KK Crvena zvezda (youth)

Crvena zvezda mts U19
Nickname Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Zvezda (The Star)
Location Belgrade, Serbia
Team colors Red, white
         
Main sponsor Mobile Telephony of Serbia
President Nebojša Čović
Head coach Bojan Đerić (U19)
Slobodan Klipa (U16)
Championships 1 EuroLeague NGT
Website www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs
Uniforms

Juniori KK Crvena zvezda are the under-18 and under-19 team of Serbian men's professional basketball club Crvena zvezda. They play in the RODA Junior Basketball League of Serbia[1] and the Junior Adriatic League.[2] They have won Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament.

Some of the most notable home-grown players of Crvena zvezda are Zoran Slavnić, a member of the 50 greatest players in the history of FIBA international basketball, as selected in 1991, then Igor Rakočević – the three-time EuroLeague Top Scorer, Peja Stojaković – the NBA All-Star player and FIBA EuroBasket MVP, as well as Vladimir Cvetković and Dragan Kapičić. Further notable home-grown players include Goran Rakočević, Žarko Koprivica, Slobodan Nikolić, Predrag Bogosavljev, Boban Janković, Mirko Milićević, Branislav Prelević, Aleksandar Trifunović, Nebojša Ilić, Saša Obradović, Rastko Cvetković, Nikola Jestratijević, Miloš Vujanić, Vladimir Radmanović, Milko Bjelica, Luka Bogdanović, Tadija Dragićević, Nemanja Nedović and Marko Gudurić. Aleksandar Đorđević (one of 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors) and Marko Jarić were also members of the Crvena zvezda's youth selections but they haven't played a single game for the first team.

History

Crvena zvezda captured its first Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament title by beating Real Madrid 55-42 in the final Sunday at Mediolanim Forum in Milan.[3] The team featured Stefan Kenić, Jovan Anđelković, Danilo Ostojić, Vojislav Stojanović, Nikola Rakićević, Bratislav Jerković, Aleksa Radanov, David Miladinović, Marko Radovanović, Boriša Simanić, Aleksandar Aranitović, Stefan Lazarević.

In the 2014–15 Euroleague NGT season Finals, Crvena zvezda got defeated Real Madrid with 70–73. The team was coached by Slobodan Klipa and featured Ivan Ćorović, Nemanja Kapetanović, Aleksandar Aranitović, Vojislav Stojanović, Aleksa Radanov, Stefan Kenić, Jovan Drljača, David Miladinović, Nikola Popović, Boriša Simanić, Nikola Rakićević, and Matija Radović.[4]

In the 2015–16 Euroleague NGT season Finals, Crvena zvezda got defeated FC Barcelona Lassa with 82–90.[5][6] The team was coached by Branko Maksimović and featured Petar Rebić, Aleksa Uskoković, Ivan Ćorović, Milan Radaković, Uroš Ilić, Stefan Momirov, Srećko Gašić, Boriša Simanić, Aleksa Radanov, Matija Radović, Stefan Đorđević and Vladimir Kovačević.[7] Boriša Simanić won the MVP Finals Award.

Honours and achievements

Club

  • Junior Basketball League of Serbia
    • Winner: 2017–18[8]

Individual

Players

Current U19 roster

Crvena zvezda mts roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 14 Serbia Čojbašić, Miloš 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2000-08-11)11 August 2000
F 6 Serbia Jovanović, Luka 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2000-06-04)4 June 2000
F 8 Serbia Manojlović, Nikola 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – (2002-02-14)14 February 2002
PG 4 Serbia Mašić, Vukašin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 17 – (2001-06-14)14 June 2001
F 7 Serbia Popović, Nemanja 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 16 – (2001-12-29)29 December 2001
C 12 Serbia Radaković, Veljko 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 18 – (2000-02-11)11 February 2000
C 13 Montenegro Tomašević, Bojan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2001-06-20)20 June 2001
PG 10 Serbia Vasić, Lazar 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 – (2001-01-03)3 January 2001
SG 15 Serbia Živanović, Lazar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 17 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
PG Serbia Blagojević, Nikola 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 16 – (2002-02-08)8 February 2002
SG Serbia Isailović, Uroš 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000
Serbia Joksimović, Lazar 16 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
Serbia Ostojić, Milutin 16 – (2002-03-08)8 March 2002
PF Serbia Pavićević, Marko 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 17 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001
Head coach
  • Serbia Bojan Đerić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 12, 2018

Notable coaches

References

  1. ↑ "RODA Juniorska liga Srbije". takmicenje.kss.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Junior ABA League". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "IJT CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 55 IJT REAL MADRID 42". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "U18 Real Madrid 73 U18 Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 70". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona wins Adidas Next Generation title, beats Crvena Zvezda". talkbasket.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Crvena zvezda are the vice-champions of Europe". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "U18 FC BARCELONA LASSA 90 U18 CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 82". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "KOŠARKAŠKI NOKAUT Ovako su juniori Zvezde postali prvaci Srbije U POSLEDNJOJ SEKUNDI /VIDEO/". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Najbolji među najboljima - Vojislav Stojanović je MVP Evrolige!". sportske.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Košarkaš Zvezde MVP Evrolige!". kosarka.hotsport.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Boriša Simanić MVP juniorske Evrolige". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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