OKK Spars Sarajevo

OKK Spars Sarajevo, currently known as Spars Realway due to fusion with KK Realway[1], is a men's professional basketball club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.

Spars Realway
LeaguesBosnian League
Founded2005 (2005)
ArenaGrbavica
LocationSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colorsBlue, White, Orange
              
PresidentNihad Selimović
Head coachNedim Džemić
OwnershipNihad Selimović and few others
Championships
Websitekkspars.com

The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.[2][3]

History

The club was founded in 2005 and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining the Division II A1 Liga in 2011–12. After winning the Bosnian A1 League in 2012–13, they were promoted to the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2013–14 season.

Sponsorship naming

Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship.

Players

Current roster

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

Spars Realway roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Strong, Darrion 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1994-10-16)16 October 1994
PG 1 Zahiragić, Adi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995
PG 2 Klavžar, Nejc 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (1999-03-21)21 March 1999
SG 4 Huseinspahić, Harun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2001-03-26)26 March 2001
SF 6 Malešević, Zerin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2002-06-10)10 June 2002
SF 7 Vrabac, Adin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994
PG 9 Grubelić, Sandi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1996-10-13)13 October 1996
SF 10 Ilić, Vojin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000
C 11 Polutak, Imran 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
F 12 Memić, Enis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1997-02-23)23 February 1997
C 13 Kamenjaš, Kenan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000
C 15 Vidović, Valentin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-05-31)31 May 2002
SF 19 Buza, Nedim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995
PF 22 Đekić, Branislav 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1991-08-12)12 August 1991
SF 23 Muratović, Nedžad 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1995-12-27)27 December 1995
SF 24 Mičić, Nikola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2002-02-09)9 February 2002
Head coach
  • Nedim Džemić
Assistant coach(es)
  • Srđan Stanić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 30, 2019

Honours

Total titles: 2

Domestic competitions
Winners (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2019–20

Coaches

Youth team

The club's youth team competes in the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. In the 2014–15 edition, Spars were invited to play in Madrid for the tournament's final stage.

References
  1. "KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu". sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?
  3. Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem (in Bosnian)
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