KK Metalac Valjevo

Metalac Valjevo
Leagues KLS
Founded March 24, 1948 (1948-03-24)
History KK Budućnost
(1948–1954)
KK Metalac
(1954–present)
Arena Valjevo Sports Hall
Capacity 2,500
Location Valjevo, Serbia
Team colors Red and White
         
Head coach Mihailo Poček
Championships 2 National League Cup
Website kkmetalac.org.rs
Uniforms

Košarkaški klub Metalac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Металац), commonly referred to as KK Metalac Valjevo, is a men's professional basketball club based in Valjevo, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia.

History

Metalac was established on 24 March 1948 as KK Budućnost Valjevo.[1] Six days later, the club played its first official game in Čačak against Borac and lost 69:19. In a relatively short period of time, they managed to qualify for a higher level of competition, entering the South Group of a then minor Serbian League under the new name Metalac in 1954. Due to financial problems in 1960, the club had to leave all competitions and restart from scratch again a year after.

In 1973 Metalac managed to qualify for the First Yugoslav Federal League by beating Mladost Zemun in the last round of the competition, gaining decisive advantage over Vojvodina Novi Sad. Metalac spent six consecutive seasons in the First League and managed to beat at least once all the big clubs of Yugoslav basketball in that period. They played their last game in Yugoslav First Federal League on 31 March 1979 against Jugoplastika in Split.

During the last couple of years, professional basketball in Valjevo is on the rise again. Metalac qualified for the top level of club competition in Serbia in 2007–08 and since then managed to progress to the Basketball League of Serbia Superleague phase five times. They have constantly been a serious contender for a spot in the Adriatic League over the past few seasons and finally became part of it in 2014–15 after Radnički Kragujevac opted out because of financial instability.[2]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Metalac Valjevo roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 4 Serbia Stamenić, Jovan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (1996-05-13)13 May 1996
SG 6 Serbia Turbić, Adis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1997-04-02)2 April 1997
PG 8 Serbia Đukanović, Đukan (C) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1992-10-31)31 October 1992
SF 10 Serbia Ranković, Mitar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2001-06-08)8 June 2001
PG 11 Serbia Vasić, Aleksandar 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1987-06-17)17 June 1987
PF 12 Serbia Stefanović, Nikola 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (1999-12-12)12 December 1999
PF 13 Serbia Đuković, Igor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1987-11-28)28 November 1987
SF 14 Serbia Aleksić, Aleksa 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 16 – (2002-02-20)20 February 2002
C 24 Serbia Nikčević, Filip 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 20 – (1998-05-03)3 May 1998
F 16 Serbia Matić, Uroš 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (1998-05-09)9 May 1998
PG 19 Serbia Pavlović, Krsman 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 17 – (2001-06-06)6 June 2001
PF 24 Serbia Narandžić, Nenad 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1996-06-19)19 June 1996
PG 33 United States Doyle, Lucas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1994-12-21)21 December 1994
SF 55 Russia Slutsky, Ivan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (1997-01-04)4 January 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Vladimir Mišković
  • Serbia Milinko Petrović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 12, 2018

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Istorija KK Metalac". kkmetalac.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Metalac u ABA ligi!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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