Košarkaški klub Hercegovac ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Херцеговац), commonly referred to as KK Hercegovac, is a men's

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club based in Gajdobra, near

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; hu, Palánka) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube. In 2011 the tow ...

, Vojvodina,

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. 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 ...

. The club bears its name after an

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Herzegovinian.

History

The club was formed in April 2019, bearing the same name of the club dissolved in 2002. In their first competition, the club won the 2019 Vojvodina Summer League ( 5th-tier) and got qualified to the Second Regional League for the 2019–20 season. In the 2020–21 season, the club won the 3rd-tier First Regional League – North Division and got qualified to the

Second League of Serbia The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

for the 2021–22 season.

Current roster

Head coaches

* Radomir Kisić (2019–2022) * Slobodan Bjelica (2022) * Miloš Luburić (2022–2023) * Aleksandar Komnenić (2023-present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* First Regional League, North Division ( 3rd-tier) ** Winners (1): 2020–21 * League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) **Winner (1): 2023–24

Notable players

Strahinja Stojačić Strahinja Stojačić ( sr-Cyrl, Страхиња Стојачић; born 15 July 1992), nicknames "Brka" and "Doctor Strange",https://www.rts.rs/lat/sport/ostali-sportovi/5328115/stojacic-amerikanci-imaju-fiziku-a-mi-znamo-kako-se-igra-basket.htm ...

* Stefan Stojačić *

Božo Đumić Božo Đumić ( sr-cyr, Божо Ђумић, born 7 January 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra of the Second Basketball League of Serbia. He arrived to Partizan from Vojvodina Srbijagas as a replacement f ...

* Vladimir Ivelja * Marko Branković * Dejan Janjić

References

External links

Profile
at

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Profile
at srbijasport.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hercegovac

Hercegovac Hercegovac is a village and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. In 2001 there were 2,791 inhabitants, of which 87% were Croats. The population is distributed in 5 settlements: * Hercegovac - population 1,267 * Ilovski Klokočev ...

Sport in Vojvodina Bačka Palanka