OKK Spars

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Spars Sarajevo
Spars Sarajevo logo
LeaguesBosnian League
ABA League
Founded2005; 17 years ago (2005)
HistoryOKK Spars
2005–2019
KK Spars Realway
2019–2020
OKK Spars
2021–present
ArenaNovo Sarajevo Sports Hall
Capacity1,500
LocationSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colorsBlue and white
   
PresidentNihad Selimović
Head coachMiodrag Kadija
Championships1 A1 League (2013)
1 Bosnian Cup (2020)
Websitekkspars.com

Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Sarajevo, 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.

The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.[1][2]

History[]

The club was founded in 2005 as OKK Spars and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier A1 League in the 2011–12 season. After winning the A1 League in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2013–14 season.

Logo of Spars Realway

In December 2019, the club was merged with , and changed its name to KK Spars Realway.[3][4] However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to OKK Spars.[5][6]

Sponsorship naming[]

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

Home arena[]

Spars plays its home games at the Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall (also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall). The hall is located in the Grbavica of Sarajevo, near the Grbavica Stadium, and owned by the Novo Sarajevo Municipality.[7] The hall was built in 2016.[8] It has a seating capacity of 1,500 seats.[9]

Players[]

See also: Category:OKK Spars players

Current roster[]

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

Spars Sarajevo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 3 United States 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995
PF 4 Slovenia Durnik, Urban 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997
G 7 Croatia Mustapić, Jakov 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
SG 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990
PG 9 Montenegro Vrbica, Mašan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1994-06-14)14 June 1994
G 10 United States 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1992-08-17)17 August 1992
C 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
C 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 21 – (2000-06-20)20 June 2000
F 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Buza, Nedim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000
G 19 Serbia Lakić, Arijan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2000-01-20)20 January 2000
G 20 Croatia Butorac, Dino 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1990-10-08)8 October 1990
PG 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002
F/C 35 Serbia Tejić, Marko 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1995-08-04)4 August 1995
SF 46 Croatia Ramljak, Marko 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1993-03-14)14 March 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 10, 2022

Trophies and awards[]

Trophies[]

  • A1 League (2nd-tier)
    • Winners (1): 2012–13
  • National Cup
    • Winners (1): 2020

Head coaches[]

See also: Category:OKK Spars coaches

Youth system[]

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 (in Bosnian)
  3. ^ "Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH". klix.ba. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu". sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  5. ^ "Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodišnje saradnje, Džemić napušta klupu Sparsa". sport1.oslobodjenje.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway!". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Sportska dvorana na Grbavici". novosarajevo.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Sportska dvorana Novo Sarajevo". jponsa.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sportska dvorana Novo Sarajevo". sarajevo.travel. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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