point shooter. He is currently playing for Unicaja Málaga.-Player profile:...
, Luka Bogdanović
Luka Bogdanović
Luka Bogdanović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Spanish club Cajasol Sevilla.-External links:* at acb.com* at euroleague.net* at adriaticbasket.com...
, Kosta Perović
Kosta Perovic
Kosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft...
, Boris Bakić
Boris Bakic
Boris Bakić is a Montenegrin professional basketball player currently with Radnički Kragujevac of the Serbian Basketball League and the Adriatic League....
, Dejan Borovnjak
Dejan Borovnjak
Dejan Borovnjak is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Italian club New Basket Brindisi, playing in Legadue.-External links:* *...
, Novica Veličković
Novica Velickovic
Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...
. They were supported by more experienced players like Vlado Šćepanović
Vlado Šcepanovic
Vlado Šćepanović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player.-Pro career:...
, Đuro Ostojić, Dejan Milojević
Dejan Milojevic
Dejan Milojević is a retired Serbian basketball player.Milojević was born and raised in Belgrade, and started playing basketball for a small club named KK Beovuk 72...
, Predrag Šuput, Petar Božić
Petar Božic
Petar Božić is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m and 100 kg point guard–shooting guard currently plays with Partizan Belgrade of the Euroleague. Božić is well known for his defense and three-point shooting...
, Fred House
Fred House
Frederick "Fred" House is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Azovmash Mariupol. He was born in Valdosta, in the U.S...
, Vonteego Cummings
Vonteego Cummings
Vonteego Marfeek Cummings is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m combo guard who has played in the National Basketball Association during his career. He has also had a successful career in Europe where he has played in several different countries...
.
Recent seasons (2006–present)
Years of hard work and patience finally begun to pay off in 2006–07 season. In addition to 6th consecutive title in Serbia, Partizan won its first Adriatic league trophy, defeating another Serbian club, KK FMPKK FMP
KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...
, in the finals. Dušan Kecman
Dušan Kecman
Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:...
, Milenko Tepić
Milenko Tepic
Milenko Tepić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall...
, Nikola Peković
Nikola Pekovic
Nikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position....
, with Veličković, Cummings, Perović, Bakić, Bogdanović managed to TOP 16 of Euroleague. Ever since that season Partizan regularly reaches at least the play-off stage of Euroleague. The next 2007–08 season was a big come back to the top of European basketball. Partizan was a huge hit in Euroleague, strengthened with Milt Palacio
Milt Palacio
Milton Sigmund Palacio , referred to as Milt Palacio, is a Belizean American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Obradoiro CAB in Spain. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to Belizean parents and is a Belizean citizen.-College career:Palacio attended...
, Slavko Vraneš
Slavko Vraneš
Slavko Vraneš is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. At 2.30 m he is one of the tallest players in the world. He is a member of Sanaye Petroshimi BC in Iran....
, Čedomir Vitkovac
Cedomir Vitkovac
Čedomir Vitkovac is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for KK Igokea.-Career:Vitkovac began his professional career with KK Napredak Kruševac in 1999. In the summer of 2003, he moved to KK Crvena zvezda where he played for three seasons. In October 2006, he moved to KK...
Partizan knocked out of the competition European champions Panathinaikos and was stopped in the quarterfinals by TAU Cerámica
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
in a close fought encounter.
On domestic front, Partizan won the first of four consecutive triple crowns, uniting the trophies in national league, national cup and regional league.
The 2008–09 season showed everybody that the great success from the previous season was not an accident. Partizan defended all three trophies in a dominant manner. New players Aleksandar Rašić
Aleksandar Rašić
Aleksandar Rašić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.-External links:*...
, Stephane Lasme
Stephane Lasme
Yann Ulrich Stephane Lasme is a Gabonese professional basketball player. Lasme played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts , and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA Draft...
, Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý is a Czech professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association in the United States. Standing at 6 ft 11 in , Veselý plays the small forward and power forward positions...
perfectly fitted with Veličković, Tepić, Tripković, Vraneš, Božić and reached quarterfinals of Euroleague again, where they were eliminated by CSKA
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
. On March 5, 2009, Partizan and its faithful fans became record holders, setting a record crowd of 22,567 in a game against Panathinaikos, the highest ever attendance for any basketball game held indoors in Europe. Coach Vujošević was given the highest coaching award in Europe, the Euroleague Coach of the Year Award
Euroleague Coach of the Year Award
The Euroleague Coach of the Year is the annual award introduced in the 2004-05 season. The winner receives the Alexander Gomelsky Trophy, named after the great Russian head coach who among other achievements led ASK Riga to three consecutive Euroleague titles between 1958 and 1960, before adding...
, and Partizan was chosen by Euroleague to go on tour against NBA teams, becoming one of the selected few clubs to represent European basketball in the US.
Uroš Tripkovic
Uroš Tripković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays as a shooting guard. He is known as a good 3-point shooter. He is currently playing for Unicaja Málaga.-Player profile:...
, Novica Veličković
Novica Velickovic
Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...
, Milenko Tepić
Milenko Tepic
Milenko Tepić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall...
, Stephane Lasme
Stephane Lasme
Yann Ulrich Stephane Lasme is a Gabonese professional basketball player. Lasme played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts , and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA Draft...
left the club. Experienced Dušan Kecman
Dušan Kecman
Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:...
returned and Aleks Marić
Aleks Maric
Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....
