KK Olimpija

For other uses, see Olimpija Ljubljana (disambiguation).

Union Olimpija

Nickname

Zmaji (The Dragons)

Leagues

Slovenian League
ABA League
Eurocup

Founded

1946

Arena

Arena Stožice
(capacity: 12,480)

Location

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Team colors

Green, white

Main sponsor

Union Brewery

President

Jani Möderndorfer

Head coach

Gašper Potočnik

Championships

15 Slovenian Leagues
19 Slovenian Cups
7 Slovenian Supercups
6 Yugoslav Leagues
1 FIBA Saporta Cup
1 Adriatic League
2 Central European Leagues (SBA)

Website

Official website

Uniforms

Home

Away

Active sport clubs of Olimpija

Football	Basketball	Hockey

Košarkaški klub Olimpija Ljubljana (English: Olimpija Ljubljana Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a professional basketball team that is based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The team competes in the Premier A Slovenian League, the Adriatic League, and the Eurocup.

History

In the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, green and white are the colours of Union Olimpija, a club that has become known as a talent farm. Olimpija basketball club was founded in 1946 as a section of the Svoboda Physical Culture Society. The first basketball game was played the same year against Udarnik and Olimpija came out on top with the score of 37-14. Late in 1946, the club was renamed Enotnost and was known by that name until 1954 when it assumed the name AŠK Olimpia.

The club has been called by its current name since 1997. Union Olimpija conquered its first Yugoslav League title of then Yugoslavia in 1957 under the direction of the coach/player Boris Kristančić. In one of the world's best emerging leagues, Olimpija went on to dominate the next 15 years, winning the Yugoslav title five more times, in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966 and 1970. A new era for the club began with Slovenia's independence, when dominance took on another meaning, namely 10 consecutive years of winning both the league and cup trophies in Slovenia.

On the international stage, 1993–94 was the club's best season as they took home the European Cup against the Spanish ACB League club Taugrés under the direction of coach Zmago Sagadin. In 2001–02, the Slovenian team won the small triple crown, taking the Slovenian League championship, Slovenian Cup, and the Adriatic League. The club added to its trophy collection in 2002–03, winning the Slovenian Cup.

Name through history

1983-97 crest

The club was established in 1946 as the basketball department of the larger sports club Svoboda (in English, "Freedom"). Later it changed names quite a few times, from KK Enotnost (1947–54) (Unity) to AŠK Olimpija (1955–76), to KK Brest Olimpija (1976–78), to KK Iskra Olimpija (1978–82), to KK ZZI Olimpija (1982–83), to KK Smelt Olimpija (1983–96), and finally, to KK Union Olimpija (1997–present). The last five names of the team have all included names of the main sponsors of the team.

Names

KK Svoboda (1946)
KK Enotnost (1947–54)
AŠK Olimpija (1955–76)
KK Olimpija (1976 to present)

From 1976 all the names of the club have included the names of the club's main sponsors.

Brest (1976–78)
Iskra (1978–82)
ZZI (1982–83)
Smelt (1983–97)
Union (1997 to present)

Arenas

The team played in Tabor Gymnasium first, then moved to the 6,000 capacity Tivoli Hall in 1965. The club then moved into their new arena, Arena Stožice, with a capacity of 12,480 in 2010.

Players

Current roster

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

KK Union Olimpija roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.0 !PG	3	BIH !	Wright, Zackary	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb)	7001310000000000000♠31 – (1985-02-05)5 February 1985
1.0 !PG	5	SLO !	Rupnik, Luka	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001710000000000000♠71 kg (157 lb)	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-05-20)20 May 1993
1.0 !PG	6	USA !	Robinson, Dawan	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb)	7001340000000000000♠34 – (1982-02-10)10 February 1982
2.5 !G/F	7	SLO !	Hrovat, Gregor	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb)	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1994-08-18)18 August 1994
1.5 !G	9	SLO !	Mesiček, Blaž	7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb)	7001180000000000000♠18 – (1997-06-12)12 June 1997
3.5 !F	10	SLO !	Nikolić, Mitja	7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb)	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-02-24)24 February 1991
4.5 !F/C	12	SER !	Vučetić, Vasilije	7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb)	7001190000000000000♠19 – (1996-05-04)4 May 1996
1.5 !G	13	SLO !	Lapornik, Miha	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb)	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-10-18)18 October 1993
3.5 !F	15	SRB !	Lešić, Sava	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002101000000000000♠101 kg (223 lb)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-02-23)23 February 1988
4.5 !F/C	17	SLO !	Zagorac, Saša (C)	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002110000000000000♠110 kg (243 lb)	7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-01-01)1 January 1984
3.5 !F	21	SLO !	Mahkovic, Blaž	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990
4.5 !F/C	30	LAT !	Zaķis, Ronalds	7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002105000000000000♠105 kg (231 lb)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-07-08)8 July 1987
3.5 !F	31	SLO !	Čančar, Vlatko	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb)	7001180000000000000♠18 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997

