The 2020–21 KK Crvena zvezda season has been the 76th season in the existence of the club. For the season it's referred to as KK Crvena zvezda mts for sponsorship reasons. The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the

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Summary

Pre-season

In May 2020, the 2019–20 season was canceled due to the

in the

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and the EuroLeague. The Serbian SuperLeague had no start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 29 June 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled the 2020 ABA Super Cup due to the

. On 25 August 2020, guard Marko Gušić officially signed a four-year professional contract. On 8 September 2020, guards Dejan Davidovac and

Ognjen Dobrić Ognjen Dobrić ( sr-cyr, Огњен Добрић; born 27 October 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Career KK Crvena zvezda (2013–2023) Ognjen gre ...

signed a two-year contract extensions. On 29 September, center

Ognjen Kuzmić Ognjen Kuzmić ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Кузмић, ; born May 16, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda of the ABA League, Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the senior Serbia n ...

signed a two-year contract extension.

January

On 27 January 2021, center Johnny O'Bryant received a 10-day suspension from the club due to a conflict with head coach

Dejan Radonjić Dejan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Радоњић; born February 2, 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Sta ...

during a game against

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February

On 6 February, it was reported that 10 players were infected with

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. Reportedly, guards

Corey Walden Torrian Corey Walden ( sr-cyrl, Торијан Кори Волден; born August 5, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Serbian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He p ...

Quino Colom Joaquim "Quino" Colom Barrufet (born November 1, 1988) is a Spanish-Andorran professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Spain Liga ACB. Professional career Colom played in the youth age categories with BC Andorra. He then played ...

Langston Hall Langston Avery Hall (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. He played at the collegiate level with the Mercer Bears, and wa ...

, and center

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as well as coaching staff members Nikola Birač, Saša Kosović, and Aleksandar Lukman were infected with the

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. On 9 February, head coach Radonjić announced the Zvezda squad for the Radivoj Korać Cup, adding Crvena zvezda U19 players Nikola Šaranović i

Milutin Vujičić Milutin Vujičić ( sr-cyr, Милутин Вујичић; born Milutin Ostojić, 8 March 2002) is a Serbian professional basketball player for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League on a loan from Crvena zvezda mts. Early l ...

to the roster. On 10 February, it was reported that one more player was infected with COVID-19. Later that day, it was announced that the infected player is center

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. Instead of Reath, the club added center O'Bryant to the squad for Radivoj Korać Cup. The Zvezda won its 7th Cup title ( 10th overall) following a 73–60 win over Mega Soccerbet in the final. On 23 February, guard Milutin Vujičić officially signed a four-year professional contract. On 24 February, Crvena zvezda signed professional contracts with two more teenagers from their youth system, center Filip Branković and guard Marko Mihailović.

March

Following a lost to

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, the club recorded its 8-in-a-row EuroLeague defeat setting the club's new records for defeats.

Players

Current roster

Players with multiple nationalities

Marko Jagodić-Kuridža Marko Jagodić-Kuridža ( sr-cyr, Марко Јагодић Куриџа; born May 15, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League and the Prva A Liga. He also represents the senior Serbian national bas ...

Depth chart

On loan

The following players were on loan during the 2020–21 season. Guard

Filip Čović Filip Čović ( sr-cyr, Филип Човић; born 5 June 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who is a director for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League. Professional career A product of t ...

retired from professional basketball in May 2021.

Transactions

Players In

Players Out

Club

Technical staff

On 8 June 2020, head coach

Dragan Šakota Dragan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шакота, Greek: Ντράγκαν Σάκοτα; born June 16, 1952) is a Serbian professional basketball coach, currently with LBa basketball club, Pallacanestro Reggiana. Playing career Šakota ...

parted ways with the Zvezda due to health issues ending his second spell as a head coach. Two days later, the club named

Saša Obradović Saša Obradović (Anglicized: Sasha Obradovic; sr-Cyrl, Саша Обрадовић, ; born 29 January 1969) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A Stand ...

as the new head coach. On the same day, the head coach Obradović introduced his coaching staff; assistant coaches

Milenko Bogićević Milenko "Mikica" Bogićević ( sr-cyr, Миленко "Микица" Богићевић; born 7 December 1976) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Coachi ...

and Bogdan Karaičić, as well as conditioning coach Duško Marković. Prior to that, assistant coaches from the previous season Andrija Gavrilović and

Milenko Topić Milenko Topić (; born 6 March 1969) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career A power forward, Topić spent most of his professional career playing in the YUBA League, representing Profikolor, BFC Beočin, ...

