The Helios Suns are a men's professional
basketball
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club
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based in
Domžale
Domžale (; german: Domschale)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of Municipality of Domžale. The town lies ...
, Slovenia. The club competes in the
Slovenian First League
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and the
ABA League Second Division
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. They have won the national league in the 2006–07 and 2015–16 seasons. Since 1981, their main sponsor is local chemical company Helios.
Their home arena is
Komunalni center Hall
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.
History
In August 2014, the team changed its name from KK Helios Domžale to Helios Suns.
Honours
League
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Slovenian First League
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::Winners: 2006–07,
2015–16
::Runners-up: 2007–08,
2008–09,
2021–22
Cup
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Slovenian Cup
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::Winners: 2007
::Runners-up: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2022
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Slovenian Supercup
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::Runners-up: 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022
Regional
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Alpe Adria Cup
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::Winners:
2015–16
::Runners-up:
2016–17
Players
Current roster
Head coaches
The following is a list of head coaches since 2005:
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Memi Bečirović, July 2005–June 2007
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Zoran Martič, June 2007–June 2008
* Rade Mijanović, June 2008–December 2008
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Radovan Trifunović, December 2008–February 2010
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Ivan Sunara, February 2010–May 2010
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Radovan Trifunović, June 2010–June 2011
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Zmago Sagadin
Zmago Sagadin (; born 1 November 1952 in Celje) is widely considered as the most successful Slovenian and top European basketball coach with 25 championship titles both on a national and international level, recognized 9 times as Slovenian Top Co ...
, June 2011–May 2014
* Gregor Hafnar, June 2014–January 2015
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Gašper Okorn, January 2015–December 2015
* Jakša Vulić, December 2015–January 2017
* Dejan Čikić, January 2017–May 2017
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Jovan Beader, May 2017–November 2018
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Dejan Jakara
Dejan Jakara (born 11 February 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former player who is the head coach of the Helios Suns of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, Slovenian League and the ABA League Seco ...
, November 2018–present
European matches
All results (home and away) list Helios Suns's score tally first.
References
External links
Official website
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Basketball teams established in 1949
Basketball teams in Slovenia
1949 establishments in Slovenia
Basketball teams in Yugoslavia