KK Mornar Bar

Mornar
Leagues EuroCup
ABA League
Montenegrin League
Founded 1974 (1974)
History KK Mornar Bar
(1974–present)
Arena Topolica Sport Hall
Capacity 3,500 (if needed 4,000)
Location Bar, Montenegro
Team colors Blue, Orange, White
              
President Đuro Ostojić
Head coach Mihailo Pavićević
Championships 1 Montenegrin League
Uniforms
Topolica, current home of KK Mornar

KK Mornar (Cyrillic: КК Морнар Бар) is a professional basketball club from Bar, Montenegro. The club currently participates in the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ABA League.

The team also plays in international competitions. Mornar made its European debut in the Basketball Champions League during the 2016–17 season and won their first title the next year, by winning the 2017–18 Montenegrin League.

History

In the 2015–16 season, Mornar managed to reach the Balkan League and Montenegrin League Finals, but lost both. In the 2016–17 season, Mornar returned to European competition when it qualified for the Basketball Champions League regular season.[1] The club also made its debut in the Adriatic League.

In their second ABA League season, the club qualified for the semifinals. In the playoff semifinals, Mornar was eliminated by Crvena zvezda, 2–1.

On 30 May 2018, Mornar achieved their first league ever by defeating Budućnost in the 2017–18 Montenegrin League finals.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Regional competitions

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Montenegrin Cup Other competitions European competitions
2009–10 1 First League 3rd Runner-up Balkan LeagueQF
2010–11 1 First League 2nd Balkan LeagueSF
2011–12 1 First League 3rd Semifinalist Balkan LeagueQF
2012–13 1 First League 5th Balkan LeagueR1
2013–14 1 First League 3rd
2014–15 1 First League 4th Semifinalist Balkan LeagueR2
2015–16 1 First League 2nd Runner-up Balkan LeagueRU
2016–17 1 First League 2nd Runner-up ABA League8th 3 Champions LeagueRS
2017–18 1 First League 1st Runner-up ABA First Division4th 4 FIBA Europe CupQF

Source: Eurobasket.com

Players

Current roster

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

Mornar Bar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Trinidad and Tobago Carrington, Khadeen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1993-07-23)23 July 1993
PF 4 Serbia Mićović, Strahinja 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1992-06-17)17 June 1992
G 7 United States Koenig, Bronson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (1994-11-13)13 November 1994
PG 8 Montenegro Mijović, Marko (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1987-10-05)5 October 1987
SG 10 Montenegro Mugoša, Marko 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1993-06-12)12 June 1993
SF 13 Serbia Drenovac, Đorđe 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1992-08-09)9 August 1992
PF 14 Montenegro Pavić, Vukota 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1993-02-03)3 February 1993
C 17 Montenegro Vujošević, Radoje 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1989-05-05)5 May 1989
SG 21 Montenegro Pavićević, Lazar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1996-05-23)23 May 1996
PG 24 United States Waller, Antabia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988
SG 41 Montenegro Vranješ, Nemanja 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1988-05-11)11 May 1988
PF 42 Croatia Mornar, Marin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1993-03-26)26 March 1993
PG 44 Serbia Rebić, Nikola 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 23 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995
C 55 Serbia Luković, Uroš 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1989-06-08)8 June 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Montenegro Ljubomir Vujačić
  • Montenegro Aleksandar Mitrović
  • Montenegro Dejan Labović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: September 18, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Uroš Luković Radoje Vujošević
PF Strahinja Mićović Vukota Pavić Marin Mornar
SF Đorđe Drenovac Marko Mugoša
SG Nemanja Vranješ Antabia Waller Bronson Koenig
PG Khadeen Carrington Nikola Rebić Marko Mijović Lazar Pavićević

Coaches

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Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Mornar happy to shoulder the extra weight of historic success". Basketballcl.com. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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