KK Olimpija

Petrol Olimpija
Nickname	Zmaji (The Dragons) Zeleno-beli (The Green and Whites)
Leagues	Slovenian League ABA League First Division
Founded	1946 (1946)
Arena	Arena Stožice
Capacity	12,480
Location	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Team colors	Green, white
Main sponsor	Petrol Group
President	Tomaž Berločnik
Head coach	Zoran Martič
Championships	17 Slovenian Leagues 20 Slovenian Cups 8 Slovenian Supercups 6 Yugoslav Leagues 1 FIBA Saporta Cup 1 Adriatic League 2 Central European Leagues
Website	Official website
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Košarkarski klub Olimpija Ljubljana (English: Olimpija Ljubljana Basketball Club), also known as Petrol Olimpija due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The team competes in the Premier A Slovenian League and the Adriatic League.

History

Olimpija basketball club was founded in 1946 as a section of the Svoboda Physical Culture Society. The first basketball game was played the same year against Udarnik and Olimpija came out on top with the score of 37–14. Late in 1946, the club was renamed Enotnost and was known by that name until 1954 when it assumed the name AŠK Olimpia.

The club has been called by its current name since 1997. Union Olimpija won its first Yugoslav League title in 1957 under the direction of the coach/player Boris Kristančić. In one of the world's best emerging leagues, Olimpija went on to dominate the next 15 years, winning the Yugoslav title five more times, in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, and 1970. A new era for the club began with Slovenia's independence, when Olimpija won eight consecutive league titles between 1992 and 1999.

On the international stage, 1993–94 was the club's best season as they won the European Cup against the Spanish ACB League club Taugrés under the direction of coach Zmago Sagadin. In 2001–02, the Slovenian team won the small triple crown, taking the Slovenian League championship, Slovenian Cup, and the Adriatic League.

Names through history

1983–1997 crest

The club was established in 1946 as the basketball department of the larger sports club Svoboda. Later, the name of the club was changed several times. Since 1976, the name of the club includes the sponsorship name.

Arenas

The team's first venue was Tabor Gymnasium, before they moved to the 5,600 capacity Tivoli Hall in 1965. In 2010, the club moved into their new arena, Arena Stožice, with a capacity of 12,480.

Players

Current roster

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

Petrol Olimpija roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 5000000000000000000♠0 Barbarič, Jan 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1995-09-30)30 September 1995 G 7000100000000000000♠1 Reynolds, Scottie 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 C 7000300000000000000♠3 Jones, Marvin 7000213000000000000♠2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 24 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 F 7000400000000000000♠4 Tratnik, Igor 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1989-06-14)14 June 1989 G 7000500000000000000♠5 Felton, Jalek 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (1998-04-30)30 April 1998 PG 7000600000000000000♠6 Špan, Jan 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 F 7000700000000000000♠7 Bubnić, Dražen 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1986-01-13)13 January 1986 F 7000800000000000000♠8 Lazić, Aleksandar 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 F 7000900000000000000♠9 Šamanić, Luka 7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 18 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 C 7001110000000000000♠11 Simonović, Marko 7000210000000000000♠2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 SG 7001130000000000000♠13 Lapornik, Miha 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 G 7001180000000000000♠18 Badžim, Roko 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 SG 7001190000000000000♠19 Vujačić, Petar 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2000-01-19)19 January 2000 SG 7001210000000000000♠21 Mesiček, Blaž 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 C 7001250000000000000♠25 Begić, Mirza 7000216000000000000♠2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 33 – (1985-07-09)9 July 1985 G 7001300000000000000♠30 Sanon, Issuf 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (1999-10-30)30 October 1999 PG 7001310000000000000♠31 Rebec, Jan 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1993-09-28)28 September 1993 C 7001330000000000000♠33 Radulović, Bojan 7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 G/F 7001550000000000000♠55 Kastrati, Erjon 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994	Head coach Zoran Martič Assistant coach(es) Marko Anđelković Stipe Modrić Gregor Hafnar Strength & conditioning coach(es) Saša Ogrizović Physiotherapist(s) Rok Žagar Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Transactions Updated: 10 October 2018

Retired numbers

Olimpija Ljubljana retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date retired	Ref
12		Marko Milič	PF	1994–1997, 1999–2000, 2006–2009	2015	[1]
13		Ivo Daneu	PG	1956–1970	2007	[2][3]

Notable players

The following players are regarded as the most important for Olimpija by the club's official website.

• Ivo Daneu  – has won the Yugoslav national championship six times with Olimpija and earned over 200 appearances for the Yugoslavia national basketball team. In 2007, he became the first Slovenian player included in the FIBA Hall of Fame.^[4]
• Borut Bassin  – became the most valuable player of the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four after scoring 30 points against Real Madrid. Bassin has also won the silver medal with Yugoslavia at the 1967 FIBA World Championship.^[5]
• Marko Milič  – former Olimpija and Slovenia national team captain, he became the first Slovenian player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[6]
• Vinko Jelovac  – earned 240 appearances for the Yugoslavia national team, with which he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[7]
• Peter Vilfan  – spent most of his career playing for Olimpija; he became the first captain of the Slovenia national team after the country gained independence in 1991.^[8]
• Jure Zdovc  – Regarded as one of the best point guards in Europe during the time of his career, Zdovc played for Olimpija in three spells between the 1980s and the early 2000s. Zdovc has won the EuroBasket with Yugoslavia in 1989 and 1991, and became the world champion with the team in 1990.^[9]

A total of 16 former Olimpija players have played in the NBA:

Honours

Top performances in European and worldwide competitions

The road to the FIBA European Cup victory

1993–94 FIBA European Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
3rd	Bye
Top 12	Rabotnički	89–77	80–66
	Tofaş	87–78	103–90
	Taugrés	86–73	63–67
	Fidefinanz Bellinzona	77–62	53–50
	Croatia Osiguranje	68–76	84–79
SF	Sato Aris	84–78	79–83
		74–61
F	Taugrés	91–81

Season-by-season records

Key

Head coaches

• Lazar Lečić
• Boris Kristančič
• Zmago Sagadin (1985–1995, 1996–2002, 2005–2006)
• Tomo Mahorič (2002–2003, 2006)
• Sašo Filipovski (2003–2005, 2011–2013)
• Memi Bečirović (2007–2008, 2015)
• Aleksandar Džikić (2008)
• Jure Zdovc (2008–2011)
• Aleš Pipan (2013–2015)
• Gašper Potočnik (2015–2016)
• Gašper Okorn (2016–2018)
• Zoran Martič (2018–present)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to KK Olimpija.

• Official website (in Slovene) (in English)
• Euroleague.net Official team profile