, Bo McCalebb, Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence Roberts (basketball)
Lawrence Edward Roberts III is an American professional basketball player. Roberts played for two years as a power forward for Lamar High School, alongside Emeka Okafor of Bellaire High School...
were brought in. Partizan played better from game to game, and Pionir Hall remained impregnable fortress for many European greats like Efes Pilsen or Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
. Partizan again went to quarterfinals and this time faced Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. Partizan went past their opponent in big style and secured the fourth Final Four of Euroleague. In the final tournament of Euroleague held in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Partizan played even with their much richer rivals but was unlucky in both semi-final against Olympiacos 80–83 and for 3rd place with CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
88–90. Both games were decided in overtime. Partizan again defended national league and cup titles.
The final game of Adriatic league in front of the sold-out Arena Zagreb against great rivals from Croatia KK Cibona
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
was arguably one of the most memorable moments in entire basketball history. Cibona trailed 68–72 with few seconds left but back-to-back triples by Marko Tomas
Marko Tomas
Marko Tomas is a Croatian professional basketball player. Currently, he is a member of the pro club Fenerbahçe Ülker.-Pro career:...
and Bojan Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović is a Bosnia and Herzegovina-born Croatian professional basketball player for Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker.....
gave their team a 74–72 lead with just 0.6 seconds left. Cibona players and the crowd already begun to celebrate the title, but Partizan had the game's final possession and Dušan Kecman
Dušan Kecman
Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:...
banked in the amazing game-winning triple from midcourt right at the buzzer to make Partizan win another Adriatic League title in front of the shocked crowd and opposition players.
Before 2010–11 season, Duško Vujošević
Duško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
, the most successful Partizan coach in history left the club after nine brilliant seasons. Vlada Jovanović
Vlada Jovanović
Vladimir "Vlade" Jovanović is a Serbian basketball coach. In June 2010, he became the head coach of KK Partizan.-Biography:...
, previously his assistant, became the new head coach. The change in coaching position was followed by changes in playing squad as Marić, McCalebb, Roberts, Vraneš, Rašić left the club. New players were brought in Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Russian team UNICS Kazan.-Pro career:...
, James Gist, Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Louis Jerrells is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.He is married to an Austin Native Samantha Romon and together they have a 2 year old son....
, Raško Katić
Raško Katić
Raško Katić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* * at euroleague.net...
. Along with fan favourite Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý is a Czech professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association in the United States. Standing at 6 ft 11 in , Veselý plays the small forward and power forward positions...
these players made the first five, so it was for the first time that Partizan relied mainly on foreign players. The departure of Vujošević initially affected the results, but as the season went on Partizan played better and better and again won three trophies, bringing the record to 18 national titles, 12 national cups and 5 regional titles. In Euroleague, Partizan achieved its main goal and qualifyed for the TOP 16 phase.
Home arenas
- Open basketball courts on Belgrade Fortress (1945-1968)
- New Belgrade Sport HallHala sportovaHala sportova is a multi-purpose sports arena located in Belgrade municipality of New Belgrade.The venue's actual name is "Palata sportova" , but it is widely known by its informal title - Hala. It was built and opened during 1968...
(1968–1992) - Pionir HallPionir HallPionir Hall, or Pionir Arena is a sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the Belgrade's municipality of Palilula...
(1992–present) / Belgrade ArenaBelgrade ArenaThe Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
(2008–present)
The "Pionir" arena was built in 1973 in just 11 months, by the "Energoprojekt" construction company.
Basketball in Yugoslavia was then in full swing and although Pionir hosted many different sport events (volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
) it quickly became known as basketball sanctuary.
The Yugoslav national team won the European gold in 1975 under its roof, and also brought luck to the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
in 1998, when they took the Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
.
Partizan moved in the Pionir in 1992 after their old hall Hala sportova
Hala sportova
Hala sportova is a multi-purpose sports arena located in Belgrade municipality of New Belgrade.The venue's actual name is "Palata sportova" , but it is widely known by its informal title - Hala. It was built and opened during 1968...
became obsolete for a club that was about to take the European throne.
The Pionir is today a modern, fully equipped facility that can successfully meet the basic standards of European competition.
In the 2008–09 season, Partizan played their home games of the Euroleague Top 16 in the Belgrade Arena
Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
. On March 5, 2009 against Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos a record crowd of 22,567 was set for the Euroleague (and also for any basketball club game held indoors in Europe). Partizan enjoyed their fourth visit to the Euroleague Final Four in the 2009-10 season.
Fans
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<H4>League</H4>
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League
- Serbian
- Winners (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Runners-up (0): none
- Winners (9): 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Runners-up (4): 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001
- Winners (4): 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987
- Runners-up (10): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1963, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991
Cup
- Serbian CupKup Radivoja KoraćaKup Radivoja Koraća is the national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia.-History:-External links:**...
- Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Runners-up (2): 2005, 2007
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup
- Winners (6): 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002
- Runners-up (4): 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001
- Yugoslav Cup
- Winners (2): 1979, 1989
- Runners-up (2): 1962, 1973
European
- EuroleagueEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
- Winners (1): 1992
- Runners-up (0): none
- Korać CupKorac CupThe Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
- Winners (3): 1978, 1979, 1989
- Runners-up (1): 1974
Regional
- Adriatic League
- Winners (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Runners-up (2): 2005, 2006
Euroleague Awards
Players:| Season | Name | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 |  Dražen DalipagićDražen Dalipagic Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:... |
Mr. Europa Mr. Europa The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,... |
| 1977-78 | Dražen Dalipagić Dražen Dalipagic Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:... |
Mr. Europa Mr. Europa The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,... |
| 1979-80 | Dražen Dalipagić Dražen Dalipagic Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:... |
Euroscar Award Euroscar Award The Euroscar European Player of the Year Award known as European basketball's Oscar award, is an annual basketball award that started in 1979. The award names each year's best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world, including NBA players. The award is judged on the... |
| 1980-81 | Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kicanovic Dragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in... Dražen DalipagićDražen Dalipagic Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:... |
Mr. Europa Mr. Europa The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,... Euroscar Award Euroscar Award The Euroscar European Player of the Year Award known as European basketball's Oscar award, is an annual basketball award that started in 1979. The award names each year's best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world, including NBA players. The award is judged on the... |
| 1981-82 | Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kicanovic Dragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in... |
Mr. Europa Mr. Europa The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,... |
| 1988-89 | Vlade Divac Vlade Divac Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills... |
Mr. Europa Mr. Europa The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,... |
| 1991-92 | Predrag Danilović Predrag Danilovic Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s... |
Euroleague Final Four MVP |
| 2002-03 | Miloš Vujanić Miloš Vujanic Miloš Vujanić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard.-Pro career:Vujanić started his professional career with KK Crvena zvezda in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed for KK Partizan in summer 2001... |
Euroleague Weekly MVP All-Euroleague Teams All-Euroleague Teams The All-Euroleague Team is the Euroleague honor that is bestowed upon the league's top ten players for each season. It was not selected between 1958 and 2000, while the top European professional club competition was organized by FIBA Europe... |
| 2004-05 | Dejan Milojević Dejan Milojevic Dejan Milojević is a retired Serbian basketball player.Milojević was born and raised in Belgrade, and started playing basketball for a small club named KK Beovuk 72... |
Euroleague Weekly MVP |
| 2005-06 | Dejan Milojević Dejan Milojevic Dejan Milojević is a retired Serbian basketball player.Milojević was born and raised in Belgrade, and started playing basketball for a small club named KK Beovuk 72... |
Euroleague Weekly MVP |
| 2007-08 |  Nikola PekovićNikola Pekovic Nikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position.... Novica VeličkovićNovica Velickovic Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...  Milt PalacioMilt Palacio Milton Sigmund Palacio , referred to as Milt Palacio, is a Belizean American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Obradoiro CAB in Spain. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to Belizean parents and is a Belizean citizen.-College career:Palacio attended... |
Euroleague Weekly MVP All-Euroleague Teams All-Euroleague Teams The All-Euroleague Team is the Euroleague honor that is bestowed upon the league's top ten players for each season. It was not selected between 1958 and 2000, while the top European professional club competition was organized by FIBA Europe... Euroleague Monthly MVP Euroleague Monthly MVP Award The Euroleague Monthly MVP Award is the award for the Euroleague's best player for each month of the season. The award began in the 2004-05 season.-2004-05 season:-2005-06 season:-2006-07 season:-2007-08 season:-2008-09 season:-2009-10 season:... |
| 2008-09 | Novica Veličković Novica Velickovic Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg... |
Euroleague Weekly MVP Euroleague Rising Star Euroleague Rising Star The Euroleague Rising Star is the annual award for the Euroleague's best player, aged 22 and under, throughout the Euroleague season, up until the Euroleague Final Four stage of the season... Euroleague Monthly MVP Euroleague Monthly MVP Award The Euroleague Monthly MVP Award is the award for the Euroleague's best player for each month of the season. The award began in the 2004-05 season.-2004-05 season:-2005-06 season:-2006-07 season:-2007-08 season:-2008-09 season:-2009-10 season:... |
| 2009-10 |  Aleks MarićAleks Maric Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg .... Dušan KecmanDušan Kecman Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:... Bo McCalebb |
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Adriatic League Awards
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Dragan Kicanovic
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Euroleague 1992 title
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
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| Group Stage |  Szolnoki OlajbányászSzolnoki Olaj KK Szolnoki Olaj KK is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of Olaj, which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League and the EuroChallenge. The club was founded in 1959, and it has since developed into one of... |
89-72 W | 92-65 W |
 CommodoreDen Helder Seals Bluestream Den Helder Seals is a Dutch professional basketball club from Den Helder, The Netherlands. They play in the Dutch Basketball League.-Sponsorship history:Since its establishment the club frequently changed its name due to sponsorship deals.... |
81-75 W | 111-77 W | |
 Maes Piels |
87-67 W | 72-86 L | |
 PhilipsOlimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
86-70 W | 94-89 W | |
 JoventutJoventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... |
76-75 W | 76-79 L | |
 TSV Bayer 04Bayer Giants Leverkusen Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball. In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club... |
93-69 W | 73-80 L | |
| Estudiantes CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain... |
75-95 L | 72-75 L | |
 ArisAris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki.... |
83-75 W | 99-65 W | |
| Quarter finals | Knorr Virtus Bologna -Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77... |
78-65 W | 60-61 L |
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| Semifinal | Philips Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
82-75 W | |
| Final | Joventut Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... |
71–70 W | |
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| 1976-77 | Quarterfinals | Eliminated in Goup F | |
| 1979-80 | Semifinals | 6th place | |
| 1981-82 | Semifinals | 3rd place | |
