KB Trepça

KB Trepça
Nickname	Xehëtarët, Minatorët
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Balkan Basketball International League
Founded	1972
History	KB Trepça (1972–present)
Arena	Salla e sporteve Minatori
Capacity	2,500
Location	Mitrovica, Kosovo
Team colors	Green, Black
President	Vullnet Sefaja (Marigona)
Head coach	Dimitrios Papadopoulos
Championships	3 National Leagues 4 National Cups
Website	Official website
Uniforms
Home Away

KB Trepça is a professional Basketball club based in Kosovo. The club competes in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Balkan basketball International League and
Kosovo Cup. KB Trepca is one of the most successful clubs in Kosovo, KB Trepca has won 3 National Championships and 4 Kosova Basketball Cups

Arenas

KB Trepça vs. KB Peja, Kosovo Basketball Superleague regular season game.

The club currently plays in the sport center "Palestra e Sporteve Minatori", in the center of Mitrovica, with a capacity for around 4100 spectators.

Roster

KB Trepça roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG Scott, Montrael 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – 9 August 1990 PG 5 Tahiri, Arian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 23 – 21 February 1993 G 9 Selmani, Agon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 21 – 8 June 1995 SG Wise, Jeremy 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – 13 March 1986 SG Zekiqi, Burim 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – 17 April 1997 G/F 6 Haxhiu, Valdrin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – 10 October 1988 G/F 8 Prekazi, Korab 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – 25 May 1992 SF 21 Zekiqi, Samir 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 21 – 23 January 1995 F Stutz, Eric 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – 9 September 1992 F Ljujic, Nikola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 25 – 16 May 1991 PF 10 Azemi, Besnik 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – 22 February 1989 F/C 22 Mehmeti, Arian 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 21 – 13 February 1995 F/C Diminic, Mise 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – 19 August 1989	Head coach Dimitrios Papadopoulos Assistant coach(es) Ilir Selmani Gazmend Asllani Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Honors

• Kosovo League Champion -00, 01, 11
• Kosovo League Finalist -07, 10
• Kosovo League Regular Season Runner-Up -10
• Kosovo League Semifinals -04, 05, 06, 09, 11
• Kosovo Cup Winner -93, 00, 04, 12
• Kosovo Cup Finalist -05, 10
• Kosovo Cup Semifinals -09

Notable players

• John Gardiner
• Narcis Begovac
• Senad Delić
• Jasenko Elezović
• Nedžad Spahić
• Edin Nurkanović
• Dinko Pelto
• Tarik Varaga
• Mladen Varaga
• Marko Zorz
• Charles Manga
• Igor Miličić
• Davor Halbauer
• Davor Kurilić
• Jure Lonzančić
• Besim Braha
• Drilon Hajrizi
• Esat Ibrahimi
• Artan Mehmeti
• Eroll Pepiqi
• Edmon Raqa
• Vigan Raqa
• Ilir Selmani
• Bekim Syla
• Besnik Tupella
• Naim Haxha
• Fikret Handžić
• Ylber Jusufi
• Muhamed Thaçi
• Dime Tasovski
• Amir Delalić
• Melvis Haskić
• Jan Orfila
• Alvaro Calvo
• Haashim Simmons
• Ryan Burgart
• Frank Butler
• Darren Fenn
• Dennis Mims
• Julius Teal
• Kevin Guyden
• Jaleel Nelson
• Ken Brown

Coaching history

• 2006 - 2008 Naim Hajrizi
• 2008/09 Aleksandar Sarkanj
• 2010/11 Saša Katalinić
• 2011/12 Ilir Selmani
• 2012/13 Panče Milevski
• 2013/14 Israel Martin
• 2014/15 Izet Tahiri
• 2015–present Neven Plantak

Notes and references

External links

• KB Trepça - Kosovo Basketball Federation
• KB Trepça - Profile Eurobasket.com
• KB Trepça - BIBL (Balkan International Basketball League)
• KB Trepça Official Facebook
• KB Trepça Official Fanpage Facebook