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OKK Spars

{{short description|Basketball club in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

{{Infobox basketball club

| name = Spars

| logo = okk-spars.png

| logo_size = 225px

| nickname =

| leagues = Bosnian League
ABA League

| founded = {{Start date and age|2005|df=y}}

| history = OKK Spars
2005–2019
KK Spars Realway
2019–2020
OKK Spars
2021–present

| arena = Arena Hills

| capacity =

| location = Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo (2005–2022)
Ilidža (2022–present)

| colors = Blue and white
{{color box|#002EAD}} {{color box|white}}

| affiliation =

| president = Nihad Selimović

| coach = Miodrag Kadija

|championships = 1 A1 League (2013)
1 Bosnian Cup (2020)

|website = {{URL|http://www.kkspars.com/|kkspars.com}}

}}

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

The club is owned and operated by Nihad Selimović and a small group of partners.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Bosnia/basketball.aspx?NewsID=323492 Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?][http://www.grafx.ba/index.php/teme/intervju/82-razgovor-sa-dr-nihadom-selimovicem Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem] {{in lang|bs}}

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 changed its name to KK Spars Realway.{{cite web |title=Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH |url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/kosarka/predstavljen-okk-spars-realway-pocinje-nova-kosarkaska-era-u-bih/191216062 |website=klix.ba |access-date=1 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/kosarka/kk-spars-realway-vratit-ce-sarajevo-na-regionalnu-mapu/175950|title=KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu|website=sport1.ba|language=bs|access-date=2020-02-17}} However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to OKK Spars.{{cite web |title=Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodišnje saradnje, Džemić napušta klupu Sparsa |url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/kosarka/muska-kosarka/spars-i-realway-se-razilaze-nakon-jednogodisnje-saradnje-dzemic-napusta-klupu-sparsa-616813 |website=sport1.oslobodjenje.ba |date=January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway! |url=https://sportsport.ba/kosarka/spars-realway-raskid/386654 |website=sportsport.ba |access-date=8 January 2021}}

Sponsorship naming

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

  • Spars Ilidža: 2022–present

Logos

File:Spars-logo.png|2020

File:okk-spars.png|2005–2019, 2021–present

Home arenas

  • Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022)
  • Arena Hills (2022–present)

Players

{{Category see also |OKK Spars players}}

=Current roster=

{{Basketball roster nationality note}}{{Basketball roster header

| team = Spars Ilidža |wt=n}}

{{player3|num= 3 |nat= USA|first= Trey |last=Burch-Manning|pos= SF|m= 1.98 |year=1995|month= 9 |date=21}}

{{player3|num= 4 |nat= SVN|first= Urban |last= Durnik |pos= PF|m= 2.04 |year=1997|month= 6 |date=19}}

{{player3|num= 5 |nat= SRB|first= Miloš |last= Vraneš |pos= SG|m= 2.01 |year=1995|month= 4 |date=25}}

{{player3|num= 7 |nat= CRO|first= Jakov |last= Mustapić |pos= G|m= 1.93 |year=1994|month= 8 |date=22}}

{{player3|num= 8 |nat= BIH|first= Almir |last= Hasandić |pos= SG|m= 1.90 |year=1990|month=10 |date=19}}

{{player3|num= 9 |nat= MNE|first= Mašan |last= Vrbica |pos= PG|m= 1.87 |year=1994|month= 6 |date=14}}

{{player3|num=10 |nat= USA|first= Remy |last= Abell |pos= G |m= 1.93 |year=1992|month= 8 |date=17}}

{{player3|num=11 |nat= BIH|first= Imran |last= Polutak |pos= C |m= 2.09 |year=1996|month=07 |date= 9}}

{{player3|num=13 |nat= BIH|first= Reuf |last= Livadić |pos= C |m= 2.13 |year=2000|month= 6 |date=20}}

{{player3|num=14 |nat= BIH|first= Nedim |last= Buza |pos= F |m= 2.05 |year=2000|month= 5 |date=10}}

{{player3|num=20 |nat= CRO|first= Dino |last= Butorac |pos= G|m= 1.92 |year=1990|month=10 |date=08}}

{{player3|num=28 |nat= BIH|first= Aleksa |last= Gatarić |pos= PG|m= 1.86 |year=2002|month=04 |date=19}}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

{{player||MNE|Miodrag Kadija}}

| asst_coach =

{{player||BIH|Srđan Stanić}}

| roster_url = https://druga.aba-liga.com/team/61/21/2/0/spars/

| accessdate = {{dts|2022|7|10}}

}}

Trophies and awards

= Trophies =

Head coaches

{{Category see also|OKK Spars coaches}}

  • {{flagicon|BIH}} Marko Trbić (2010–2018)
  • {{flagicon|BIH}} Ivan Opačak (2018)
  • {{flagicon|BIH}} Marko Trbić (2018–2019)
  • {{flagicon|BIH}} Goran Šehovac (2019)
  • {{flagicon|BIH}} Nermin Selimović (2019)
  • {{flagicon|BIH}} Nedim Džemić (2020)
  • {{flagicon|MNE}} Miodrag Kadija (2021)
  • {{flagicon|MNE}} Zoran Kašćelan (2021)
  • {{flagicon|MNE}} Miodrag Kadija (2022–present)

Youth system

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

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{official|http://www.kkspars.com/}}
  • [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/OKK_Spars_Sarajevo/13504 Team profile] at Eurobasket.com

{{Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

{{ABA League}}

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Category:Sport in Sarajevo