Košarkaški klub Beko ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Беко), commonly referred to as KK Beko, is a men's professional
basketball club based in
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
,
Serbia. They are currently competing in the
Second Basketball League of Serbia
Second Men's League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Друга мушка лига Србије, Druga muška liga Srbije), previously Basketball League of Serbia B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it ...
(2nd-tier).
The club was founded in 1986 as KK Kotež and was named after
Kotež, an
urban neighborhood of
Palilula, Belgrade
Palilula (Serbian Cyrillic: Палилула, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. It has the largest area of all municipalities of Belgrade. The core of Palilula is close to the center of the city, but the municipality also includes spars ...
.
History
Club was founded in 1986.
Sponsorship naming
The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
Players
*
Miloš Ćojbašić
Coaches
* Velisav Vesković
(2008)
* Vasilije Budimić (2017–2021)
* Nenad Petronić (2021–present)
Trophies and awards
Trophies
*
First Regional League of Serbia, Central Division ( 3rd-tier)
** Winners (3): 2006–07, 2014–15, 2021–22
Notable players
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Alen Smailagić
Alen Smailagić ( sr-cyr, Ален Смаилагић; born 18 August 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
Smailagić was the youngest player in his ...
;Youth system
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Dejan Koturović
Dejan Koturović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Котуровић; born 31 March 1972) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.
Playing career Europe
During his professional career, Koturović played for KK ...
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Mladen Pantić
Mladen Pantić ( sr-Cyrl, Младен Пантић; born July 31, 1982) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Čačak 94, Čačak 94 of the Second Basketball League of Serbia.
Professional career
He grew up with KK FMP (1991–2011) ...
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Nenad Šulović
Nenad Šulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Шуловић; born October 3, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Dynamic Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia. Standing at , he can play both power forward and center posit ...
References
External links
Official website
KK Kotež website
Profileat eurobasket.com
Kotež Profileat eurobasket.com
Beko
Basketball teams established in 1986
Palilula, Belgrade
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