Košarkaški klub Podgorica (), commonly referred to as KK Podgorica, is a men's professional
basketball
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club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
based in
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
, Montenegro. The club has the same management structure as
Budućnost Bemax.
They are currently competing in the
Montenegrin First League
The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 tea ...
and the
ABA League Second Division
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.
History
The club played the
2011–12 season in the
Montenegrin League. In the 2019–20 season, Podgorica won the First B League and got promoted to the
First A League for the
2020–21 season.
In June 2020, they have received a
wild card for the
2020–21 season of the
ABA League Second Division
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.
Players
Current roster
Head coaches
*
Petar Mijović
Petar Mijović ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Мијовић; born 23 February 1982) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach who is the U-19 head coach and youth system coordinator for Studentski centar of the Prva A Liga.
Coaching career
Budućn ...
(2011–2012)
* Vladan Radović (2019–2020)
* Zoran Kašćelan (2020–2021)
*
Nebojša Bogavac
Nebojša Bogavac ( sr-cyrl, Небојша Богавац; born December 14, 1973) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for KK Podgorica, Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Seco ...
(2021–present)
Notable players
*
Marko Mugoša
*
Nikola Žižić
References
External links
*
Club profileat
eurobasket.com
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Club profileat realgm.com
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Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
Sport in Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...