KK Budućnost (, ), currently known as Budućnost VOLI () for sponsorship reasons, is a professional
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club
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based in
Podgorica
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,
Montenegro
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. The club competes in
Montenegrin Basketball League
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,
Adriatic League
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and
Eurocup. It is a part of the
Budućnost Sports Society. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the
Adriatic Basketball Association
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.
History
1949–1979: Formation and early years
The club was founded in 1949 when Budućnost sports society decided to form the men's basketball club. Budućnost participated in its first competition during the first part of June 1949, at the third Montenegrin Championship. The Championships took place in
Cetinje
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, and in addition to Budućnost, three other teams from
Montenegro
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participated. The first success came two years later – in 1951, when Budućnost took the first place in the First Championships of the Cities, which was held in
Herceg-Novi
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.
In 1957, a new outdoor basketball court was constructed in the City Park, on the
Morača
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river left bank.
Budućnost became champion of
Montenegro
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for the first time in 1958. The championship was played in three zones, and many more teams took part this time. All credit for this achievement goes to: Martinović, Pavlović, Vujović, Đukić, Golubović, Lekić, Belada, Đurišić, Tamindžić and Vukčević. Because of this result, Buducnost got the chance to play in the qualifications for the First League. The qualifications did not take place, because of the decision of
Yugoslav Basketball Federation
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that the team of
Zastava from
Kragujevac
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should play in the First League, without any matches being played.
In the 1959–60 season, Budućnost became the Montenegrin basketball champion for the second time. The Qualifications for the First League were played in Podgorica, and the teams of Dinamo Pančevo and Rabotnički Skoplje took part. Dinamo Pančevo eventually qualified for the First League.
Budućnost dominated Montenegrin basketball scene in the year of 1961. Because of the financial problems, the championships were reduced to a tournament played in
Podgorica
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, and the home team easily won all of its matches.
Budućnost had to wait until 1969 for the new success. That year the team managed to win two trophies. In the Republic League, Budućnost won the first place and again became the Montenegrin basketball champion. Budućnost played the qualifications for the Second League group East once more, but in the very strong competition from clubs from
Serbia
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and
Macedonia they failed to qualify. The team also won the Championships of the Cities, for the third time in its history.
The year 1970 was the turning point for the Montenegrin basketball. The championships were played in the united league for the first time in history, without any zones. Budućnost became the Montenegrin basketball champion. The club managed to repeat the same success in the next year and became the Montenegrin basketball champion for the second time in a row (sixth overall). In the same year, the team finally managed to qualify for the Second League. Qualifications were held in
Podgorica
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. Unfortunately, Budućnost managed to play for only one year in the Second League (1971–72).
In the 1973 Montenegrin champion was determined in a tie-breaker between Budućnost and
Jedinstvo from
Bijelo Polje
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, because both teams had the same number of points at the end of the season. The Game was played on the neutral court, and Budućnost proved that it still was the best. Both clubs took part in the qualifications for the Second League, but neither managed to qualify. The tournament was played in
Skopje
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. Next year Budućnost had only one loss in the Montenegrin League and became the Montenegrin basketball champion once again. In the same year, the tournament of the Republics took place. The Budućnost players who played for
Montenegro national basketball team
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were: Blažević, Begović, Pavićević, and Popović. The team managed to qualify for the Second League group South this year.
Because there was no suitable basketball arena in
Titograd
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, Budućnost was forced to play its games in the Second League (season 1974–75) outside its hometown. Budućnost was by far the best team in group South – it had 11 wins and only 3 losses. That year the fusion of the clubs
Akademik and Budućnost took place, so the team now had the best players from Akademik. The team roster for this year was: Begović, Brajović, Blažević, Šćepanović, Latković, Đurašković, I. Popović, M. Popović, Vukićević, Leković, Šarkić, Pavićević, Kazić and Martinović, and the head coach was
Petar Blažević. The team achieved its first bigger success in
Yugoslav Cup
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, qualifying for the Last 16 stage.
In the 1975–76 season, the Second League was once again dominated by Budućnost. At the end of the regular season Budućnost was tied with the team of
Budućnost Peć, with 13 wins and 5 losses. In the tie-breaker that took place in
Belgrade
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, the team from Podgorica was much better and won. The new players this season were Garić and Begović.
