Bashkimi Prizren

KB Bashkimi
Leagues	ETC Superliga Kosovo Cup Balkan League
Founded	1945 (1945)
History	Bashkimi (1945–present)
Arena	Sezair Surroi
Arena Capacity	3.000
Location	Prizren, Kosovo
Team colors	Orange and Black
President	Shaqir Totaj
Head coach	Dragan Radović
Team captain	Qendrim Biraj
Championships	1 Kosovo League Cup
Uniforms
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Bashkimi, or K.B. Bashkimi is a basketball club created in 1945, in Prizren, Kosovo. Since 2014, Bashkimi is competing in Kosovo's first division ETC Superliga.

History

Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans, being founded as early as 1945. That makes them older than all the current teams in the NBA, and many of the greatest basketball teams in Europe. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball League. Orange and black have traditionally been the team's colours, and the current logo is also the oldest and the only one that can be found in team's archive. Bashkimi is one of Kosovo's greatest basketball teams, forming a traditional "big four" together with Prishtina, Peja and Trepca. Nevertheless, it has been a while since Bashkimi has won a trophy for the last time. The last trophy won by the team was the League Cup back in 2002/03 season. 2014/15 was the first season to see Bashkimi participating in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League.

The best-known players of the team since its founding include Davor Pejčinović, Johny Philips, Lee Benson, Schin Kerr, Vedran Bosnic, Billy Armstrong, Bledar Gjeqaj, and William Njoku.

Current roster

KB Bashkimi roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 1.0 !PG 4 KOS ! Tahiri, Imer 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 1.0 !PG 5 USA ! Lewis, Rob 7000182000000000000♠1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1994-02-09)9 February 1994 1.5 !G 1 USA ! Johnson, Kejuan 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 1.5 !G 6 KOS ! Bunjaku, Valon 7000189000000000000♠1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001600000000000000♠60 kg (132 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 1.5 !G 15 KOS ! Emra, Hamdi 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb) 7001180000000000000♠18 – (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 2.0 !SG 10 KOS ! Kryeziu, Edmond 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 2.0 !SG 8 MNE ! Tmusić, Mikaile 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001890000000000000♠89 kg (196 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 3.0 !SF 12 KOS ! Biraj, Qendrim 7000189000000000000♠1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001600000000000000♠60 kg (132 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-08-31)31 August 1989 3.0 !SF 6 MNE ! Popović, Marko 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1985-10-10)10 October 1985 4.0 !PF 13 USA ! Locke, Kayel 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 4.5 !F/C 15 KOS ! Sinani, Gazmend 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 5.0 !C 9 USA ! Dickerson, Jordan 7000216000000000000♠2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 7002111000000000000♠111 kg (245 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993	Head coach Dragan Radović Assistant coach(es) Edin Kerveshi Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Coaching history

• Jeton Nixha (2008–10)
• Dervish Agaj (2010–11)
• Naser Oskacek (2011–12)
• Edin Kerveshi (2012–14)
• Miodrag Baletić (2014–15)
• Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
• Dragan Radović (2016–present)

References

• Team profile at Eurobasket.com