Head coach

Gašper Potočnik

Assistant coach(es)

Luka Bassin
Žiga Mravljak

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Saša Ogrizović

Physiotherapist(s)

Rok Žagar

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster
Updated: 9 January 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ronalds Zaķis	Vasilije Vučetić
PF	Sava Lešić	Saša Zagorac
SF	Mitja Nikolić	Blaž Mahkovic	Vlatko Čančar
SG	Gregor Hrovat	Miha Lapornik	Blaž Mesiček
PG	Zackary Wright	Dawan Robinson	Luka Rupnik

Squad Changes for the 2015–16 Season

Notable former players

Union Olimpija II

Olimpija has also a second team, composed mainly of his Under 18 team players and some experienced players: the team participates also in the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. The team competes in the Slovenian Third Basketball League with the goal to give playing time and experience to young players. Current first team players Blaž Mesiček and Vlatko Čančar have played for the team.

The current roster is composed of :

Davor Sattler, PG
Stefan Tovilović, PG
Jakob Jesih, PG
Blaž Jamšek, PG
Andrej Podvršnik, SG
David Kralj, SG
David Purić, SG
Marko Travica, SG
Anže Javoršek, SG
Jan Strmčnik, SG
Maks Klanjscek, SF
Žiga Jurček, SF
Aljaž Stopar, SF
Jan Dornik, SF
Rok Korelc, PF
Matej Janežič, PF
Haris Čučović, C
Matevž Mlakar, C
Lovro Hren, C

Honours and achievements

Total titles: 49

Domestic competitions

Slovenian League

Winners (15): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09
Runners-up (7): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

Slovenian Cup

Winners (19): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Runners-up (3): 2004, 2007, 2014

Slovenian Supercup

Winners (7): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
Runners-up (4): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

Former domestic competitions

Yugoslav League

Winners (6): 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969–70
Runners-up (8): 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1968–69

Yugoslav Cup

Runners-up (5): 1960, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1981-82, 1986-87

Yugoslav League (1.B)

Winners (2): 1984-85, 1986-87

Slovenian League (SR)

Winners (2): 1946, 1947

European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup / Euroleague

Final Four (2): 1967, 1997

FIBA Saporta Cup

Winners (1): 1993-94

Regional competitions

Adriatic League

Winners (1): 2001-02
Runners-up (1): 2010–11

Central European League (SBA)

Winners (2): 1993, 1994

Unofficial competitions

Triple Crown

Winners (1): 1993-94 small

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
Euroleague
1959–60	Quarter-finals	eliminated by ASK Riga, 79-95 (L) in Ljubljana and 63-79 (L) in Riga
1961–62	Semi-finals	eliminated by Real Madrid, 105-91 (W) in Ljubljana and 53-69 (L) in Madrid
1962–63	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Spartak ZJŠ Brno, 86-83 (W) in Ljubljana and 72-79 (L) in Brno
1966–67	Final Four	3rd place in Madrid, lost to Real Madrid 86-88 in the semi-final, defeated Slavia Prague 88-83 in the 3rd place game
1970–71	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Ignis Varèse, Slavia Prague and Olympique Antibes
1996–97	Final Four	3rd place in Rome, lost to Olympiacos 65-74 in the semi-final, defeated ASVEL 86-79 in the 3rd place game
1999–00	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2-1 by FC Barcelona, 67-70 (L) in Barcelona, 71-64 (W) in Ljubljana & 66-71 (L) in Barcelona
2000–01	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2-0 by Kinder Bologna, 79-80 (L) in Bologna and 79-81 (L) in Ljubljana
Saporta Cup
1967–68	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Slavia Prague, 64-95 (L) in Prague and 82-70 (W) in Ljubljana
1968–69	Semi-finals	eliminated by Slavia Prague, 76-83 (L) in Ljubljana and 61-82 (L) in Prague
1982–83	Semi-finals	eliminated by Scavolini Pesaro, 78-97 (L) in Pesaro and 92-107 (L) in Ljubljana
1991–92	Semi-finals	eliminated 2-1 by PAOK, 81-68 (W) in Ljubljana, 61-79 (L) & 86-104 (L) in Thessaloniki
1992–93	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Efes Pilsen, NatWest Zaragoza, CSKA Moscow, Hapoel Tel Aviv and ASK Brocēni
1993–94	Champions	defeated Taugrés 91–81 in the final of the FIBA European Cup in Lausanne
1995–96	Quarter-finals	6th place in a group with PAOK, Dynamo Moscow, Zrinjevac, Tallinna Kalev and Nobiles Włocławek