Next year the team was tied for the first place with the team of
Kumanovo
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, but this Budućnost lost in the deciding tie-breaker. In the season of 1977–78 Budućnost qualified for the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup, where it was beaten by
Bosna. In the same year the team won the Montenegrin Cup.
1979–1986: Yugoslav First League promotion and successes
The 1979–80 season is very significant in club's history. Budućnost took the first place in the Second League and automatically qualified for the
Yugoslav First Federal League. The players were: Nikola Antić, Dragan Ivanović,
Duško Ivanović
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Professional playing career
As a player, I ...
, Vukićević, Sutulović, Vukosavljević, Petrović, Borislav Đurović, Bojanić, Garić, Slavenko Rakočević, Nesević and Dragović. The team was coached by
Rusmir Halilović. As hosts, the team had to play its games in
Danilovgrad
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.
Budućnost's promotion to the First League brought a resurgence of popularity for the game of basketball in Titograd in the summer of 1980. The First League had a representative from
Montenegro
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again after 15 years. Shortly before the debut in the First League,
Morača Sports Center
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The venue is located in the new part of Podgorica, on the right bank of ...
was opened and the team played all of its official matches there.
In its First League
debut season, the team achieved a significant success finishing eight with a 9–13 record. Team roster for this year was: Dragan and
Duško Ivanović
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Professional playing career
As a player, I ...
, Nikola Antić,
Žarko Knežević
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, Kovačević, Slavenko Rakočević, Goran and Milorad Bojanić, Borislav Đurović, Petrović, Milatović. The coaches were Čedomir Đurašković, with assistants Vukićević, Garić.
In the
following season, the team managed to qualify for the
play-off
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quarter-finals after beating
Jugoplastika Split in three games. In the quarter-finals the team met with
Crvena zvezda
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, who won twice in
Belgrade
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, while Budućnost triumphed in
Titograd
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.
Over its five top-tier seasons Budućnost fought hard to remain a First League participant, finding itself several times in relegation danger, but managing to overcome it. The big breakthrough would unexpectedly come in the
1985-86 season, its sixth in the top flight, although in the summer 1985 off-season it looked like Buducnost was in for another season of desperate struggle to stay up. Head coach
Vlade Đurović
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Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica� ...
left, taking an offer from
KK Zadar
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and the player situation wasn't much better — club mainstays 26-year-old Goran Bojanić, 24-year-old
Žarko Đurišić
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, and veteran Goran Rakočević left while even talented youth players joined the exodus as 18-year-old
Zdravko Radulović
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Radulović was born in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. At a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he played at the shooting guard pos ...
transferred to
KK Bosna
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, 21-year-old Saša Radunović took an offer from
Wichita State University
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, and 17-year-old
Luka Pavićević
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Professional career
A poin ...
did the same with
University of Utah
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.
Still despite all hardship, the incoming young head coach Milutin Petrović with a roster consisting of the Ivanović brothers, Nikola Antić, supreme young talent
Žarko Paspalj
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, Milatović, Jadran Vujačić and Veselin Šćepanović, managed to lead the team to a 13–9 record and 3rd place in the league thus qualifying for the next season's
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, the club's first ever participation in the European competition.
1986–1998: European debut and domestic permanence
In its European
debut
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Budućnost had three wins and five losses, overall. It began the competition in the first round, played over two legs, against
Karşıyaka S.K., winning both games and qualifying for the round robin group where it got drawn with
JuveCaserta
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,
Estudiantes, and
Challans
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* Pauline de Lézardière, born ...
. Out of six round robin games, Budućnost managed only a single win, which meant elimination from the Korać Cup.
Following a few years of historic success for the club, Budućnost got relegated at the end of the
1987–88 season finishing dead last with a 6–16 record. However, the very next year Budućnost was promoted and never lost its place in the First League again.
In the 1995–96 season, Budućnost won the Yugoslav Cup for the first time. In the final tournament, held in
Nikšić
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, Budućnost defeated
BFC Beočin and
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**FK Partizan, association fo ...
. Roster: Šćepanović,
Pajović, Tomović,
Đaletić, Mudreša, P. Popović, A. Ivanović, Đikanović, Darko Ivanović, Simović, Vukčević and Mugoša. Head coach was Živko Brajović.
