Košarkaški klub Mornar ( Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Морнар), commonly referred to as Mornar Barsko zlato for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional

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club based in

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. The club competes in the Montenegrin Basketball League and the

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. The team also plays in international competitions. Mornar made its European debut in the

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during the 2016–17 season. Mornar won its first domestic title the following year in the 2017–18 Montenegrin League.

History

In the 2015–16 season, Mornar managed to reach the

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and Montenegrin League Finals but lost both. In the 2016–17 season, Mornar returned to European competition when it qualified for the

regular season. The club also made its debut in the

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. In its second ABA League season, the club qualified for the semifinals. In the playoff semifinals, Mornar was eliminated by

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, 2–1. On 30 May 2018, Mornar achieved its first league ever by defeating Budućnost in the 2017–18 Montenegrin League finals. In December 2020, the club became a shareholder of the

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, following a transfer of shares from

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. On 11 September 2021, the club announced a change of their name to Mornar Barsko zlato for sponsorship reasons.

Home arena

Mornar plays their home games at the

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, which is located in

and owned by the PC Sports and Recreation Centre. The arena was opened on 23 November 2009. It has a seating capacity of 3,500.

Trophies and awards

Domestic competitions

* Montenegrin League **Winners (1): 2017–18 **''Runner-up (6)'': 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19,

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, 2021–22 *

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**''Runner-up (7)'': 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

Regional competitions

**''Runner-up (1)'': 2015–16

Season by season

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Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Coaches

Mihailo Pavićević Mihailo Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Михаило Павићевић, born March 15, 1958) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He currently works as the head coach for Mornar of the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ...

(1989–1996) * Đorđije Pavićević (1997–1998) * Đorđije Pavićević (2003–2011) * Mihailo Pavićević (2011–2013) * Đorđije Pavićević (2013–2017) * Mihailo Pavićević (2017–present)

Management

Current officeholders are: * President: Đorđije Pavićević * Assembly Chairman: Dušan Raičević *

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: Lazar Pavićević *

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: Drago Spičanović

Notable players

* Aleksandar Lazić *

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* Đuro Ostojić *

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Vladimir Mihailović Vladimir Mihailović (Cyrillic: Владимир Михаиловић; born August 10, 1990) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Mornar of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League. He is tall point guard. Career Mihailović s ...

* Radoje Vujošević * Milija Miković *

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* Vukota Pavić * Nemanja Radović * Marko Mijović *

Ivan Paunić Ivan Paunić ( sr-cyr, Иван Паунић; born January 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Russian team PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban, Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League, and of the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup until the team ...

Uroš Luković Uroš Luković ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Луковић; born June 8, 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Mornar of the Adriatic League and the Prva A Liga. Professional career Luković played in youth categories with KK Torlak from ...

Nemanja Krstić Nemanja Krstić ( sr-cyr, Немања Крстић, born March 2, 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Kapfenberg Bulls of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. He also represent the Serbian national basketball team in the internat ...

Đorđe Gagić Đorđe Gagić ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Гагић, born December 28, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Lietkabelis of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He also represented the Serbian nati ...

Nikola Rebić Nikola Rebić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Ребић, born 22 January 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Professional career Nikola grew ...

* Strahinja Mićović * Brandis Raley-Ross *

Morris Finley Morris "Mo" Finley (born August 2, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. In 2023 he began a small modeling career by a ...

* Antabia Waller *

Octavius Ellis Octavius Ellis (born March 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays the power forward and center positions. High school career Ellis p ...

* Cameron Tatum * Lamont Jones *

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* Kenny Gabriel

References

External links

*
KK Mornar
at balkanleague.net
Eurobasket.com KK Mornar Bar Page
{{Balkan International Basketball League Mornar Basketball teams established in 1974 Mornar Sport in Bar, Montenegro 1974 establishments in Montenegro