| 1987-88 | Final Four | 3rd place, defeated by Maccabi Tel Aviv 82-87 in semi-final and won Aris 105-93 for 3rd place | |
| 1991-92 | Winner | Won Philips Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... 82-75 in semi-final and won Joventut Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... 71-70 in final of the Final Four |
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| 1997-98 | Final Four | 4th place, defeated by Kinder 61-83 in semi-final and Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group... 89-96 for 3rd place |
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| 2006-07 Euroleague 2006-07 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on September 14, 2006 in Athens. The competition began on October 24, 2006 at the Olympic... |
TOP 16 | Finished 3rd in Group E Euroleague 2006-07 Top 16 Group E Standings and results for Group E of the Top 16 phase of the 2006-07 Euroleague basketball tournament.-Standings:-Fixtures/Results:... |
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| 2007-08 Euroleague 2007-08 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league... |
Quarterfinals | Eliminated by TAU Ceramica Saski Baskonia Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain... 2-1 |
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| 2008-09 | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... 3-0 |
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| 2009–10 | Final Four | 4th place, defeated by Olympiacos Olympiacos BC Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions... 80-83 OT in semi-final and CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... 88-90 OT for 3rd place |
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| 2010–11 Euroleague 2010–11 The Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2010–11 was the 11th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the first under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines... |
TOP 16 | Finished 4th in Group G Euroleague 2010–11 Top 16 Group G Standings and Results for Group G of the Top 16 phase of the 2010–11 Euroleague basketball tournament.-Standings:-Fixtures/Results:All times given below are in Central European Time.... |
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| 2000-01 | TOP 16 | Eliminated by ASVEL 2-1 | |
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| 1966-67 | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by Ignis Varese Pallacanestro Varese -Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:... home 73-76(L) and away 55-83(L) |
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| 1998-99 | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group... home 73-73(D) and away 77-90(L) |
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| Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... |
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| 1973-74 | Runners-up | Defeated by S.P.Birra Forst Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below... home 75-68(W) and away 86-99(L) in final |
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| 1977-78 | Winner | Defeated Bosna KK Bosna KK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna... 117-110 OT in final |
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| 1978-79 | Winner | Defeated Arrigoni Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket was a basketball team, founded in Rieti in 1998. In the 2009, last year of activity, the club moved the administrative headquarters and arena to Naples... 108-98 in final |
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| 1988-89 | Winner | Defeated Vismara Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below... home 101-82(W) and away 76-89(L) in final |
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Domestic record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| National Championship | |||
| 1975-76 | Winner | Finished 1st after 26 regular season games with 44 pts | |
| 1978-79 | Winner | Finished 1st after 22 regular season games with 34 pts | |
| 1980-81 | Winner | Finished 1st after 22 regular season games with 38 pts | |
| 1986-87 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 2-0 in playoff final |
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| 1991-92 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 3-0 in playoff final |
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| 1994-95 | Winner | Defeated TG Borovica 4-1 in playoff final | |
| 1995-96 | Winner | Defeated BFC Beočin 3-2 in playoff final | |
| 1996-97 | Winner | Defeated FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 3-1 in playoff final |
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| 2001-02 | Winner | Defeated Budućnost KK Buducnost Podgorica KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League... 3-0 in playoff final |
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| 2002-03 | Winner | Defeated FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 3-0 in playoff final |
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| 2003-04 | Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 3-1 in playoff final |
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| 2004-05 | Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 3-1 in playoff final |
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| 2005-06 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 3-0 in playoff final |
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| 2006-07 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 3-1 in playoff final |
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| 2007-08 | Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 3-1 in playoff final |
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| 2008-09 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 3-2 in playoff final |
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| 2009-10 | Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 3-0 in playoff final |
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| 2010-11 | Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 3-0 in playoff final |
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| National Cup Kup Radivoja Koraća Kup Radivoja Koraća is the national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia.-History:-External links:**... |
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| 1978-79 | Winner | Defeated Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... 93-86 in final |
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| 1988-89 | Winner | Defeated Jugoplastika Split KK Split KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:... 87-74 in final |
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| 1991-92 | Winner | Defeated Bosna KK Bosna KK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna... 105-79 in final |
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| 1993-94 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 104-102 in final |
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| 1994-95 | Winner | Defeated Spartak 84-81 in final | |
| 1998-99 | Winner | Defeated FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 80-69 in final |
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| 1999-00 | Winner | Defeated Zdravlje KK Zdravlje KK Zdravlje is a professional basketball club from Leskovac, Serbia.-Notable former players: Vukašin Aleksić Marko Cvetković Dragan Dojčin Slobodan Mitić Miljan Pavković... 79-66 in final |
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| 2001-02 | Winner | Defeated Budućnost KK Buducnost Podgorica KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League... 88-81 in final |
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| 2007-08 | Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 73-64 in final |
