KB Rahoveci

KB Rahoveci, or simply Rahoveci, is a professional basketball club based in Rahovec, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Its fan club is called Vreshtarët.

Rahoveci
NicknameVreshtarët (Wineyarders)
LeaguesKosovo Basketball Superleague
Founded1976
ArenaMizahir Isma
Capacity4,000
LocationRahoveci, Kosovo
Head coachBujar Loci
Team captainBardh Rexha
Championships1 Kosovo First League
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In the 2016–17 season, they got promoted to the Superleague and they managed to finish in sixth position in the table. In the 2018–19 Superleague, Rahoveci finished as runners-up behind Prishtina.

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that Rahoveci would make its debut in European competitions. The team qualified for the qualifying rounds of the 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup.[1]

Honours

Kosovo Basketball Superleague

Kosovo Basketball First League

  • Champions (1): 2016–17

Arena

The club plays in the sport center Mizahir Isma, with a capacity for around 4,000 spectators.

European record
Season Tier Competition Round Club Home Away
2019–20
IV
 FIBA Europe Cup
Qualifying round
 U-BT Cluj-Napoca

Players

Current roster
KB Rahoveci roster
PlayersCoaches
C
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 14 Koshi, Atik 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 20 – (1999-11-05)5 November 1999
PG 4 Mekaj, Leonard 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995
G 0 Krasniqi, Indrit 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 19 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001
G 21 Jupa, Ahmet 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 17 – (2002-09-26)26 September 2002
SG 69 Selmancena, Altin 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 18 – (2001-12-16)16 December 2001
CG 23 McFolley, Joshua 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 23 – (1997-01-07)7 January 1997
F 35 Rexha, Bardh 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 19 – (2001-07-21)21 July 2001
F 12 Ejupi, Visar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 17 – (2003-04-03)3 April 2003
SG 55 Morina, Altin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 28 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992
F 7 Qallaku, Arian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1992-07-09)9 July 1992
C 15 Johnson, Raheem 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 27 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993
C 11 Craig, Jabari 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 25 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995
PF 8 Veseli, Alban 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 30 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990
PF/C 17 Nwankwo, Aron 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1992-04-21)21 April 1992
Head coach

Marjan Ilievski

Assistant coach(es)
  • Ibrahim Hoxha
  • Blerim Delibeqa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jabari Craig Raheem Johnson Visar Ejupi
PF Aron Nwankwo Arian Qollaku Bardhi Rexha
SF Alban Veseli Altin Morina Altin Selmancena
SG Darell Davis Jr. Leonard Mekaj Ahmet Jupa
PG Joshua McFolley Atik Koshi Idrit Krasniqi
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References
  1. "22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA Europe. 23 July 2019.


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