The Yugoslav Cup was won for the second time in the 1997–98 season, also in Nikšić. In the final tournament Budućnost was better than
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**FK Partizan, association fo ...
and
Beobanka. Roster: Šćepanović, Pajović, Krivokapić, Vukčević, Ostojić, A. Ivanović, M. Ivanović, Ćeranić, S. Peković, Radunović and Dragutinović. The team was coached by Goran Bojanić.
1998–2003: Prominent years
After wins in the
Yugoslav Cup
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, Budućnost won three successive
YUBA League
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championship titles. The first came in the 1998–99 season, in which the club had significant success in
Europe
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an competition. Budućnost qualified for the
Saporta Cup
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semifinals, though lost to
Benetton Treviso. Roster:
Vlado Šćepanović
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Professional career
Šćepanović began his professional career with Budućnost during the ...
,
Gavrilo Pajović, Goran Bošković,
Dejan Radonjić
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Sta ...
,
Đuro Ostojić
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Professional career
In his professional caree ...
,
Blagota Sekulić, Dragan Vukčević, Saša Radunović, Dragan Ćeranić,
Nikola Bulatović
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Playing career
Bulatovi� ...
, Balša Radunović and
Željko Topalović. The team was coached by
Miroslav Nikolić
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Playing career
Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from Smederevska Palanka, OK ...
.
Budućnost won its second straight title without a loss (both in the regular season and in the play-offs) – a total of 27 wins. In the 1999–2000 season, Budućnost participated in the
Euroleague for the first time. Due to the
UN sanctions on
FR Yugoslavia
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, Budućnost had to play its home game away from Podgorica (in
Sarajevo
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and
Budapest
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), but still managed to qualify for the Last 16 stage, where they lost to future champion
Panathinaikos
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2–1 after taking a great fight to the champion. Roster: Šćepanović, Pajović,
Haris Brkić, Radonjić, Sekulić, Vukčević, Radunović,
Vladimir Kuzmanović, Bulatović,
Dejan Tomašević
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An All-EuroLeague Team selection on two occasions, he played with Borac Čačak, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, ...
and
Milenko Topić
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Playing career
A power forward, Topić spent most of his professional career playing in the YUBA League, representing Profikolor, BFC Beočin, ...
. The head coach was Miroslav Nikolić.
Budućnost won its first "double" in the 2000–01 season. The Final 8 tournament of the Yugoslav Cup was held in
Vršac
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. In the quarterfinals Budućnost defeated
Hemofarm, in the semifinals it defeated
Lovćen
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, and in the finals, Budućnost outplayed
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
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**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
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, whom Budućnost also played and beaten in the play-off finals. In the modern
Euroleague the team qualified for the Top 16 stage, losing to
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
0:2. Roster:
Bojan Bakić
Bojan Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Бакић; born January 8, 1983) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for BC Barsy Atyrau, Barsy Atyrau of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship.
Professional career
The Montenegrin guard s ...
, Brkić (went to
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
at the half of the season),
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 ...
, Radonjić,
Igor Rakočević
Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.
At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but ...
, Sekulić, Vukčević, Radunović, Kuzmanović,
Dejan Milojević
Dejan Milojević ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Милојевић; born 15 April 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Currently, since summer 2021, he is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Bask ...
, Tomašević, Topić and
Jerome James
Jerome Keith James (born November 17, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Originally from Tampa, Florida, James played college basketball at Florida A&M for three seasons and was the national leader in blocks per game in ...
. Head coach of the team was
Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.
He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
(the team was coached by Nikolić for three months in the first half of the season).
Over the next two seasons, 2001–2002 and 2002–2003, Budućnost lost many of its star players. In 2001–2002, Budućnost lost its positions to Partizan, who defeated Budućnost in both the Cup finals and the Yugoslavian League finals. After the season, Rakočević, the last player of the Budućnost golden age, departed for the NBA. In 2002–2003, Budućnost was led by talented young prospects
Žarko Čabarkapa, Milojević and
Aleksandar Pavlović
Aleksandar "Saša" Pavlović (Anglicized: Sasha Pavlovic, sr-cyr, Александар "Саша" Павловић; born November 15, 1983) is a Serbian-Montenegrin basketball executive and former professional basketball player who spent ten seas ...
. Despite their play, Budućnost plummeted to the last place in the standings in the EuroLeague and did not reach the finals of Serbian and Montenegran League.
2003–2006: Quieter years
A quieter period followed during which Budućnost took part in the
ULEB Cup, though it missed the elimination rounds in 2004 and 2005. Budućnost reached the
Serbia and Montenegro League semifinals in its last appearance in that competition.
