KK Crvena zvezda () is a men's professional

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based in

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, Serbia. Crvena zvezda is a part of the

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and competes domestically in the

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and the

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. The Zvezda is regarded as one of the most successful clubs in Serbia history; their squads have won 21 National League championships, including in 10-in-a-row and current 6-in-a-row sequences. They have played in three different National Leagues since 1945, including the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992), the

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(1992–2006) and the Serbian League (2006 onward). They have also won ten National Cup titles, five Adriatic League Championships, one Adriatic Supercup, and one

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(

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). The team play domestic home matches in the

Aleksandar Nikolić Hall The Aleksandar Nikolić Hall ( sr, Хала Александар Николић, Hala Aleksandar Nikolić), formerly known as Pionir Hall ( sr, link=no, Хала Пионир, Hala Pionir), is an indoor sports arena located in Palilula, Belgrade ...

, and the EuroLeague or EuroCup home matches in

Štark Arena The Štark Arena ( sr-cyrl, Штарк арена), also known as Belgrade Arena ( sr-cyrl, Београдска арена), is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is designed as a universal hall for sports, cultural ev ...

. Crvena zvezda is the only club in the world to have produced two members now in the

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(

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and

Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Sp ...

) and four in the

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(Stanković,

Nebojša Popović Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketba ...

Radomir Šaper Radomir “Raša” Šaper ( sr-cyr, Радомир Шапер; 9 December 1925 – 6 December 1998), was a Serbian professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade, a member of the Yugoslav nation ...

, and Nikolić). The four of them have the highest

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from

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. The Zvezda has selected eight former players as the '' Zvezdine zvezde'' (, meaning ''The Stars of Red Star''), including

Aleksandar Gec Aleksandar Gec ( sr-cyr, Александар Гец; 3 March 1928 – 12 April 2008) was a Serbian professional basketball player, coach and administrator. He was the first basketball star of Crvena zvezda. He represented the Yugoslavia nation ...

, Popović, Nikolić, Stanković,

Vladimir Cvetković Vladimir Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Владимир Цветковић; born 24 May 1941) is a Serbian former basketball player and sports administrator who is the honorary president of Crvena zvezda. He played with KK Crvena zvezda for 13 seasons. Wi ...

Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...

Zoran Radović Zoran Radović (born February 17, 1961 in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian basketball player and current FIBA administrator. Early career and college Known for tenacious defensive skills, Radović started playing baske ...

, and

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 ...

. Seven father-and-son combinations were played for Crvena zvezda, including the Prelevićs (Miroslav and Branislav), the Cvetkovićs (Vladimir and Rastko), the Pavlovićs ( Tihomir and

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), the Rakočevićs ( Goran and

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), the Koprivicas ( Žarko and Jovan), the Tomovićs (Slobodan and

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), and the Topićs (

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and

Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...

). Two brothers duos played for the club, including the Dragićević

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( Tadija and Strahinja) and the Trifunovićs (

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and Časlav). Popović, Gec, Milan Bjegojević,

Đorđe Andrijašević Đorđe Andrijašević ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Андријашевић; born 5 May 1931), credited as Giorgio Andrijassevic in Italy, is a Serbian professional basketball former player and former coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basket ...

, Nikolić,

Nemanja Đurić Nemanja Đurić ( sr-cyr, Немања Ђурић; June 18, 1936), is a Serbian former professional basketball player and former coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Early life Đurić was raised in a ...

Strahinja Alagić Strahinja "Braca" Alagić ( sr-cyr, Страхиња "Браца" Алагић; 14 August 1924 – 10 October 2002) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He dedicated his coaching career is the most to women's basketball. With ...

Dragiša Vučinić Dragiša Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Драгиша Вучинић; born 4 April 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach who spent major part of his career with Crvena zvezda. Playing career Vučinić grew up playing basketb ...

, Slavnić, Vladislav Lučić, Stevan Karadžić, Aleksandar Trifunović,

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, ...

, and Obradović were the Zvezda's head coaches. Popović and Vučinić were

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es, also. There are two players with the same first and last name, Nikola Jovanović, who played for Crvena zvezda. The older Nikola played for the club in the early 1990s, while the younger Nikola played in the late 2010s. Greek center

Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης; born 22 June 1985) is a Greek former professional basketball player and Olympian. An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, Schortsanitis won the EuroLeague title ...

, signed in August 2015, became the 400th registered player in club's history. The list is composed of players who played at least one official game for Crvena zvezda. __NOTOC__

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, , 27 , , 123 , , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 9, 13, 14 , 6 , , 1998–2003; 2007 , , 189, , 1,110 , , - , align="left", , , , align="left", , , , 3 , , 1962–1964 , , 18 , , , , - , align="left", , G , , align="left", , , 4 , 9 , , 1963–1971 , , 172, , 956 , align="left", National League champion , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 14 , 5 , , 1990–1995 , , 151, , 1,766 , align="left", 2× National League champion , - , align="left", , , , align="left", , , , 1 , , 1982–1983 , , 39 , , , , - , align="left", , , , align="left", , , , 2 , , 1975–1977 , , 35 , , , , - , align="left", , PG , , align="left", , , 10 , 1 , , 2001–2002 , , 14 , , 75 , , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 11, 15 , 2 , , 1997–1998, 1999–2000, , 102, , 634 , align="left", National League champion , - , align="left", , PF , , align="left", , , 11, 14, 15 , 2 , , 1997–1999 , , 92 , , 1,273 , align="left", National League champion , - , align="left", , G , , align="left", , , 44 , 2 , ,

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–1997 , , 292, , 2,382 , align="left", 2× National League champion , - , align="left", , F , , align="left", , , 15 , , , 1989–1990 , , , , , , - , align="left", , PG , , align="left", , , 4 , 1 , , 1991–1992 , , , , , , - , align="left", , PG , , align="left", , , 4 , 2 , ,

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–present , , 0 , , 0 , , - , align="left", , SF , , align="left", , , 11 , 3 , , 2003–2006 , , 173, , 994 , align="left", 2× National Cup winner , - , align="left", , F/C , , align="left", , , , 1 , , 2001–2002 , , 2 , , 12 , , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 19 , 1 , , 2004 , , 3 , , 9 , , - , align="left", , , , align="left", , , , 3 , , 1956–1958 , , 46 , , , , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 12 , 13 , , 1967–1979 , , 354, , 4,685 , align="left", FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champion
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National League champion , - , align="left", , PF , , align="left", , , , 1 , , 2002 , , 5 , , 40 , , - , align="left", , PF , , align="left", , , 30 , 1 , , 2021–2022 , , 47, , 290 , align="left", Adriatic League champion
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National League champion
2× National Cup winner , - , align="left", , SG , , align="left", , , 6 , 1 , , 2010–2011 , , 23 , , 297 , , - , align="left", , SF , , align="left", , , 11 , 2 , , 1993–1994 , , 35 , , , align="left", National League champion , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 33 , 4 , ,

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; 2018–2019;
2021–2022 , , 221, , 1,930 , align="left", 4× Adriatic League champion
3× National League champion
Adriatic SuperCup winner
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National Cup winner , - , align="left", , C , , align="left", , , 13 , 4 , , 1981–1984; 1986–1987 , , 146, , 1,869 , , - , align="left", , , , align="left", , , 9, 14,
13 , 8 , , 1971–1979 , , 169, , 364 , align="left", FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champion
National League champion

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References

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