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| 2008-09 | Winner | Defeated Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... 80-65 in final |
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| 2009-10 | Winner | Defeated FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 72-62 in final |
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| 2010-11 | Winner | Defeated FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 77-73 in final |
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| Adriatic League | |||
| 2004-05 ABA Goodyear League 2004–05 The league expanded for the second time since the inaugural season before the 2003/04 season.16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro participated in Goodyear League in its fourth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP,... |
Runners-up | Defeated by Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 76-89 in final |
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| 2005-06 ABA Goodyear League 2005–06 The fifth season brought another change in the competition structure. Following the idea to make the league as strong as possible the management of the Goodyear league decided to reduce the number of clubs from 16 to 14 again.... |
Runners-up | Defeated by FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 72-73 in final |
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| 2006-07 ABA NLB League 2006–07 The 6th season of Liga ABA saw them change their name to the ABA NLB League as their general sponsor changed. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ceded their sponsorship rights to the NLB group.... |
Winner | Defeated FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... away 85-83(W) and home 94-82(W) in final |
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| 2007-08 ABA NLB League 2007–08 The ABA NLB League 2007-08, the seventh season of the regional Liga ABA, saw a further change in the competition structure. After trying a playoff system the previous year, the league returned to a combination of elimination and a Final Four tournament.... |
Winner | Defeated Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League... 69-51 in final |
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| 2008-09 ABA NLB League 2008–09 The ABA NLB League 2008–09 season is the 8th season of the Liga ABA. This season saw a return to the competition system in use in 2003–04, when the Final Four Tournament was played at the end of the regular season.... |
Winner | Defeated Cibona KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda... 63-49 in final |
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| 2009-10 ABA NLB League 2009–10 The 2009–10 Liga AGA was the 9th season of the Liga ABA. 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro participated in the NLB League: Union Olimpija, Helios, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Široki Eronet, Partizan, Crvena Zvezda, FMP, Hemofarm, Radnički... |
Winner | Defeated Cibona KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda... 75-74 in final |
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| 2010-11 ABA NLB League 2010–11 The 2010–11 season was the 10th season of the NLB League and 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Czech Republic participated in it... |
Winner | Defeated Olimpija 77-74 in final | |
Partizan against NBA teams
Depth chart
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| C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Nikola Peković Nikola Pekovic Nikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position.... |
Miroslav Raduljica Miroslav Raduljica Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club and defending NLB League champion KK Partizan.-Pro career:... |
Raško Katić Raško Katić Raško Katić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* * at euroleague.net... |
Nemanja Bešović Nemanja Bešović Nemanja Bešović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-Pro career:Bešović made his professional debut with KK Vojvodina during the 2007–08 season. In November 2008, Bešović signed with KK Partizan.-International career:Bešović played for all Serbian... |
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| PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low... |
Milan Mačvan Milan Macvan Milan Mačvan is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Partizan, on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv. He is 6' 9" tall and he weighs 265 lbs.... |
Vladimir Lučić Vladimir Lučić Vladimir Lučić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* at adriaticbasket.com... |
Branislav Đekić Branislav Đekić Branislav Đekić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* at BeoBasket.net* at Euroleague.net... |
Michal Čekovský Michal Čekovský Michal Čekovský is a Slovakian professional basketball player. He currently plays for KK Partizan.-Club career:With the club BC Považská Bystrica from Trenčín Region, he won the junior national championship of Slovakia for 2010/2011 season, and with senior team he came to the semifinals of the... |
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| SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... |
Marko Čakarević Marko Čakarević Marko Čakarević is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for KK Partizan.-External links:* at adriaticbasket.com... |
Dušan Kecman Dušan Kecman Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:... |
Bogdan Bogdanović Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball) Bogdan Bogdanović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:*... |
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| SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... |
Dragan Milosavljević Dragan Milosavljević Dragan Milosavljević is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan-External links:* at euroleague.net* at adriaticbasket.com... |
Danilo Anđušić Danilo Anđušić Danilo Anđušić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* at beobasket.net* at adriaticbasket.com... |
Nemanja Jaramaz Nemanja Jaramaz Nemanja Jaramaz is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* *... |
Nikola Pešaković Nikola Pešaković Nikola Pešaković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:*... |
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| PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... |
Acie Law | Petar Božić Petar Božic Petar Božić is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m and 100 kg point guard–shooting guard currently plays with Partizan Belgrade of the Euroleague. Božić is well known for his defense and three-point shooting... |
Nenad Miljenović Nenad Miljenović Nenad Miljenović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan. He is considered to be one of the better players of his generation.-Career:... |
Roster changes
In Marko ČakarevićMarko Čakarević
Marko Čakarević is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for KK Partizan.-External links:* at adriaticbasket.com...
(from
KK Radnički Kragujevac) Danilo AnđušićDanilo Anđušić
Danilo Anđušić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan.-External links:* at beobasket.net* at adriaticbasket.com...
(from
KK HemofarmKK Hemofarm
Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League...
) Nenad Miljenović
Nenad Miljenović
Nenad Miljenović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Partizan. He is considered to be one of the better players of his generation.-Career:...
(from
KK FMP Železnik) Acie Law (from Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
) Nikola Peković
Nikola Pekovic
Nikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position....
(from
Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
) Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club and defending NLB League champion KK Partizan.-Pro career:...