2006–2011: Domestic dominance
Following the
Montenegrin independence
An independence referendum was held in Montenegro on 21 May 2006. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1372 It was approved by 55.5% of voters, narrowly passing the 55% threshold. By 23 May, preliminary refere ...
from
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
in 2006, Budućnost naturally became the new team to beat in the reborn
Montenegrin Basketball League
The Prva A liga, for sponsorships reasons named the Erste Liga, is the top-tier professional basketball league in Montenegro. It is the highest basketball division organized by the Basketball Association of Montenegro (KSCG). It was established in ...
and has won five consecutive titles since 2007 with a combined 89–1 record – which says plenty about its dominance. It still participated in the
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
, with solid successes. Budućnost was close to making the
Adriatic League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
Final Four in 2009–10 and missed out on the
Eurocup after falling to
Brose Baskets
Brose Bamberg is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia / North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup five times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketba ...
by a single point at the end of a home-and-away Qualifying Round series.
2011–present: Rise to regional prominence
In the 2010–11 season, Budućnost came up short in the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Qualifying Round and the Eurocup Regular Season, but once again won the Montenegrin League and the
Montenegrin Cup
The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying rou ...
titles. It also reached the Adriatic League Final Four, where it lost 62–58 against
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
in the semifinals.
Since 2011, a Montenegrin retail company
VOLI has been the general sponsor of the club, with company's CEO Dragan Bokan becoming the club's president. In domestic competitions, Budućnost continued its dominance by capturing its 11th consecutive
Montenegrin Basketball League
The Prva A liga, for sponsorships reasons named the Erste Liga, is the top-tier professional basketball league in Montenegro. It is the highest basketball division organized by the Basketball Association of Montenegro (KSCG). It was established in ...
championship in 2016–17 season. Except being the runner-up to
KK Sutjeska
KK Sutjeska is a men's professional basketball club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. The team currently competes in Montenegrin Basketball League and regional ABA League. The club won the Montenegrin Cup in 2014.
History
KK Sutjeska was establis ...
in 2013
Montenegrin Basketball Cup
The Montenegrin Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition for Montenegrin basketball teams held since 2007.
History
Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav Cup
Before the Montenegrin independence in 2006, clubs from Montenegro played in national Cup ...
, it clinched all trophies from 2011 to 2017. Also, it became a standard
EuroCup participant and one of top five teams of the ABA League in period from 2011 to 2017, reaching to the semifinal for five times.
In June 2017,
Aleksandar Džikić
Aleksandar Džikić ( sr, Александар Џикић; born 23 March 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and current head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem.
Coaching career
Early career KK Partizan youth system
Džikić began his coac ...
was named as the head coach of Budućnost. In February 2018, Budućnost won its 5th consecutive and 11th in total
Montenegrin Basketball Cup
The Montenegrin Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition for Montenegrin basketball teams held since 2007.
History
Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav Cup
Before the Montenegrin independence in 2006, clubs from Montenegro played in national Cup ...
, after beating
KK Mornar Bar
Košarkaški klub Mornar ( Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Морнар), commonly referred to as Mornar Barsko zlato for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Bar, Montenegro. The club competes in the Mon ...
with 87–83 in the final game.
In the
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
, it secured second place of the regular season with 17–5 score. In the semifinal series of ABA League, it eliminated the Croatian team
Cedevita
Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlantic ...
with 2–1 score.
In April 2018, Budućnost with 3–1 score won in the final series of the ABA League against the reigning champions
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
.
Thus, they were crowned champions of the ABA League for the first time in history and also secured a spot in
2018–19 EuroLeague, that would become its first appearance in the elite European competition after
16 seasons.
Budućnost actually lost the
Prva A Liga
The Prva A liga, for sponsorships reasons named the Erste Liga, is the top-tier professional basketball league in Montenegro. It is the highest basketball division organized by the Basketball Association of Montenegro (KSCG). It was established in ...
finals for the first time since the establishment of the league in 2007.
In the middle of 2018–19 season, after series of bad results Budućnost sacked Džikić and named
Jasmin Repeša
Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player whose last coached team was Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A.
Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions during his head coa ...
as team's head coach. Also, it added several high-profile names to its roster, among whom were
Goga Bitadze
Goga Bitadze ( ka, გოგა ბითაძე; born 20 July 1999) is a Georgian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at and 250 lbs (113 kg), he plays the center position ...
and
Norris Cole
Norris Gene Cole II (born October 13, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. A 6' 2" point guard, he is a two-time NBA champion, winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013 with the Miami ...
. However, even with much stronger roster in second half of the season, Budućnost failed to fulfill any goals that were set at the beginning of the season. In 2018–19 EuroLeague, Budućnost finished in 15th place having the second-worst record of 6 wins and 24 losses. In the
2018–19 ABA League First Division
The 2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2011–12 season that there are ...
, it failed to defend the title in repeated final series match-up of previous season, losing to Crvena zvezda with 3–2 in series. In the A Liga, Budućnost won back the championship.
Rivalry
Home arena
Budućnost plays its home games at Morača Sports Center (Montenegrin: Sportski centar Morača, Спортски центар Морача), a sport venue located in Podgorica, Montenegro. The venue is located in the new part of Podgorica, on the right bank of Morača River, after which it got its name. Construction of this sports complex began in 1978, and various sport facilities are scattered across a five-hectare area. Today, its main sports hall has a capacity of 5,500 seats
Supporters
Buducnost fans are known as ''Varvari'' (Barbarians), a group founded in 1987. The group's traditional colours are blue and white, which are also the colours of all the Budućnost sports clubs. For FK Budućnost Podgorica home games, Varvari occupy the northern stand (Sjever) of the
Podgorica city stadium
Podgorica City Stadium ( cnr, Stadion pod Goricom) is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro. Although its seating capacity changed over the years due to several renovations, as of 2019 it has 11,050 seats. The stadium is the ...
. They also have a reserved stand at the
Morača Sports Center
Morača Sports Centre ( Montenegrin: ''Sportski centar Morača'', Спортски центар Морача) is a multi-sports venue that is located in Podgorica, Montenegro.
The venue is located in the new part of Podgorica, on the right bank of ...
, as supporters of
KK Buducnost basketball club.
The focal point for the group during the late 1990s was the basketball club, which started investing heavily while the football club toiled in the lower half of the table.
Since its foundation years, Varvari has gained a reputation as a violent group, and in the recent history they made a few biggest accidents on the football matches. At
First League 2004-05 game Budućnost - Partizan Belgrade, flares, blocks, construction materials and similar objects were thrown from the North stand to the pitch and match was abandoned for 15 minutes. Year later, game Budućnost - Crvena Zvezda Belgrade was suspended for two hours after home supporters (''Varvari'') threw tear gas on the pitch and, after that, attacked visitors' ultras. On the spring 2006, there was a crowd violence on the local rivals game Budućnost - Zeta. 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 ...
, numerous matches of FK Budućnost were suspended due to crowd violence or crowd-invasion to the pitch. During the last seasons, there was an escalation of violence on
Montenegrin Derby
The Montenegrin Derby (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Crnogorski derbi'') is the main association football, football match in Montenegro, between the teams from the two biggest Montenegrin cities. Rivals are FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Budu� ...
games.
They are the best organised and largest fan group in Montenegro. According to many fan magazines from the Balkan they are the only fans in Montenegro who are on the level of the largest fan groups from ex-Yugoslavia.
Season by season
The following table contains information from season 2006–07 onward:
Source
Eurobasket.com
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Honours
Domestic competitions
League
*
Montenegrin League
:** *
Winners (14): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
:::''Runners-up (1''): 2018
*
Serbia and Montenegro League
:** *
Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2001
::** *
''Runners-up (1)'': 2002
Cups
*
Montenegrin Cup
The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying rou ...
:** *
Winners (15): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
:::''Runners-up (1)'': 2013
*
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...
:** *
Winners (3): 1996, 1998, 2001
::** *
''Runners-up (1)'': 2002
International success
*
EuroLeague:
** Top 16 (2):
1999–00,
2000–01
*
EuroCup
** 1/4 Finals (4):
2011–12,
2012-13,
2017-18,
2020-21
Regional competitions
*
Adriatic League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
:**
Winners (1):
2018
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:::**
''Runners-up (2)'':
2019
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,
2021
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:::''Final Four (6)'':
2010
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,
2011
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,
2014
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,
2015
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,
2016
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,
2017
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Other competitions
* Igalo, Montenegro Invitational Game
: Winners (1): 2008
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Head coaches
* Nikola Sekulović
* Rusmir Halilović
* Čedomir Đurašković
* Vlade Đurović
Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
Early life
Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica� ...
