KK Bosna Royal























Bosna Royal

Bosna Royal logo
Nickname
Studenti (Students)
Bordo-bijeli (Maroon-whites)
Leagues
ABA League Second Division
Bosnian League
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded
1951; 67 years ago (1951)
History
KK Bosna
(1951–2014)
KK Bosna Royal
(2014–present)
Arena
Dvorana Mirza Delibašić
(capacity: 6,500)
Olympic Hall Zetra
(capacity: 12,000)
Location
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Main sponsor
Turkish Airlines
Head coach
Denis Bajramović
Championships
3 Yugoslav Championships
2 Yugoslav Cups
4 Bosnian Championships
3 Bosnian Cups
1 EuroLeague
Website
kkbosna.ba
Uniforms






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Home jersey

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Team colours


Home



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Away jersey

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Team colours


Away


KK Bosna Royal (Bosnian: Košarkaški klub Bosna Royal) is a professional basketball team based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which became European champion by winning the 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup. It is the most successful Bosnian club of all time. KK Bosna Royal competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna (Bosnian: Univerzitetsko sportsko društvo Bosna).




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 1951–1955: Formation and early years


    • 1.2 1955–1972: Rise to the top


    • 1.3 1972–1984: The glory years


    • 1.4 1984–1992: Pre-war years


    • 1.5 1992–1997: Hardest of times


    • 1.6 Famous members


    • 1.7 2014–present: Change of name



  • 2 Supporters


  • 3 Home venues


  • 4 Players

    • 4.1 Current roster



  • 5 Honours

    • 5.1 Domestic competitions


    • 5.2 Former domestic competitions


    • 5.3 European competitions


    • 5.4 Worldwide competitions



  • 6 International record


  • 7 In European and worldwide competitions


  • 8 Records

    • 8.1 2012–2018



  • 9 Club management


  • 10 Directors


  • 11 Sporting directors


  • 12 Coaching history


  • 13 Presidential history


  • 14 Kit


  • 15 Recent finishes and attendance


  • 16 References


  • 17 External links




History



1951–1955: Formation and early years


The club was founded in 1951 as a member of the University Sports Society Bosna (Bosnian: Univerzitetsko sportsko društvo Bosna). The club's first chairman and coach was doctor Nedžad Brkić, with the roster composed mostly of students enrolled in the University of Sarajevo.[1] The first four years of the club's existence were spent in the lower-tier Sarajevo city league, which the team went on to win in 1955, earning a promotion to the SR Bosnia and Herzegovina league. The team roster in these early years included the likes of Brkić, Marušić, Takač, Bise, Bjelica, Cindrić, Bilić, Đurasković, Fetahagić, Uzelac, Džapa, Pilav, Hofbauer, Lovrenović, Beganović and Dimitrijević.[1]



1955–1972: Rise to the top


For the next 17 years the club competed in the regional SR Bosnia and Herzegovina league, steadily building a team with which it could enter the Yugoslav First League. On 28 April 1972 a decisive win against local city rivals KK Željezničar Sarajevo would promote the club to the top-tier of Yugoslav basketball where it would compete for the next 20 years.[2] The architect of the club's historic triumf and later European glory was charismatic young coach Bogdan Tanjević. Players of this era included Terzić, Milavić, Čečur, Pavlić, Nadaždin, Dumić, Soče, Varajić, Pejović, Pešić, Krvavac and Đogić.[2]