(loan from
Anadolu Efes S.K.) Milan MačvanMilan Macvan
Milan Mačvan is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Partizan, on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv. He is 6' 9" tall and he weighs 265 lbs....
(loan from
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.)Out Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Russian team UNICS Kazan.-Pro career:...
(to
UNICS KazanUNICS Kazan
UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships...
) James Gist (to
Fenerbahçe ÜlkerFenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
) Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Louis Jerrells is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.He is married to an Austin Native Samantha Romon and together they have a 2 year old son....
(to
Fenerbahçe ÜlkerFenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
) Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý is a Czech professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association in the United States. Standing at 6 ft 11 in , Veselý plays the small forward and power forward positions...
(to
Washington WizardsWashington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
) Jaka Klobučar
Jaka Klobucar
-Pro career:Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade and Union Olimpija.-Slovenian national team:Lorbek competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European...
(to
Union Olimpija)Notable former players
Vule AvdalovićVule Avdalovic
Vule Avdalović is a Serbian professional basketball player.-Awards:Team Awards* Yugoslav League: 2 * Serbia & Montenegro League: 2...
Miroslav Berić
Miroslav Beric
Miroslav "Mića" Berić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in , Berić played the shooting guard position. A great scorer, he led the 2001 Euroleague in scoring with 23.3 ppg, playing for Partizan Belgrade.Berić has been a regular member of the Yugoslav...
Luka Bogdanović
Luka Bogdanović
Luka Bogdanović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Spanish club Cajasol Sevilla.-External links:* at acb.com* at euroleague.net* at adriaticbasket.com...
Haris Brkić
Haris Brkic
Haris Brkić was a Serbian basketball player. He made greatest results in KK Partizan and he is still remembered for his great drives to the basket....
Aleksandar Čubrilo
Aleksandar Čubrilo
Aleksandar Čubrilo is a former Serbian professional basketball player.-Biography:Born in Zadar, in today's Croatia. He moved to Belgrade and spent the best years of his playing career in Serbian powerhouse KK Partizan...
Dražen Dalipagić
Dražen Dalipagic
Dražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:...
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
Aleksandar Đorđević Goran Grbović
Goran Grbović
Goran Grbović is a former Serbian professional basketball player.-Biography:Born in Kruševac, after finishing high school, he moved to Čačak. He started his career with KK Borac Čačak, where he was trained by the legendary Aleksandar Nikolić...
Dragan Kićanović
Dragan Kicanovic
Dragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in...
Dejan Koturović
Dejan Koturovic
Dejan Koturović is a retired Serbian professional basketball center. He helped Yugoslavia to gold at EuroBasket 1995 and the 2002 FIBA World Championship.-External links:* at acb.com* at legabasket.it* at euroleague.net...
Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...
Nikola Lončar
Nikola Lončar
Nikola Lončar is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He played for KK Partizan , Real Madrid Baloncesto, Pallacanestro Varese, Paris Basket Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, CB Breogán, CB Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.Playing for KK Partizan, Lončar won the 1992...
Dragan Lukovski
Dragan Lukovski
Dragan Lukovski is a Serbian basketball player. He is 185 cm tall, 85 kg and plays point guard.-Career:*1993–94 Spartak Subotica*1994–95 Vojvodina*1995–99 Partizan...
Dejan Milojević
Dejan Milojevic
Dejan Milojević is a retired Serbian basketball player.Milojević was born and raised in Belgrade, and started playing basketball for a small club named KK Beovuk 72...
Željko Obradović
Željko Obradovic
Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...
Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator...
Miroslav Pecarski
Miroslav Pecarski
Miroslav Pecarski is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He played for Partizan, Aris, Panathinaikos, Panionios, Politi Cantu, Cholet, and Cabitel Gijón...
Kosta Perović
Kosta Perovic
Kosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft...
Miroslav Radošević
Miroslav Radošević
Miroslav Radošević is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is now a basketball coach and president of KK Sloboda.-External links:* at tblstat.net...
Aleksandar Rašić
Aleksandar Rašić
Aleksandar Rašić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.-External links:*...
Željko Rebrača
Željko Rebraca
Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović is a former basketball player. For most of his career, he was the captain of KK Partizan.-Honours:*Yugoslav league: 1979, 1981, 1987*Yugoslav cup: 1979, 1989*Korać Cup: 1978, 1979, 1989-References:*...
Milenko Tepić
Milenko Tepic
Milenko Tepić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall...
Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Tomaševic
Dejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...
Uroš Tripković
Uroš Tripkovic
Uroš Tripković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays as a shooting guard. He is known as a good 3-point shooter. He is currently playing for Unicaja Málaga.-Player profile:...
Novica Veličković
Novica Velickovic
Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...
Miloš Vujanić
Miloš Vujanic
Miloš Vujanić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard.-Pro career:Vujanić started his professional career with KK Crvena zvezda in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed for KK Partizan in summer 2001...
Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Russian team UNICS Kazan.-Pro career:...
Aleks Marić
Aleks Maric
Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....
Milt Palacio
Milt Palacio
Milton Sigmund Palacio , referred to as Milt Palacio, is a Belizean American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Obradoiro CAB in Spain. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to Belizean parents and is a Belizean citizen.-College career:Palacio attended...
Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...
