KK FMP

Košarkaški klub FMP (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб ФMП), commonly referred to as KK FMP, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club was founded in Novi Sad in 1970 as KK Radnički, and was later relocated to Belgrade. They are currently competing in the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia.[1]

This article is about the FMP team that began play in 2013. For the original team from 1990s and 2000s, see KK FMP (1991–2011).

FMP
Nickname	Panteri (Panthers)
Leagues	ABA League Basketball League of Serbia
Founded	1970 (1970)
History	KK Radnički, Novi Sad (1970–2009) KK Radnički Basket, Belgrade (2009–2011) KK Radnički FMP, Belgrade (2011–2013) KK FMP, Belgrade (2013–present)
Arena	Železnik Hall, Belgrade
Capacity	3,000
Location	Novi Sad, Serbia (1970–2009) Belgrade, Serbia (2009–present)
Team colors	Red and White
President	Zoran Tošković
Head coach	Vladimir Jovanović
Website	kkfmp.rs
Home Away

The club considers itself as the successor of the original FMP, who merged with KK Crvena zvezda in 2011.[2][3][4]

History

Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009)

The club was formed in 1970 as KK Radnički from Novi Sad. The club moved to the first Serbian League in 2007 and played in that competition in their last two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09). During 2008–09 season, guard Zlatko Bolić led the league with 22.8 points per game.

Radnički Belgrade (2009–2013)

Logo of Radnički FMP

In 2009, Radnički was relocated to Belgrade and changed its name to KK Radnički Basket[5] to distinguish it from well-known Radnički Belgrade. Two years later, the club changed its name to KK Radnički FMP.[1]

FMP (2013–present)

In the 2016–17 season, FMP made a debut in the ABA League and finished in 9th place in the end of the season. Power forward Jonah Bolden was awarded the ABA League Top Prospect title after averaging 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his rookie season.[6]

Names of the club

Year	Name	Location
1970–2009	KK Radnički	Novi Sad
2009–2011	KK Radnički Basket	Belgrade
2011–2013	KK Radnički FMP
2013–present	KK FMP

Name of the club due to sponsorship reasons:

Year	Sponsor Name	Location
2006–2009	KK Radnički Invest Inženjering	Novi Sad

Home arenas

Main article: Železnik Hall

• Belgrade Basket City, Belgrade (2009–2011)
• Železnik Hall, Belgrade (2011–present)

Players

Current roster

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

FMP roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 3 Čović, Filip (L) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 31 – (1989-06-05)5 June 1989 F/C 45 Đorđević, Stefan (L) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 21 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998 SG – Jaramaz, Nemanja 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1991-07-10)10 July 1991 SF 2 Lazarević, Stefan (L) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996 G – Nenadić, Nemanja 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 SF – Pažin, Đorđe 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 19 – (2001-03-31)31 March 2001 F/C 5 Pecarski, Marko 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 20 – (2000-02-12)12 February 2000 F/C – Popović, Nikola (L) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 23 – (1997-07-19)19 July 1997 PG 9 Pot, Stefan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994 PG – Radonjić, Marko 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1993-02-06)6 February 1993 PF 13 Radovanović, Marko 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 F/C 16 Šešlija, Radoš 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 SF 31 Ulubay, Okben 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 PG – Vasić, Lazar (L) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (2001-01-03)3 January 2001	Head coach Vladimir Jovanović Assistant coach(es) Miodrag Dinić Aleksandar Zarić Strength & conditioning coach(es) Radivoj Mandić Legend (C) Team captain (L) On loan Injured Roster Transactions Updated: July 30, 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C		Stefan Đorđević	Nikola Popović
PF	Marko Radovanović	Marko Pecarski	Radoš Šešlija
SF	Okben Ulubay	Stefan Lazarević
SG	Nemanja Nenadić	Nemanja Jaramaz
PG	Filip Čović	Stefan Pot	Marko Radonjić

Coaches

Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009) This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Mladen Mikić (2006–2008) Velislav Vesković (2008–2009) Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013) Dragan Vaščanin (2009) Boško Đokić (2009–2010) Miloš Pejić (2010–2013)

FMP (2013–present) Milan Gurović (June 2013 – August 2015) Slobodan Klipa (August 2015 – November 2016) Branko Maksimović (November 2016 – April 2017) Dušan Alimpijević (April – July 2017) Vladimir Jovanović (July 2017 – present)

Season-by-season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	W–L	National Cup	Adriatic competition			European competitions
2006–07	2	BLS B League	1	None	21–5	—	—			—
2007–08	1	BLS First League	9	—	9–13	—	—			—
2008–09	1	BLS First League	9	—	12–14	—	—			—
2009–10	1	BLS First League	12	—	9–17	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2010–11	2	Second League	2	None	15–4	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2011–12	1	BLS First→Super	5	—	22–18	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2012–13	1	BLS First League	7	—	14–12	—	—			—
2013–14	1	BLS First→Super	5	—	25–15	Semifinalist	—			—
2014–15	1	BLS First→Super	6	—	23–13	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2015–16	1	BLS Super League	2	Semifinalist	5–4	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2016–17	1	BLS Super League	3	Runners up	11–8	Semifinalist	ABA League	9	10–16	—
2017–18	1	BLS Super League	1	Runners up	13–5	Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	8	9–13	—
2018–19	1	BLS Super League	2	Semifinalist	9–4	Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	6	10–12	—
2019–20	1	BLS Super League	Abandoned			Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	Abd		—

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Serbian League Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2017–18 Serbian B League (2nd-tier) Winner (1): 2006–07 Runners-up (1): 2010–11 Radivoj Korać Cup Semifinals (4): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) Winner (4): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14

Since 2013, the club considers itself a successor of the original FMP and in that sense incorporates the trophies won by that club.[7][8] Trophies are: FR Yugoslavia Cup winner: 1 (1996–97) Radivoj Korać Cup winner: 3 (2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07) Adriatic League champion: 2 (2003–04, 2005–06)

Individual awards

• Super League MVP Award (1):
  • Miloš Dimić – 2011–12

• Basketball League of Serbia Top Scorer (1):
  • Zlatko Bolić – 2008–09

• Adriatic League Top Prospect (1):
  • Jonah Bolden – 2017

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.

Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009) Zlatko Bolić Stevan Karadžić

Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013) Miloš Dimić Nikola Rebić

FMP (2013–present)

Jonah Bolden Isaac Humphries Bojan Subotić Finn Delany Matic Rebec Filip Čović

Dejan Davidovac Ognjen Dobrić Ilija Đoković Marko Gudurić Ognjen Kuzmić Boriša Simanić

References

1. "FMP Beograd - club history". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
2. "FMP postaje Crvena zvezda". B92.net (in Serbian). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. "Opet samo jedna Zvezda". B92.net (in Serbian). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. "Zvezda preimenovana u Ivo Lola Ribar". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. "RTV saznaje: "Radnički invest inžinjering" napušta Novi Sad". rtv.rs (in Serbian). 6 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
6. "2016/17 Top Prospect: Jonah Bolden". ABA-Liga.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
7. "History of KK FMP". kkfmp.rs. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
8. "KK FMP: Adriatic League Club Profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at eurobasket.com