KB Ylli

KB Golden Eagle Ylli
Nickname Xhebrailat
Leagues Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Founded 1975
History Final Four2015,2018 and PlayOff 2015,2018
Arena Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori"
(1800 seats)
Location Therandë, Kosovo
Team colors Yellow and black
         
President Naim Berisha
Head coach Kosovo Arben Krasniqi
Assistant(s) Kosovo Egzon Fetiu
Team captain Kosovo Artin Gashi
Uniforms

KB Ylli known as Golden Eagle Ylli for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Therandë Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.Its fan club is called Xhebrailat. The 2015/16 season will be the second in a row in Kosovo Superleague. Last year 2014-2015 they managed to finish in 4th position in the table and played in playoff finals against Sigal Prishtina

History

KB Ylli is one of the oldest clubs in Kosovo. It was founded in 1975. The club is well known for its fans who support their club in very best way especially in home games at "13 Qërshori" sports hall. They home matches are known for the fantastic atmosphere created by "Xherbrailat". Ylli means "Star" in English.

Basketball Hall

The club currently plays in the sport center "Palestra 13 Qershori", in the center of Theranda, with a capacity for around 1800 spectators.

Current roster

Golden Eagle Ylli roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 5 Kosovo Mekaj, Leonard 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995
PG United States Everett, Terrell 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 34 – (1984-06-30)30 June 1984
G 13 Kosovo Arifaj, Getuar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 18 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000
G/F Kosovo Pepaj, Ardit 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 18 – (1999-10-30)30 October 1999
SF 7 Kosovo Kuçi, Egzon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1997-08-02)2 August 1997
F 14 Kosovo Gashi, Flori 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 17 – (2001-08-05)5 August 2001
F United States Jones III, Robert 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (1995-12-28)28 December 1995
F 9 Kosovo Gashi, Artin (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1993-04-28)28 April 1993
C United States Banks, Romelo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 23 – (1995-09-19)19 September 1995
Head coach
  • Kosovo Arben Krasniqi
Assistant coach
  • Kosovo Hasan Bytyqi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Romelo Banks Robert Jones III
PF Artin Gashi Flori Gashi
SF Ardit Pepaj Egzon Kuci
SG Everett Terrell [[]]
PG Leonard Mekaj Getuar Arifaj

References

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