OKK Spars Sarajevo

OKK Spars Sarajevo
Leagues Bosnian League
Bosnian Cup
Founded 2005
Arena Skenderija
Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colors Blue, White, Orange
              
President Nihad Selimović
Head coach Mensur Bajramović
Ownership Nihad Selimović
Championships 1 A1 Liga (2013)
Website kkspars.com

OKK Spars Sarajevo is a Bosnian professional basketball team from Sarajevo. They currently compete in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is owned and run by Dr. Nihad Selimović.[1][2]

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.

Current roster

OKK Spars Sarajevo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG Bosnia and Herzegovina Zahiragić, Adi 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995
PG United States Brown, Troran 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1989-05-20)20 May 1989
PG Bosnia and Herzegovina Čampara, Sani 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
SG Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilić, Armin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (1994-01-11)11 January 1994
SG Bosnia and Herzegovina Peršić, Dalibor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1985-05-28)28 May 1985
PF Bosnia and Herzegovina Gajić, Nikola 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1991-07-15)15 July 1991
PG Bosnia and Herzegovina Hodžić, Dino 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1990-08-10)10 August 1990
PF Serbia Mičić, Đorđe 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1993-07-27)27 July 1993
C Bosnia and Herzegovina Manjagafić, Fahrudin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (1997-01-21)21 January 1997
PF Bosnia and Herzegovina Glogovac, Stefan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (1994-06-13)13 June 1994
C Bosnia and Herzegovina Bašić, Refik 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 21 – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995
C Bosnia and Herzegovina Pirić, Alija 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (1997-05-12)12 May 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Srđan Stanić
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Azur Sakić
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedžad Vrabac
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 6 December 2014

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. ↑ Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?
  2. ↑ Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem (Bosnian)
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