KK Bor

KK Bor RTB
Leagues First Serbian Regional League - Eastern
Founded May 16, 1952 (1952-05-16)
Arena USC Bor
(capacity: 3000 + 1500)
Location Bor, Serbia
Team colors White and blue
         
President Gojko Džaković
Head coach Dejan Ristić
Championships 2 Eastern Serbia Cup
5 Second Regional League (Eastern)
Uniforms

Košarkaški klub Bor RTB (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Бор РТБ), commonly referred to as KK Bor RTB, is a men's professional basketball club based in Bor, Serbia. It is part of the Bor's multi-sports club.

History

KK Bor RTB is the most successful basketball club in Eastern Serbia, during its more than five-decade-long history.

KK Bor RTB is the biggest club in Eastern Serbia. KK Bor RTB was few times part of unique Yugoslav 2nd National League.

The biggest success in the club's history is reaching placement to 2nd Yugoslavia League on 9 October 1977, after achieving a victory against Partizan Jagodina 98–97. KK Bor RTB was so close to losing this qualification game. Partizan Jagodina has result 97–96 and ball only few seconds before end of the game. But then Vladica Stojanović taken ball from opponents and gave ball to Ilija Paripović who scored most famous points in Bor basketball history for final victory 98–97.

Bor town had one of the most popular and biggest basketball camps in Serbia. Camp was nearest to town, close to Borsko jezero lake. Many great players is exactly in this place learned first basketball lessons. Like Vlade Divac, Aleksandar Đorđević, Predrag Danilović and many others. Camp lecturers were some of the biggest coaches names like Dušan Vujošević, Jim Simpson, Dick Pauel, Dušan Ivković, Bora Cenić, Ranko Žeravica and many others.

Arena

"Sports center Bor" is today a modern, fully equipped facility that can successfully meet the highest standards for basketball matches and competition.

Big hall in "Sports center Bor" can receive 3000 (4500 with additional stands) spectators.

Notable former players

  • Serbia Ivica Pavlović - Pidža
  • Serbia Milan Simonović
  • Serbia Ilija Paripović
  • Serbia Dragan Aleksić Gara
  • Serbia Milovan Ljubić
  • Serbia Vladica Stojanović
  • Serbia Miodrag Jovanović
  • Serbia Gojko Džaković
  • Serbia Allan Tošić
  • Russia George Bujuklijev
  • Russia Abislamov
  • Russia Kočetov
  • Serbia Miodrag Sainovic
  • Slovenia Bogdan Dobersek
  • Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Ilic Manis

Selected former coaches

  • Serbia Radomir Spasković
  • Serbia Želimir Gagić
  • Serbia Zoran Milivojević Mane
  • Serbia Ilija Paripović
  • Serbia Dušan Nakić
  • Serbia Vladica Stojanović
  • Serbia Milovan Ljubić
  • Serbia Dragan Aleksić Gara
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