KK Spars Realway

Košarkaški klub Spars Realway, commonly referred to as KK Spars Realway, is a men's professional basketball club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.

Spars Realway
LeaguesBosnian League
ABA League
Founded2005 (2005)
HistoryOKK Spars
(2005–2019)
KK Spars Realway
(2019–present)
ArenaGrbavica
LocationSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colorsBlue and white
         
PresidentNihad Selimović
Head coachNedim Džemić
OwnershipNihad Selimović (major)
Championships1 A1 Liga (2013)
1 Bosnian Cup (2020)
Websitekkspars.com

The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 2005 as OKK Spars and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier A1 League in the 2011–12 season. After winning the A1 League in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2013–14 season.

In December 2019, the club was merged with Realway, and chenged its name to KK Spars Realway.[3][4]

Sponsorship naming

Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship.

Players

Current roster

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

Spars Realway roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Strong, Darrion 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1994-10-16)16 October 1994
PG 1 Zahiragić, Adi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995
PG 2 Klavžar, Nejc 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (1999-03-21)21 March 1999
SG 4 Huseinspahić, Harun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2001-03-26)26 March 2001
SF 6 Malešević, Zerin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2002-06-10)10 June 2002
SF 7 Vrabac, Adin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994
PG 9 Grubelić, Sandi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1996-10-13)13 October 1996
SF 10 Ilić, Vojin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000
C 11 Polutak, Imran 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
F 12 Memić, Enis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1997-02-23)23 February 1997
C 13 Kamenjaš, Kenan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000
C 15 Vidović, Valentin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-05-31)31 May 2002
SF 19 Buza, Nedim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995
PF 22 Đekić, Branislav 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-08-12)12 August 1991
SF 23 Muratović, Nedžad 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1995-12-27)27 December 1995
SF 24 Mičić, Nikola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-02-09)9 February 2002
Head coach
  • Nedim Džemić
Assistant coach(es)
  • Srđan Stanić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 30, 2019

Honours

Total titles: 2

Domestic competitions
Winners (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2019–20

Head coaches

Youth team

The club's youth team competes in the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. In the 2014–15 edition, Spars were invited to play in Madrid for the tournament's final stage.

References
  1. Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?
  2. Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem (in Bosnian)
  3. "Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH". klix.ba. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu". sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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