KK Metalac Valjevo

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. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association.[1]

Metalac Valjevo
LeaguesKLS
Founded24 March 1948 (1948-03-24)
HistoryKK Budućnost
(1948–1954)
KK Metalac
(1954–present)
ArenaValjevo Sports Hall
Capacity2,500
LocationValjevo, Serbia
Team colorsRed and White
         
Head coachVladimir Đokić
Championships2 National League Cup
Websitekkmetalac.org.rs

History

Metalac was established on 24 March 1948 as KK Budućnost Valjevo.[2] 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 a 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.[3]

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Metalac Family One (1992–1993)
  • Big Enex Metalac (1993–1995)
  • Metalac Farmakom (2013–2016)

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.Age
G 3 Pavlović, Luka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (1999-04-10)10 April 1999
SF 7 Stepanović, Aleksa 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (1998-06-02)2 June 1998
PG 9 Pavlović, Krsman 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 19 – (2001-06-06)6 June 2001
G 10 Vojinović, Jovan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1998-11-10)10 November 1998
PG 11 Vasić, Aleksandar (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1987-06-17)17 June 1987
PF 12 Stefanović, Nikola 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (1999-12-12)12 December 1999
PF 13 Đuković, Igor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1987-11-28)28 November 1987
SF 14 Radomirović, Vladimir 19 – (2000-11-11)11 November 2000
F 15 Vasiljević, Toma (L) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2000-10-07)7 October 2000
PF 17 Milićević, Luka 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2001-08-04)4 August 2001
G 18 Tomašević, Nikola 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1990-04-27)27 April 1990
SG 19 Jovanović, David 17 – (2002-12-04)4 December 2002
PG 20 Tabaković, Mladen 17 – (2002-09-06)6 September 2002
PG 21 Resanović, Aleksandar 16 – (2003-07-28)28 July 2003
PG 24 Kušaković, Luka 18 – (2002-01-16)16 January 2002
G 33 Anđušić, Luka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1994-09-03)3 September 1994
PG 44 Slijepčević, Danilo 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2000-04-28)28 April 2000
SF 45 Ranković, Mitar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2001-06-08)8 June 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vladimir Mišković
  • Milinko Petrović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 13, 2019

Coaches

Notable players

References
  1. "Company registration info: ABA LIGA j.t.d." aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Istorija KK Metalac". kkmetalac.org.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Metalac u ABA ligi!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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