OKK Beograd

Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based sport club OSD Beograd.

OKK Beograd
NicknameKlonferi
LeaguesBasketball League of Serbia
Founded1945 (1945)
HistoryKK Metalac
(1945–1950)
KK BSK
(1950–1958)
OKK Beograd
(1958–present)
ArenaMega Factory
Capacity2,000
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Team colorsBlue and White
         
PresidentAleksa Milošević
Head coachBranislav Ratkovica
Championships4 Yugoslav Leagues
3 Yugoslav Cups
Websiteokkbeograd.org.rs
Active sport clubs of OSD Beograd
FootballBasketballHandball
AthleticsChessCycling
JudoTennis

The club was founded in 1945 as KK Metalac. In 1950, the club changed its name to KK BSK, and then in 1958 to OKK Beograd, which it keeps to this day.[1] The OKK Beograd squads have won 4 National League championships. They have played three different National League since 1945, including the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992), the First League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and the Serbian League (2006 onward). They have also won 3 National Cup titles.

The club has its own Hall of Fame. The members are Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Bogomir Rajković, Trajko Rajković, Miodrag Nikolić, Milorad Erkić and Borislav Stanković.[2] Several members of the club have been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, including player Radivoj Korać, coach Aleksandar Nikolić and contributors Radomir Šaper and Borislav Stanković. Stanković is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

History

OKK Beograd made most of its achievements during a so-called 'golden era' - a period between 1957 and 1965. The key players of this generation were Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Bogomir Rajković, Trajko Rajković, Miodrag Nikolić and Milorad Erkić who would later be the coach of the women's squad, and longtime coordinator of the OKK youth program. They developed under the guidance of coaches Borislav Stanković and Aleksandar Nikolić and team director Radomir Šaper, and went on to win six national trophies and achieve high results in European competitions. In less than a decade, OKK Beograd won four Yugoslav League championships; in 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1964, accompanied by two Yugoslav Cups in 1960 and 1962. The club also reached the semifinals of a European Champions Cup on three occasions, but failed to reach the finals, losing to Academic Sofia in 1959, Spartak Brno in 1964 and Real Madrid in 1965. After 1965, the core of the team went abroad and the results dropped. However, the club did reach the finals of the first-ever Korać Cup in 1972 but lost to another Yugoslav club, Cibona (known at the time as Lokomotiva). Although OKK Beograd remained among the top Serbian and Yugoslav teams, the next trophy was not won until 1993, with the victory in the Yugoslav Cup.

On June 14, 2018, the club signed a contract on sports and technical cooperation with Adriatic League team Mega Basket.[3][4]

Sponsorship naming

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

  • InvestEksport (1993–1994)

Home arenas

OKK Beograd has its own Radivoj Korać Hall (opened in 2016) in Palilula, but plays league matches in Mega Factory.

Players

Current roster

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

OKK Beograd roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 3 Vujić, Mladen 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (1998-08-14)14 August 1998
PG 6 Miljenović, Nenad 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993
F 7 Kljajević, Marko 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2001-05-04)4 May 2001
PG 8 Musić, Vladan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2001-02-06)6 February 2001
F 10 Marković, Aleksa 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 19 – (2001-02-23)23 February 2001
PF 11 Langović, Aleksandar (TW) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001
PG 12 Jovičić, Mihailo (L) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (1999-01-24)24 January 1999
F 15 Brekić, Marko (TW) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 18 – (2001-11-08)8 November 2001
SF 22 Rebić, Petar 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1998-04-10)10 April 1998
F 23 Popović, Nemanja 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 18 – (2001-12-29)29 December 2001
PF 34 Matković, Karlo (L) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (2001-03-30)30 March 2001
SF 41 Vićentić, Miloš 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2001-03-13)13 March 2001
SF 55 Grujanić, Strahinja 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2001-11-09)9 November 2001
PG 88 Musić, Novak (L) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 22 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Miloš Dimitrijević
  • Darko Ivanović
Legend
Updated: June 7, 2020

Head coaches

Trophies and awards
See also: List of basketball clubs in Serbia by major honours won

Domestic competitions
Winners (4): 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964
Runners-up (1): 1962
Winners (3): 1960, 1962, 1992–93
Runners-up (1): 1959

European competitions
Semifinalists (3): 1958–59, 1963-64, 1964-65
Runners-up (1): 1972

Notable players

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

References
  1. "History of OKK Beograd". okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "Hall of Fame of OKK Beograd". okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "Mega i OKK Beograd potpisali ugovor o saradnji". b92.net. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "POTPISANA SARADNJA Megini talenti u OKK Beogradu". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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