Ivo Nakić Danko Cvjetičanin
Danko Cvjeticanin
Danko Cvjetičanin is a retired Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player who won two silver medals at Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia and the other with Croatia, and two European Club titles with Cibona...
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý is a Czech professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association in the United States. Standing at 6 ft 11 in , Veselý plays the small forward and power forward positions...
Stephane Lasme
Stephane Lasme
Yann Ulrich Stephane Lasme is a Gabonese professional basketball player. Lasme played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts , and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA Draft...
Vlado Ilievski
Vlado Ilievski
Vlado Ilievski is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is a 1.88 m point guard who plays for Anadolu Efes.During his successful career, Ilievski played for KK Partizan, Antbirlik Antalya, FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Lottomatica Roma, VidiVici Bologna, Montepaschi Siena, Tau Cerámica, KK...
Bo McCalebb Predrag Samardžiski
Predrag Samardžiski
Predrag Samardžiski is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He currently plays for BC Lietuvos Rytas in the Lithuanian Basketball League.-Pro career:...
Nikola Bulatović Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia . During his career, he played professionally in the NBA.-Pro career:Drobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA...
Đuro Ostojić Nikola Peković
Nikola Pekovic
Nikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position....
Vlado Šćepanović
Vlado Šcepanovic
Vlado Šćepanović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player.-Pro career:...
Slavko Vraneš
Slavko Vraneš
Slavko Vraneš is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. At 2.30 m he is one of the tallest players in the world. He is a member of Sanaye Petroshimi BC in Iran....
Radoslav Nesterović
Radoslav Nesterovic
Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović , usually referred to in English as Rasho Nesterovic , is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. In the NBA he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors...
Peter Vilfan
Peter Vilfan
Peter Vilfan is a Slovenian basketball player.Vilfan played for KK Union Olimpija and the Yugoslavia national team, with which he won a gold medal in the 1978 FIBA World Championship in Manila.-Club career:...
Semih Erden Gerald Brown Vonteego Cummings
Vonteego Cummings
Vonteego Marfeek Cummings is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m combo guard who has played in the National Basketball Association during his career. He has also had a successful career in Europe where he has played in several different countries...
James Gist Fred House
Fred House
Frederick "Fred" House is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Azovmash Mariupol. He was born in Valdosta, in the U.S...
Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Louis Jerrells is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.He is married to an Austin Native Samantha Romon and together they have a 2 year old son....
Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence Roberts (basketball)
Lawrence Edward Roberts III is an American professional basketball player. Roberts played for two years as a power forward for Lamar High School, alongside Emeka Okafor of Bellaire High School...
Blake Stepp
Blake Stepp
Blake Roy Stepp is a retired American professional basketball player.Stepp attended South Eugene High School in Eugene. He graduated from Gonzaga University and was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2004 NBA Draft. He appeared in a handful of 2004–05 pre-season games with the Wolves,...
Players on the NBA DraftNBA DraftThe NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
Vlade DivacVlade Divac
Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
- 1st round, 26st overall on 1989 NBA Draft
1989 NBA Draft
The 1989 NBA Draft took place on June 27, 1989 in New York City, New York, USA. It has been regarded as one of the worst drafts in NBA history, along with the 1986 NBA Draft and the 2000 NBA Draft. Though the draft produced talented players such as Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Nick...
by Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
Predrag Danilović
Predrag Danilovic
Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
- 2nd round, 43rd overall on 1992 NBA Draft
1992 NBA Draft
The 1992 NBA Draft took place on June 24, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. At the time, the draft was considered to be one of the deepest drafts in NBA history. The top three picks were considered can't-miss prospects. O'Neal and Mourning are likely Hall of Famers...
by Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
Željko Rebrača
Željko Rebraca
Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
- 2nd round, 54th overall on 1994 NBA Draft
1994 NBA Draft
The 1994 NBA Draft took place on June 29, 1994 in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is notable for the fact that two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season...
by Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia . During his career, he played professionally in the NBA.-Pro career:Drobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA...
- 2nd round, 49th overall on 1997 NBA Draft
1997 NBA Draft
The 1997 NBA Draft took place on June 25, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although the Celtics had the second worst record in the 1996-97 season and the best odds of winning the lottery with two picks, the Spurs, usually a model of winning and consistency, lost David Robinson to an injury early...
by Washington Bullets Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...
- 1st round, 24th overall on 2002 NBA Draft
2002 NBA Draft
The 2002 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting 57 amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from non-North...
by New Jersey Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
Miloš Vujanić
Miloš Vujanic
Miloš Vujanić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard.-Pro career:Vujanić started his professional career with KK Crvena zvezda in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed for KK Partizan in summer 2001...
- 2nd round, 36th overall on 2002 NBA Draft
2002 NBA Draft
The 2002 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting 57 amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from non-North...
by New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
Kosta Perović
Kosta Perovic
Kosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft...
- 2nd round, 38th overall on 2006 NBA Draft
2006 NBA Draft
The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2006 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players,...
by Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý is a Czech professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association in the United States. Standing at 6 ft 11 in , Veselý plays the small forward and power forward positions...
- 1st round, 6th overall on 2011 NBA Draft
2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
by Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
Selected former coaches
Borislav StankovićBorislav Stankovic
Borislav "Bora" Stanković is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.Stanković was born in Bihać, Bosnia and...
