KK Crvena zvezda (youth)

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.

Crvena zvezda Youth
NicknameCrveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Zvezda (The Star)
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Team colorsRed, white
         
Main sponsorMobile Telephony of Serbia
PresidentNebojša Čović
Head coachSlobodan Klipa (U19)
Miloš Obrenović (U16)
Championships1 EuroLeague NGT
Websitewww.kkcrvenazvezda.rs

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, Ivan Sarjanović, 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, Milutin Aleksić, Milko Bjelica, Luka Bogdanović, Tadija Dragićević, Nemanja Nedović and Marko Gudurić.

Aleksandar Đorđević (one of 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors), Dejan Koturović, Marko Jarić and Vladimir Micov were also members of the Crvena zvezda's youth selections but they haven't played a single game for the first team.

History

In 2014, 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 was coached by Stevan Mijović and 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
    • Winners (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18,[8] 2018–19[9]
    • Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2015–16
  • Junior Basketball League of Yugoslavia
    • Winners: 1968

Individual

Players

Current U19 roster
Crvena zvezda mts roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 13 Anđušić, Filip 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-01-22)22 January 2002
PF 15 Blagojević, Nikola 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 18 – (2002-02-08)8 February 2002
PF 10 Bošnjak, Darko 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-06-05)5 June 2002
C Branković, Filip 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 127 kg (280 lb) 17 – (2003-02-08)8 February 2003
PF 11 Dimitrijević, Nikola 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 18 – (2002-01-03)3 January 2002
G/F 6 Dobrašinović, Vuk 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 18 – (2002-06-09)9 June 2002
SG 4 Gušić, Marko 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2002-08-06)6 August 2002
F 22 Ilić, Luka 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2002-05-11)11 May 2002
F/C 12 Joksimović, Lazar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 18 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
G/F 5 Manojlović, Nikola 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 18 – (2002-02-14)14 February 2002
16 Mateski, Luka 17 – (2002-12-29)29 December 2002
SG Mihajlović, Marko 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (2003-01-26)26 January 2003
PG 7 Ostojić, Milutin 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2002-03-08)8 March 2002
F/C Pavićević, Marko 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 19 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001
G/F 26 Radosavljević, Dušan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 18 – (2001-11-03)3 November 2001
F Šaranović, Nikola 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – (2003-08-20)20 August 2003
PG 14 Uskoković, Kosta 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 18 – (2001-11-14)14 November 2001
PG Vasić, Lazar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (2001-01-03)3 January 2001
PG Vukas, Ognjen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2003-06-26)26 June 2003
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: November 3, 2019

Current U16 roster
Crvena zvezda mts roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
5 Andrić, Luka 15 – (2004-07-27)27 July 2004
C 15 Branković, Filip 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2003-02-08)8 February 2003
11 Čubranović, Stefan 16 – (2004-04-11)11 April 2004
Dabić, Vasilije 15 – (2005-01-13)13 January 2005
PF 11 Gačić, Lazar 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 15 – (2005-01-31)31 January 2005
G/F Gagić, Lazar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 14 – (2005-08-01)1 August 2005
Lutovac, Bogdan 15 – (2005-01-08)8 January 2005
7 Malavrazić, Uroš 16 – (2004-02-06)6 February 2004
12 Matović, Ognjen 15 – (2004-08-08)8 August 2004
Mihaylov, Stefan
SG 8 Mihajlović, Marko 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2003-01-26)26 January 2003
PF Mišić, Pavle 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 14 – (2005-10-05)5 October 2005
9 Pavlović, Vladimir 15 – (2004-07-27)27 July 2004
G/F 6 Radaković, Filip 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 16 – (2004-05-07)7 May 2004
14 Radojević, Andrija 16 – (2004-06-22)22 June 2004
F 10 Šaranović, Nikola 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – (2003-08-20)20 August 2003
PF 13 Topalović, Aleksandar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2003-06-04)4 June 2003
G/F Topić, Nikola 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 14 – (2005-08-10)10 August 2005
SG Vudragović, Luka 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004
PG 4 Vukas, Ognjen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2003-06-26)26 June 2003
PF Vuković, Andrija 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 15 – (2005-01-18)18 January 2005
Head coach
  • Miloš Obrenović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: June 22, 2020

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. "Juniori Zvezde odbranili titulu u dramatičnom duelu sa Partizanom". b92.net. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. "Najbolji među najboljima - Vojislav Stojanović je MVP Evrolige!". sportske.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. "Košarkaš Zvezde MVP Evrolige!". kosarka.hotsport.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  12. "Boriša Simanić MVP juniorske Evrolige". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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