1972–1984: The glory years


The future European championship winning roster was completed with the arrival of legendary Mirza Delibašić in 1972. The first 6 seasons in the Yugoslav First League represented a coming of age process, with the team eventually going on to win its first title in 1978, led by star players Ratko Radovanović, Žarko Varajić and Mirza Delibašić. A year later KK Bosna became the first team, aside from CSKA Moscow, to win the European championship without a single foreign player on its roster. Namely, on April 5, 1979 the team, led by the late Delibašić and game MVP Varajić, defeated Italian Powerhouse Emerson Varese 96:93.[3] The club started its EuroLeague season in the Quarterfinal group stage, finishing first in its group. Once in the Semifinals, the side sent a message to contenders by edging the defending champions Real Madrid 114:109 in overtime, in Sarajevo. KK Bosna would eventually win all of its home games and would advance to the title game by edging Greek side Olympiacos 83-88, in Piraeus. Bosna's opponent in the final would either be Emerson Varese or Real Madrid, who faced each other off in the final game of the round. The Italian side beat Madrid 82:83. The aforementioned game will be remembered for Prada's misses: Namely, Luis Maria Prada famously missed 3 consecutive free throws with no time on the clock, forever changing European basketball history. Once in the title game, KK Bosna downed mighty Emerson Varese 96:93 in front of 15,000 fans in the Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France. Varajić led the team in scoring with 45 points, while Delibašić followed with 30. The former is still the record holder for most points in a Euroleague final.[4] Radovanović added 10 more points, while Americans Bob Morse and Charlie Yelverton scored 30 and 27 points respectively for Varese.[5] In the next four seasons KK Bosna would go on to win two more Yugoslav championships (1979-80; 1982-83), as well as a silver medal in the 1980 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, which it hosted. A second Yugoslav Cup triumf followed a year later.[6]



1984–1992: Pre-war years


After nearly a decade of continuous success, most of the star players transferred abroad in the mid-1980s. Namely, Delibašiš, Varajić, Radovanović, Đogić along with coach Bogdan Tanjević who took over Juventus Caserta moved to foreign clubs. As a result, the club management decided to transfer members of its talented youth departmant to the senior team, along with bringing in a handful of new players from other Yugoslav clubs. Nenad Marković, Gordan Firić, Samir Avdić and others all came in through the youth ranks but their time in the club was cut short by the start of the Bosnian War.



1992–1997: Hardest of times


With the start of the Bosnian War in 1992 competitive basketball was halted in the newly independent country for nearly four years. A talented generation on the verge of success was forced to transfer to foreign sides, and in doing so the club was forced to fight for bare survival. The side's star prospect, Nenad Marković, joined Italian side Stefanel Trieste, while the likes of Avdić, Firić and others left to Spain, Italy and Turkey. Ad the end of the 1997–98 season, a play-off for the national title was organized. KK Bosna lost 2–1 to HKK Široki in the final series. A year later the maroon-whites, brandishing a roster that included Mirković, Terzić, Subašić, Konaković, Kurtagić, Halimić, Lerić, Isaković, Bukva, Džuho and Radović, coached by former European championship-winning team member, Sabit Hadžić won the national title after a play-off victory.



Famous members


The club remembrance has gathered all players, coach Tanjević, assistant coaches Prodanović, Krehić, first club's coach Halilović and all the club members who helped Bosna achieve a great success, such as the winning of the European title. Unfortunately, two key members of Bosna championship team are not alive anymore. Mirza Delibašić and Sabahudin Bilalović have died, but they will be remembered by the club and fans forever. Many great players and coaches from the region joined the remembrance in memory to one great generation of Bosna players and their accomplishments.



2014–present: Change of name


In October 2014, the club decided to continue under the new name, Bosna Royal.[7][8]



Supporters



KK Bosna traditionally garnered a majority of its fan base from supporters of FK Sarajevo, and more specifically the latter's ultras firm, Horde zla, given the fact that both clubs share unique maroon and white team colours.


Through time the two sides became colloquially interchangeable, as Horde zla equally followed both, with the two clubs forming an unofficial, so-called Maroon Family. On 29 August 2013 FK Sarajevo and KK Bosna's handball sister club, RK Bosna, signed a cooperation agreement based on the principle of strengthening ties between the aforementioned family members.[9] On 6 November 2013 the same was done between FK Sarajevo and KK Bosna Royal, by which the forty-year-old relationship was officialized.[10]



Home venues





Skenderija Sports Center, home of KK Bosna Royal.




Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch.




