KK Sveti Đorđe

Košarkaški klub Sveti Đorđe (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Свети Ђорђе), commonly referred to as KK Sveti Đorđe, is a men's professional basketball club based in Žitište, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Second Basketball League of Serbia (2nd-tier).

Sveti Đorđe
NicknameSveci (Saints)
LeaguesSecond Basketball League of Serbia
Founded1979 (1979)
HistoryKK Plastika
(1979–1999)
KK Žitište
(1999–2001)
KK Sveti Đorđe
(2001–present)
ArenaSveti Sava ES Hall
LocationŽitište, Serbia
Team colorsWhite and Red
         
PresidentNikola Pešut
Head coachNenad Vignjević
Websitekksvetidjordje.com

The club was founded in 1979 and renamed in 2001 after Saint George.[1] The club has its own Hall of Fame, where the members are Drago Radinović, Zoran Veselinov and Nikola Pešut.[2]

History

In the 2018–19 Cup of Serbia, Sveti Đorđe as a 3rd-tier league member won over Zdravlje (2nd-tier league member) in the quarterfinals and over Vojvodina (1st-tier league member) in the semifinals. Those wins took them to the 2019 Cup of Serbia Final and qualifies to the 2019 Radivoj Korać Cup.[3][4][5] Sveti Đorđe lost from Novi Pazar in the Cup of Serbia Final.[6][7]

Players

Coaches

Trophies and awards

Trophies

References
  1. "Istorijat - KK Sveti Đorđe". kksvetidjordje.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "Kuća Slavnih - KK Sveti Đorđe". kksvetidjordje.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "KOŠARKAŠKA SENZACIJA! Na Kup Koraća ide klub iz majušnog mesta, koje nema srednju školu, ali ima VELIKO SRCE". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Novogodišnja bajka u Žitištu: Pala i Vojvodina, Sveti Đorđe u finalu Kupa". ilovezrenjanin.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Najveći uspeh za KK "Sveti Đorđe" u Žitištu". rtvsantos.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. "Novi Pazar pobednik Kupa KSS". mondo.rs. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "KUP KOŠARKAŠKOG SAVEZA SRBIJE Novi Pazar podigao trofej, Sveti Đorđe nije uspeo da savlada i ovu "aždahu"". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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