, as well as conditioning coach Aleksandar Lukman left the staff. The

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Žarko Čabarkapa left the club after the 2019–20 season. On 24 December 2020, head coach Obradović and the Zvezda parted ways by mutual consent. Following the departure of coach Obradović, assistant coaches Bogićević and Karaičić and conditioning coach Marković left also. On 25 December, the Zvezda hired

as the new head coach. Following Radonjić's arrival conditioning coach Lukman and assistant coach Nikola Birač were added to the coaching staff. Both coaches returned to the Zvezda. On 30 December, the Zvezda added two more assistant coaches to the staff, Goran Bošković and Miodrag Dinić. The following is the technical staff of Crvena zvezda for the 2020–21 season.

Uniform

Crvena zvezda signed a three-year partnership contract with

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on 31 July 2020. Crvena zvezda debuted their new Adidas uniforms for the 2019–20 season after unveiling on 6 September 2020, on the EuroLeague Media Day. The third uniform was unveiled on 8 April 2021. The following is a list of corporate sponsorship patches on a uniform of Crvena zvezda and uniform designs for the 2020–21 season. *Supplier:

*Main sponsor: mts *Back sponsor:

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(top), Soccerbet (bottom) *Shorts sponsor: ''None''

Pre-season and friendlies

Crvena zvezda played at the 2020 Gloria Cup Basketball Tournament II in

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, Turkey which took place from 8–13 September. Afterward, the 2020

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was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been played in

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, Russia from 16 to 19 September.

Competitions

Overall

Overview

Adriatic League

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

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) as listed by the ABA League. Some games was played behind closed doors (BCD) due to the

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.''

Playoffs

EuroLeague

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

:''Note: All times are

(

) as listed by EuroLeague. Some games was played behind closed doors (BCD) due to the

.''

Serbian League

The 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia is the 15th season of the Serbian highest professional basketball league. The Zvezda is the defending champions.

Playoffs

:''Note: All times are local

(

) as listed by the Basketball League of Serbia. Some games will be played behind closed doors (BCD) due to the

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.''

Radivoj Korać Cup

The 2021 Radivoj Korać Cup is the 19th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. The tournament was held in Novi Sad between 11 and 14 February 2021. The club won its 7th Serbian Cup title following a 73–60 win over Mega Soccerbet. ''All times are local

.''

Adriatic Supercup

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. It would have been played between 20 and 23 September 2020 in

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, Montenegro.

Individual awards

ABA League

; MVP of the Round Source
ABA League
; Finals MVP ; Ideal Starting Five ;Best Defender

EuroLeague

; MVP of the Round

Serbian League

; Finals MVP Award

Serbian Cup

;

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Statistics

Adriatic League

EuroLeague

Serbian SuperLeague

Radivoj Korać Cup

Head coaches records

Updated:

Notes

References

External links

KK Crvena zvezda official website

Crvena zvezda
at the

Crvena zvezda
at the EuroLeague {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 KK Crvena zvezda season KK Crvena Zvezda seasons

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

Summary

Pre-season

January

February

March

Players

Current roster

Players with multiple nationalities

Depth chart

On loan

Transactions

Players In

Players Out

Club

Technical staff

Uniform

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Overview

Adriatic League

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Playoffs

EuroLeague

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Serbian League

Playoffs

Radivoj Korać Cup

Adriatic Supercup

Individual awards

ABA League

EuroLeague

Serbian League

Serbian Cup

Statistics

Adriatic League

EuroLeague

Serbian SuperLeague

Radivoj Korać Cup

Head coaches records

Notes

See also

References

External links