KK Bosna Royal play their home fixtures at the Skenderija Sports Center, located in the Centar Municipality of Sarajevo. It was constructed in 1969 as a cultural and sport center, but was later revitalized and expanded for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. Below the structure is a shopping mall. It sustained minor damage during the war, but is decaying due to lack of upkeep, it is revitalized since 2007. On 12 February 2012, after a record snowfall in Sarajevo, the roof of one of the halls fell in making that building unusable. The damage after this is said to be 'huge' and is yet unknown if that building will be rebuilt.[11]


In 1977, when Sarajevo was voted to host the 1984 Winter Olympics, they discovered that they needed more than only the brand-new building Zetra to host every figure skating and ice hockey event. So they started to reconstruct and expand the Skenderija into a real state-of-the-art ice-sports centre. It was also chosen as the centre for the representatives and press-reporters.[12]


KK Bosna Royal occasionally hosts games in the Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch, previously known as Zetra Olympic Hall. The arena was constructed specifically for the 1984 Winter Olympics, hosted in Sarajevo, and was completed in 1983. Its first major event was the 1983 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. It was described as an "ultramodern, angular edifice"[13] with a copper roof.



Players




Current roster


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KK Bosna Royal roster
PlayersCoaches

















































































Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age

SG

7000500000000000000♠5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alikadić, Adi

7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)


19 – (1999-06-13)13 June 1999


SG

7001130000000000000♠13

United States

Bradford, Cory

7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)


39 – (1978-12-04)4 December 1978


SG

7001170000000000000♠17

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ćurevac, Haris

7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)


22 – (1996-08-01)1 August 1996


SG

7001910000000000000♠91

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Durak, Atif

7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)


21 – (1997-03-20)20 March 1997


SF

7001290000000000000♠29

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Đelmo, Aldin

7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)


26 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992


PF

7001100000000000000♠10

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Antunović, Sandro

7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)


20 – (1998-05-07)7 May 1998


PF

7001200000000000000♠20

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuljković, Mujo (C)

7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)


39 – (1979-06-17)17 June 1979



7000400000000000000♠4

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Arslanagić, Adnan






7001220000000000000♠22

United States

O'Brien, Jake

7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)


29 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989


Head coach

  • Croatia Denis Bajramović

Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • Injured Injured



  • Roster
Updated: July 23, 2018


Honours


Total titles: 13



Domestic competitions


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina League

Winners (4): 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
  • Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Winners (3): 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10


Former domestic competitions



  • Yugoslav League (defunct)

Winners (3): 1977–78, 1979–80, 1982–83


Runners-up (1): 1976–77


  • Yugoslav Cup (defunct)

Winners (2): 1977–78, 1983–84


Runners-up (3): 1979-80, 1985–86, 1991–92


European competitions


  • EuroLeague

Winners (1): 1978–79


3rd place (1): 1979–80


4th place (2): 1980–81, 1983–84


  • FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1977–78


Semifinalist (1): 1989–90


Worldwide competitions


  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup


  • Runners-up (1): 1979


  • 3rd (1): 1980


International record





























Season
Achievement
Notes

EuroLeague

1978–79

Champions
defeated Emerson Varese, 96-93 in the final of European Champions Cup in Grenoble

1979–80

Semi-final group stage
3rd place in a group with Maccabi Elite, Real Madrid, Sinudyne Bologna, Nashua EBBC and Partizan

1980–81

Semi-final group stage
4th place in a group with Sinudyne Bologna, Maccabi Elite, Nashua EBBC, Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow

1983–84

Semi-final group stage
4th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Banco di Roma Virtus, Jollycolombani Cantù, Maccabi Elite and Limoges

Korać Cup

1977–78

Final
lost to Partizan, 110-117 in the final (Banja Luka)

1989–90

Semi-finals
eliminated by Ram Joventut, 90-90 (D) in Sarajevo and 72-94 (L) in Badalona

Intercontinental Cup

1979

2nd
2nd place in a league with Sírio, Emerson Varese, Piratas de Quebradillas and Mo-Kan NCAA Stars

1980

3rd
3rd place in a league with Maccabi Elite, Atlética Francana, Real Madrid and Kansas NCAA All-Stars


In European and worldwide competitions




Records









2012–2018











Club management


As of 23 February 2016[14]




Current staff

  • Vice-chairman: Almir Bradić

  • Member: Emir Avdagić




Directors






  • Zlatko Akšamija 2001–2002

  • Elmedin Konaković (5.2003–2008)

  • Admir Bukva (2008–2014)


  • Damir Krupalija 29.5.2015–11.11.2016.


