KB Bashkimi

KB Bashkimi
KB Bashkimi
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague; Kosovo Cup
Founded	1945; 79 years ago
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	Aleksandar Jončevski
Assistant(s)	Elbesar Gështenja
Team captain	Qëndrim Biraj
2023–24 position	Superleague, 5th of 8
Championships	1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague; 1 Kosovo Cup;
Home	Away

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.

History

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. Bashkimi won its first league title in the 2017–18 season.^[2]

Honours

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

Fan club

The team`s fan club are called Arpagjik't.

Current roster

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

Bashkimi roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
CG	1	Morina, Altin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	31 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992
SG	2	Jones, Curtis	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	27 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
PG	5	Hazeri, Hajriz	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	21 – (2003-06-12)12 June 2003
PG	6	Balluku, Arion	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	28 – (1996-05-26)26 May 1996
F/C	9	Huduti, Enes	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	20 – (2003-10-31)31 October 2003
PG	11	Nixon, Prentiss	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	27 – (1997-05-08)8 May 1997
SG	12	Biraj, Qëndrim (C)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	34 – (1989-08-31)31 August 1989
F	27	Zeqiri, Lejson	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)		22 – (2001-09-17)17 September 2001
F	21	Zekiqi, Samir	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	29 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
SG	25	Keyser, C.J.	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	27 – (1997-02-06)6 February 1997

Head coach

Branimir Pavic

Assistant coach(es)

Ardit Osmani

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
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

Coaching history

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 (2023–2024)
Aleksandar Jončevski (2024–present)

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Bledar Gjeqaj
Endrit Hysenagolli
Vedran Bosnic
Davor Pejčinović
William Njoku
Samardo Samuels
Valon Bunjaku
Musab Malaj
Altin Morina
Granit Rugova
Urim Zenelaj
Samir Zekiqi
Billy Armstrong
Lee Benson
Justin Black
Terrance Ferguson
Schin Kerr
Johny Philips

References

^ "Bashkimi-Historiku i ekipit". basketbolli.com.
^ "Bashkimi kampion i Kosovës" (in Albanian). epokaere.com. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

External links

Team profile at Eurobasket.com

[1] "Bashkimi-Historiku i ekipit". basketbolli.com.

[2] "Bashkimi kampion i Kosovës" (in Albanian). epokaere.com. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

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