KB Peja
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| Peja logo | |
| Leagues | Kosovo Superleague = Fiba Europe Cup |
| Founded | 13 May 1993; 31 years ago (1993年05月13日) |
| History | KB Peja (1993–2001) KB Dukagjini Pejë (2001–2005) KB Peja (2005–present) |
| Arena | Karagaq Sports Hall |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Location | Pejë, Kosovo |
| Team colors | Yellow and black |
| President | Fatmir Gashi |
| Head coach | Sebastjan Krasovec |
| Championships | 6Kosovo Superleague 6 Kosovo Cup 2 Kosovo Supercup |
| Website | Official website |
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Klubi i Basketbollit Peja (English: Basketball Club Peja) is a Kosovan professional basketball club based in Pejë.[1] [2] The club competes in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Kosovo Cup and Liga Unike.
The team's roster has included big names like Acie Earl, Fred House, Ricardo Marsh, Samir Shaptahu, Dardan Berisha, Ersid Luca, Drilon Hajrizi and Gerti Shima.
History
[edit ]The team was officially formed on 13 March 1993 under the ownership of Ilhami Gashi. The club's first manager was Valdet Spahija and the first roster consisted of Valdet Spahija (as player-manager), Riza Gjakova, Ahmet Nimani, Besim Gjuka, Sebajdin Sylejmani, Agim Lluka, Agim Beqiraj and Turhan Zajmi.
The team name was KB Peja until 2001, when Ekrem Lluka bought the club and renamed it KB Dukagjini(Dukagjini is the company named after the region). In 2005 the name was changed back to KB Peja.[3] In the 1996-97 season KB Peja played in the second division, due to problems with the Basketball Federation of Kosovo. In 2003-04, the team didn't compete in any league organized by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo.
In the 2016–17 season, Peja would play in a European competition for the first time, when the team entered the FIBA Europe Cup.[4] [5]
Honours and titles
[edit ]Domestic
[edit ]- Kosovo Superleague
- Winners (6):1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013, 2023
- Runners-up (9): 1993, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
- Kosovo Cup
- Winners (6): 1994, 1995, 1997, 2011, 2015, 2020
- Runners-up (7): 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017
- Kosovo Supercup
- Winners (2): 1997, 2015
Regional
[edit ]- Balkan League
- Runners-up (1): 2023
- Semi-finalist (3): 2015, 2017, 2024
- Liga Unike
- Winners (1): 2022
- Runners-up (1): 2021
Players
[edit ]Current roster
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
[edit ]| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Adong Makoui | Rron Ukaj | |
| PF | Arti Hajdari | Amin Hot | |
| SF | Shahada Wells | Jacquez Yow | |
| SG | Musab Mala | Shendrit Llapi | |
| PG | Jawaun Daniels | Andi Ahmeti | Rron Dahasyla |
Notable players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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- Kosovo and Albania
- Kosovo Dardan Berisha
- Kosovo Edis Kuraja
- Kosovo Albania Ersid Luca
- Albania Gerti Shima
- Kosovo United States Malcolm Armstead
- Kosovo Samir Shaptahu
- Kosovo Valdet Grapci
- Kosovo Valdet Spahija
- Kosovo Arti Hajdari
- Kosovo Lis Shoshi
- Balkans
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Bajramović
- Slovenia Dragan Pusić
- Croatia Goran Kalamiža
- Croatia Hrvoje Puljko
- Slovenia Jan Močnik
- Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Jozo Brkić
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Ahmetbašić
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedžad Spahić
- Croatia Teo Simović
- United States
- United States Acie Earl
- United States Anthony Knox
- United States Cyril Awere
- United States Dustin Scott
- United States Fred House
- United States George Odufuwa
- United States Janou Rubin
- United States Mario Austin
- United States Mario Edwards
- United States Nic Wise
- United States Ricardo Marsh
- United States Theo Little
- United States Jalen Tate
- Other countries
- Dominican Republic Carlos Morban
- Canada Harouna Mutombo
- Canada Devoe Joseph
Coaching history
[edit ]- 2002–2004 Albania Bujar Shehu
- Kosovo Valdet Spahija
- 2006/07 Slovenia Robert Matijević
- 2007 - 2011 Kosovo Bujar Loci
- 2011/12 Croatia Ivica Marić
- 2012/13 Croatia Rudolf Jugo
- 2013/14 Croatia Danijel Lutz
- 2013/14 Montenegro Boban Savović
- 2014/15 Croatia Borislav Kurtović
- 2015–2016 Croatia Branimir Pavić
- 2016–2017 North Macedonia Aleksandar Todorov
- 2019–2020 Croatia Jeronimo Šarin
- 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina Adis Bećiragić
- 2020 Turkey Şemsettin Baş
- 2021 Croatia Edi Dželalija
- 2021 North Macedonia Jordančo Davitkov
- 2021 Croatia Dragan Radović
- 2021-2022 Turkey Şemsettin Baş
- 2022–2022 North Macedonia Marin Dokuzovski
- 2022–2023 Turkey Can Sevim
- 2023–2024 Israel Rami Hadar
References
[edit ]- ^ "Home". kbpeja.com. Archived from the original on 2015年09月27日. Retrieved 2015年09月26日.
- ^ "Balkanleague.net".
- ^ Eurobasket Profile of KB Peja
- ^ Draw results in for 2016-17 FIBA Europe Cup season
- ^ KB Peja Profile at EuroCup
External links
[edit ]- Official website Archived 2015年09月27日 at the Wayback Machine
- Eurobasket.com Team Profile