KK Žitko Basket

Basketball club in Belgrade, Serbia
   

Košarkaški klub Žitko Basket (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Житко Баскет), commonly referred to as KK Žitko Basket, is a men's basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Second Basketball League of Serbia.

History

The club got media attention in the mid-2010s due to the basketball development of Bogdan Bogdanović who played for their youth system before signed for Partizan in September 2010.[1][2][3][4] Also, the club got attention in 2020 due to a similarity of their logo with one from the Golden State Warriors. The club logo has the Ada Bridge silhouette.[5]

In April 2021, the club won the First Regional League Central Division for the 2020–21 season and got promoted to the Second League of Serbia for the 2021–22 season.[6]

Players

Head coaches

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  • Serbia and MontenegroSerbia Dragan Jakovljević (2000–2013, 2014–2019)
  • Serbia Milan Stevanović (2021)
  • Serbia Marko Boras (2021–2022)
  • Serbia Nenad Karanović (2022–present)

Season-by-season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L National Cup Regional competitions European competitions
2009–10 3 First Regional League 13 3–23 - - -
2010–11 3 First Regional League 10 10–16 - - -
2011–12 3 First Regional League 7 12–14 - - -
2012–13 3 First Regional League 11 8–18 - - -
2013–14 3 First Regional League 14 2–24 - - -
2014–15 3 First Regional League 9 10–16 - - -
2015–16 3 First Regional League 3 17–9 - - -
2016–17 3 First Regional League 9 11–15 - - -
2017-18 3 First Regional League 8 7–15 - - -
2018–19 3 First Regional League 8 7–13 - - -
2019–20 3 First Regional League 9 4–14 - - -
2020–21 3 First Regional League 1 24–2 - - -
2021–22 2 BLS Second League 11 10–12 - - -

Trophies and awards

Trophies

  • First Regional League, Center Division (3rd-tier)
    • Winners (1): 2020–21

Notable players

Youth system

References

  1. ^ "Bogdan Bogdanović u Partizanu". b92.net. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The Mamba Mentality of Bogdan Bogdanovic". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Bogdanović nuđen Zvezdi, odbili ga kao netalentovanog!". vesti-online.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "The other Bogdanovic, one of the pearls of the summer market". eurohopes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Srpski Golden Stejt: Naš košarkaški klub postao hit društvenih mreža zbog novog grba". telegraf.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ "KK Žitko Basket u 2MLS". ksb.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

External links

  • Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)
  • Profile at eurobasket.com
  • Profile at Belgrade Basketball Association
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