Borislav Ćorković Dušan Ivković
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar Nikolic
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić was a renowned Bosnian Serb basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketball...
Željko Obradović
Željko Obradovic
Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...
Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica is a retired Serbian basketball coach.- Club level :On the club level, he has coached:...
Duško Vujošević
Duško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
Coaching history
Ratko Vlahović (1945 – as team of Yugoslav Army) Božo Grkinić (1946–1947) Svetislav Šaper (1948–1949) Janoš Gerdov (1950) Borislav StankovićBorislav Stankovic
Borislav "Bora" Stanković is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.Stanković was born in Bihać, Bosnia and...
(1951–1953) Miodrag Stefanović (1954) Mirko Marjanović (1955–1958) Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar Nikolic
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić was a renowned Bosnian Serb basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketball...
(1959–1961) Božidar Munćan (1962–1963) Milenko Novaković (1964) Borislav Ćurčić (1965–1967) Branislav Rajačić (1967–1969) Radovan Radović (1969–1971) Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica is a retired Serbian basketball coach.- Club level :On the club level, he has coached:...
(1971–1974) Borislav Ćorković (1974–1976) Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica is a retired Serbian basketball coach.- Club level :On the club level, he has coached:...
(1976–1978) Dušan Ivković
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
(1978–1980) Borislav Ćorković (1980–1982)
Borislav Džaković (1982–1984) Zoran Slavnić
Zoran Slavnić
Zoran "Moka" Slavnić is a Serbian retired basketball player and current coach. He played with KK Crvena zvezda for 10 senior seasons. One of the best European point gards of all time. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships, 3 National Cups and one Saporta Cup. He also won ACB with...
(1984–1985) Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav "Lale" Lučić is a retired Serbian basketball coach.-Biography:He won 2 National Championships with Red Star Belgrade in 1992/93 and 1993/94 season and National Cup with KK Partizan in 1998/99 season. He was also head coach of Germany at Eurobasket 1995 and Eurobasket 1997.-References:...
(1985–1986) Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav Lučić
Vladislav "Lale" Lučić is a retired Serbian basketball coach.-Biography:He won 2 National Championships with Red Star Belgrade in 1992/93 and 1993/94 season and National Cup with KK Partizan in 1998/99 season. He was also head coach of Germany at Eurobasket 1995 and Eurobasket 1997.-References:...
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Duško VujoševićDuško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
(1986–1987) Duško Vujošević
Duško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
(1987–1989) Dejan Srzić and
Borislav Ćorković (1989–1990) Duško VujoševićDuško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
(1990–1991) Željko Obradović
Željko Obradovic
Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...
(1991–1993) Željko Lukajić (1993–1994) Borislav Džaković (1994–1995) Borislav Džaković and
Ranko ŽeravicaRanko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica is a retired Serbian basketball coach.- Club level :On the club level, he has coached:...
(1995–1996) Miroslav Nikolić
Miroslav Nikolić
Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić is a Serbian basketball coach. In 2009, he became the head coach of KK Radnički Kragujevac.-Coaching career:He started his coaching career in 1990...
(1996–1997) Miroslav Nikolić
Miroslav Nikolić
Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić is a Serbian basketball coach. In 2009, he became the head coach of KK Radnički Kragujevac.-Coaching career:He started his coaching career in 1990...
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Milovan Bogojević (1997–1998) Vladislav LučićVladislav Lučić
Vladislav "Lale" Lučić is a retired Serbian basketball coach.-Biography:He won 2 National Championships with Red Star Belgrade in 1992/93 and 1993/94 season and National Cup with KK Partizan in 1998/99 season. He was also head coach of Germany at Eurobasket 1995 and Eurobasket 1997.-References:...
(1998–1999) Nenad Trajković (1999–2000) Nenad Trajković and
Darko Ruso (2000–2001) Duško VujoševićDuško Vujoševic
Duško "Dule" Vujošević is a Montenegrin basketball coach. During his career, his greatest results were achieved with KK Partizan...
(2001–2010) Vlada Jovanović
Vlada Jovanović
Vladimir "Vlade" Jovanović is a Serbian basketball coach. In June 2010, he became the head coach of KK Partizan.-Biography:...
(2010–present)
Sponsorships
| Official Shirt Sponsor | mt:s Mobile Telephony of Serbia mt:s or Mobile Telephony of Serbia is the mobile telephone subdivision of Telekom Srbija, which was founded in June 1997 and started operating in August 1998. The company offers a wide range of services to business and private clients, the latest being the 3G technology, introduced in late 2006... |
| Official Shirt Sponsor | NIS |
| Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer | Kappa Kappa (company) Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:... |
| Official Sport Drink | Jazak Water |
| Official Broadcaster | RTS Radio Television of Serbia Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is... |
| Official Travel Provider | Jat Airways Jat Airways Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national airline of Yugoslavia, and has its head office in the Jat Airways Business Center in Belgrade. It was established in 1927 as Aeroput, making it currently one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation... |
External links
- Official website
- KK Partizan at euroleague.net
- KK Partizan at adriaticbasket.com
- KK Partizan Official Fan Shop
- KK Partizan at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- KK Partizan at TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- KK Partizan at kapiten.rs
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