  • Goran Perc 26.10.2017.-


Sporting directors





  • Samir Avdić (2004–2008)

  • Goran Terzić (2014–2016)

  • Damir Krupalija 26.10.2017-


Coaching history



Below is a list of KK Bosna Royal coaches from 1951 until the present day.







 























































Name
Nationality
Years
Nedžad Brkić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1951–1963
Milenko Novaković

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1963–1971

Bogdan Tanjević

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1971–1974
Luka Stančić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1974–1975

Bogdan Tanjević

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1975–1980

Draško Prodanović

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1981–1982

Svetislav Pešić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1982–1987

Mirza Delibašić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1987
Mladen Ostojić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1987–1989

Miodrag Baletić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1991–1992

Mirza Delibašić

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1992

Sabit Hadžić

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1998–2000
Asim Bradić

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000–2001
Draško Prodanović

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2001–2002
Hamdo Frljak

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2002–2003

Mensur Bajramović

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2003–2007

Nenad Marković

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007
 


























































Name
Nationality
Years

Jurij Zdovc

Slovenia
2007–2008
Alen Abaz

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008

Vlada Vukoičić

Serbia
2008–2009
Goran Šehovac

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2009–2010
Dejan Parežanin

Serbia
2010–2011
Damir Zeljković

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011
Sabahudin Bašović

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011
Hamdo Frljak

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011–2012
Sabahudin Bašović

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012
Emir Halimić

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012

Dragoljub Vidačić

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012–2014
Samir Lerić

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
Damir Zeljković

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014–11.6.2015

Senad Redžić

Bosnia and Herzegovina
11.6.2015–22.2.2016

Dušan Gvozdić

Serbia
23.2.2016–24.7.2017

Aleksandar Damjanović

Bosnia and Herzegovina
10.8.2017-8.1.2018

Miloš Pejić

Serbia
8.1.2018–19.3.2018.

Denis Bajramović

CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina
19.3.2018.-


Presidential history









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Recent finishes and attendance









References




  1. ^ ab "Počeci (1951.-1955.)" (in Bosnian). Kkbosna.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 


  2. ^ ab "Republička liga BiH (1955.-1972.)" (in Bosnian). Kkbosna.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 


  3. ^ "1979: Bosna starts a true dynasty". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 


  4. ^ "50 Years interview: Zarko Varajic, KK Bosna". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 


  5. ^ "KK Bosna-Emerson Varese Stats". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 


  6. ^ "Historijat" (in Bosnian). Kkbosna.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 


  7. ^ Basketball Club "Bosna" not dissolved, changed name to "Bosna Royal", Al Jazeera Balkans, 22 October 2014.


  8. ^ Club Assembly Decides: "Students" from now on KK Bosna Royal Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine., Avaz daily, Sarajevo. 21 October 2014.


  9. ^ "RK Bosna i FK Sarajevo potpisali saradnju" (in Bosnian). Oslobođenje. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 


  10. ^ "Članovi FK Sarajevo besplatno na utakmice KK Bosna" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 


  11. ^ "The roof of the Olympic sports hall "Skenderija" collapsed in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in February 2012 after heavy snow". Montreal Gazette. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014. 


  12. ^ 1984 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2011-12-21 at WebCite pp. 105-8.


  13. ^ "Now Bring On The Torch" Bob Ottum, Sports Illustrated, March 14, 1983


  14. ^ "KK Bosna uprava" (in Bosnian). Kkbosna.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12. 




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