The road to the European victory

1993-94 FIBA European Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
3rd round	Bye
Quarter-finals	Rabotnički	89–77	80–66
	Tofaş	87–78	103–90
	Taugrés	86–73	63–67
	Fidefinanz Bellinzona	77–62	53–50
	Croatia Osiguranje Split	68–76	84–79
Semi-finals	Sato Aris	84–78	79–83
Semi-finals	Sato Aris	74–61	79–83
Final	Taugrés	91–81

Notable coaches

Boris Kristančič (19??-1966)
Zmago Sagadin (1985–1995, 1996–2002, 2005–2006)
Tomo Mahorič (2002–2003, 2006)
Sašo Filipovski (2003–2005, 2011-2013)
Memi Bečirović (2007–2008, 2015-)
Aleksandar Džikić (2008)
Jure Zdovc (2008–2011)
Aleš Pipan (2013-2015)

Olimpija players who have played in the NBA

Individual awards

Euroleague Awards

Season	Name	Award
2001–02	Beno Udrih	Euroleague Weekly MVP
2003–04	Dženan Rahimić	Euroleague Weekly MVP
2006–07	Teemu Rannikko	Euroleague Weekly MVP
2007–08	Marko Milič	Euroleague Weekly MVP
2009–10	Matt Walsh	Euroleague Weekly MVP
2010–11	Goran Jagodnik Kenny Gregory	Euroleague Monthly MVP Euroleague Weekly MVP

Eurocup Awards

Season	Name	Award
2013–14	Sasu Salin	Eurocup Weekly MVP
2014–15	Halil Kanačević	Eurocup Weekly MVP
2015–16	Zack Wright	Eurocup Weekly MVP

Adriatic League Awards

2001–02	Sandro Nicević Jasmin Hukić Jurica Golemac Jure Zdovc	Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Final MVP
2004–05	Vladimir Boisa	3xAdriatic League Weekly MVP
2005–06	Teemu Rannikko Yotam Halperin	Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2006–07	Teemu Rannikko	Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2007–08	Jasmin Hukić Goran Dragić	2xAdriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2008–09	Vladimir Golubović Lorinza Harrington	Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2009–10	Matt Walsh Gašper Vidmar	Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2011–12	Damir Markota	Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2012–13	Aron Baynes Jaka Blažič	Adriatic League Weekly MVP Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2013–14	Deividas Gailius	Adriatic League Weekly MVP
2014–15	Alen Omić	Adriatic League Weekly MVP

Greatest Euroleague Contributors

Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Basketball Hall of Fame

Krešimir Ćosić

FIBA Hall of Fame

Krešimir Ćosić
Ivo Daneu

External links

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Union Olimpija current roster

3 Wright 5 Rupnik 7 Hrovat 9 Mesiček 10 Nikolić 12 Vučetić 13 Lapornik 15 Lešić 17 Zagorac 21 Mahkovic 30 Zaķis 31 Čančar Head Coach: Potočnik Assistant coaches: Bassin Mravljak

Smelt Olimpija 1993–94 FIBA European Cup Winners

Hauptman Horvat Gorenc Đurišić Tušek Razić Kraljević Daneu Nosov Zaletel Coach Sagadin

ABA League

Current teams	Budućnost VOLI Cedevita Cibona Crvena zvezda Telekom Igokea Krka-Telekom Mega Leks Metalac Valjevo MZT Skopje Aerodrom Partizan NIS Sutjeska Tajfun Šentjur Union Olimpija Zadar

Former teams	Borac Banja Luka Bosna FMP Domžale Kvarner (defunct) Levski Lovćen Maccabi Tel Aviv Nymburk Radnički Kragujevac (defunct) Sloboda Tuzla (defunct) Slovan Split Szolnoki Olaj Šibenik (defunct) Široki Vršac Vojvodina Srbijagas Zagreb Zlatorog Laško

Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague

Champions	Olympiacos Piraeus

Runners-up	Real Madrid

Third place	CSKA Moscow

Fourth place	FC Barcelona Regal

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Anadolu Efes Caja Laboral Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Panathinaikos Athens

Eliminated in the Top 16	Group E Group F Alba Berlin BC Khimki Beşiktaş Brose Baskets Fenerbahçe Ülker Montepaschi Siena Unicaja Žalgiris Kaunas

Eliminated in the Regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Asseco Prokom Gdynia Emporio Armani Milano Élan Chalon KK Cedevita Lietuvos Rytas Mapooro Cantù Partizan mt:s Belgrade Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Eliminated in the third qualifying round	Le Mans Sarthe Basket

Eliminated in the second qualifying round	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk Unics Kazan

Eliminated in the first qualifying round	BC Donetsk PBC Lukoil Academic Ratiopharm Ulm Telenet BC Oostende

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