Bashkimi Prizren

Bashkimi Prizren
Bashkimi Prizren
	Bashkimi Prizren logo
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleagur; Kosovo Cup
Founded	1945; 79 years ago
History	KB Bashkimi; (1945–2009); Big Brother Bashkimi; (2009-2011); Sigkos Bashkimi; (2011–2013); KB Bashkimi; (2013-present)
Arena	Sezai Surroi
Capacity	3,500
Location	Prizren, Kosovo
Team colors	Black, Orange ;
President	Rini Shpendi
Head coach	Darko Radulović
Team captain	Qëndrim Biraj
2020–21 position	Superleague, 6th of 8
Championships	1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague; 1 Kosovo Cup
Home	Away

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball league in Kosovo, IP Superliga, since 1991. Bashkimi is also one of Kosovo's greatest and most successful basketball teams, forming a traditional "big four" together with Prishtina, Peja and Trepça.

History

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi was found in 1945 in Prizren. It is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball League. The last trophy won by the team was the League Cup back in 2002/03 season. 2014/15 was the first time Bashkimi participated in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League.

Honours

Kosovo Basketball Superleague:
- Winners (1): 2017/18
- Runners-up (2): 2008/09, 2016/17

Kosovo Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000/01
- Runners-up (6): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22

Balkan League:
- Runners-up (1): 2017/18

Fan club

The team`s fan club are called Arpagijkt.

Current roster

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

Bashkimi roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	6	Balluku, Arion	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	28 – (1996-05-26)26 May 1996
PG	11	Nixon, Prentiss	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	27 – (1997-05-08)8 May 1997
PG	5	Hazeri, Hajriz	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	21 – (2003-06-12)12 June 2003
CG		Graf, Dajuan	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	31 – (1992-12-16)16 December 1992
CG	1	Morina, Altin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	32 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992
SG	2	Jones, Curtis	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	27 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
SG	25	Keyser, C.J.	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	27 – (1997-02-06)6 February 1997
SG	12	Biraj, Qëndrim (C)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	34 – (1989-08-31)31 August 1989
G/F	13	Lekndreaj, Daniel	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)		26 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997
PF	33	Fitzpatrick, Brian	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	34 – (1989-11-06)6 November 1989
PF/C	25	Alihodzic, Fahro	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	34 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989
C	9	Huduti, Enes	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	20 – (2003-10-31)31 October 2003
C	7	Rugova, Fisnik	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	34 – (1989-08-26)26 August 1989

Head coach

Branimir Pavic

Assistant coach(es)

Ardit Osmani

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Fisnik Rugova	Brian Fitzpatrick	Enes Huduti
PF	Fahro Alihodzic
SF	Daniel Lekndreaj	Qendrim Biraj
SG	Dajuan Graf	C.J. Keyser	Arion Balluku
PG	Altin Morina	Prentiss Nixon	Hajriz Hazeri

Coaching history

Jeton Nixha (2008–2010)
Dervish Agaj (2010–2011)
Naser Oskaček (2011–2012)
Edin Kërveshi (2012–2014)
Miodrag Baletić (2014–2015)
Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
Dragan Radović (2016–2017)
Predrag Milović (2017)
Fotis Takianos (2017)
Stratos Koukolekidis (2018)
Dragan Radović (2018)
Krunoslav Krajnović (2018-2019)
Jeronimo Šarin (2019)
Illmen Bajra (2019-2021)
Franko Sterle (2021)
Branimir Pavic (2021-2022)
Darko Radulovic (2022-present)

Notable players