Bashkimi_Prizren
Bashkimi Prizren
Basketball team in Prizren, Kosovo
Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball league in Kosovo, PrinceCaffe Superliga, since 1991.
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| Leagues | Kosovo Basketball Superleague Kosovo Cup | ||
| Founded | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | ||
| History | KB Bashkimi (1945–2009) Big Brother Bashkimi (2009-2011) Sigkos Bashkimi (2011–2013) KB Kosova e Re Bashkimi (2013–2015) KB Bashkimi (2015-present) | ||
| Arena | Sezai Surroi | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Location | Prizren, Kosovo | ||
| Team colors | Black, Orange, White | ||
| President | Astrit Martinaj | ||
| Head coach | Alek Joncevski | ||
| Assistant(s) | Elbesar Gështenja | ||
| Team captain | Qëndrim Biraj | ||
| 2023–24 position | Superleague, 5th of 8 | ||
| Championships | 1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague 1 Kosovo Cup | ||
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Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi was founded in 1945 in Prizren. It is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 1991.[1] 2014/15 was the first time Bashkimi participated in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League.
Domestic competitions
- Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll/Kosovo Basketball Superleague:
- Winners (1): 2017/18
- Runners-up (2): 2008/09, 2016/17
- Kupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000/01
- Runners-up (6): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22
- Superkupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Supercup:
- Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020
European and regional competitions
- Balkan League:
- Runners-up (1): 2017/18
The team`s fan club are called Arpagjik't.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Fahro Alihodzic | Samardo Samuels | |||
| PF | Fisnik Rugova | Enes Huduti | |||
| SF | Daniel Lekndreaj | Qendrim Biraj | |||
| SG | Dajuan Graf | C.J. Keyser | Arion Balluku | ||
| PG | Altin Morina | Prentiss Nixon | Hajriz Hazeri |
Jeton Nixha (2008–2010)- Dervish Agaj (2010–2011)
Naser Oskaček (2011–2012)- Edin Kërveshi (2012–2014)
Miodrag Baletić (2014–2015)- Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
- Dragan Radović (2016–2017)
- Predrag Milović (2017)
Fotis Takianos (2017)- Stratos Koukolekidis (2018)
- Dragan Radović (2018)
Krunoslav Krajnović (2018-2019)- Jeronimo Šarin (2019)
- Illmen Bajra (2019-2021)
- Franko Sterle (2021)
- Branimir Pavic (2021-2022)
- Darko Radulovic (2022)
Audrius Prakuraitis (2022-2023)- Edin Kërveshi (2023-Present)
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Davor Pejčinović
- William Njoku
- Johny Philips
- Justin Black
- Lee Benson
- Schin Kerr
- Vedran Bosnic,
- Billy Armstrong,
- Bledar Gjeqaj,
- Samardo Samuels
- "Bashkimi-Historiku i ekipit". basketbolli.com.