* Milutin Petrović
* Miodrag Baletić
Miodrag Baletić (15 October 1948 – 12 March 2021) was a Montenegrin professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach.
References
External links
Eurobasket Women (2011) , FIBA Europe
1948 births
2021 deaths
KK Budućnost coaches
KK Bos ...
* Goran Bojanić
Goran may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa
* Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East
* Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of the southeastern Europe
Other uses
* Göran, a Sw ...
* Živko Brajović
* Milovan Stepandić
Milovan Stepandić ( sr-cyr, Милован Степандић; December 18, 1954 – January 15, 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball coach.
Coaching career
Stepandić coached Budućnost, Iva Zorka Šabac, Borac Čačak and NIS Vojv ...
* Goran Bojanić
Goran may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa
* Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East
* Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of the southeastern Europe
Other uses
* Göran, a Sw ...
* Miroslav Nikolić
Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić ( sr, Мирослав Николић; born 8 January 1956) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from Smederevska Palanka, OK ...
Senzacionalno, ali istinito
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* Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.
He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
* Zoran Sretenović
Zoran Sretenović ( sr-cyr, Зоран Сретеновић; 5 August 1964 – 28 April 2022) was a Serbian basketball coach and player.
Playing career
Sretenović played for several clubs in his country and abroad, most notably with Jugoplast ...
* Miodrag Kadija
Miodrag "Mijo" Kadija (born 27 September 1962) is a Montenegrin basketball coach of Spars Ilidža of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.
Coaching career
Kadija coached Lovćen Cetinje, ...
* Darko Ruso
Darko Ruso ( sr-cyr, Дарко Русо; born 28 March 1962) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is the current head coach for BC Avtodor of the VTB United League and the Kazakhstan Championship.
Coaching career
In June 2021, Astan ...
* Zvezdan Mitrović
* Vlade Đurović
Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
Early life
Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica� ...
* Miodrag Baletić
Miodrag Baletić (15 October 1948 – 12 March 2021) was a Montenegrin professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach.
References
External links
Eurobasket Women (2011) , FIBA Europe
1948 births
2021 deaths
KK Budućnost coaches
KK Bos ...
* Zoran Martič
* Dejan Radonjić
Dejan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Радоњић; born February 2, 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.
Sta ...
* Igor Jovović
* Luka Pavićević
Luka Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Лука Павићевић; born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Most lately, he served as the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League.
Professional career
A poin ...
* Vlado Šćepanović
Vlado Šćepanović (born 13 November 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. At , he played the shooting guard position.
Professional career
Šćepanović began his professional career with Budućnost during the ...
* Ilias Zouros
Ilias Zouros or Elias Zouros (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach, who last managed Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.
Club coaching career
Some of the teams Z ...
* Aleksandar Džikić
Aleksandar Džikić ( sr, Александар Џикић; born 23 March 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and current head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem.
Coaching career
Early career KK Partizan youth system
Džikić began his coac ...
* Jasmin Repeša
Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player whose last coached team was Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A.
Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions during his head coa ...
* 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 ...
* Slobodan Subotić
Slobodan "Piksi" Subotić ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Суботић, el, Σλόμπονταν Σούμποτιτς; born 15 August 1956) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as the head coach for Buduć ...
* 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 ...
* Dejan Milojević
Dejan Milojević ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Милојевић; born 15 April 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Currently, since summer 2021, he is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Bask ...
* Aleksandar Džikić
Aleksandar Džikić ( sr, Александар Џикић; born 23 March 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and current head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem.
Coaching career
Early career KK Partizan youth system
Džikić began his coac ...
* Vlada Jovanović
Vladimir "Vlada" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Влада" Јовановић; born 4 July 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for Budućnost of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League.
Early car ...
Notable players
By far the best known player to come through KK Budućnost ranks is Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and sports administrator. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly sp ...
, Yugoslav national basketball team stalwart who had a basketball career that included successful stops all over Europe as well as a brief NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
stint in the late 1980s.
Notable players
* Duško Ivanović
Duško Ivanović (born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
Professional playing career
As a player, I ...
* Goran Bošković
* Nikola Bulatović
Nikola Bulatović (born June 14, 1971) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player, who is an current assistant coach for KK Podgorica, Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division.
Playing career
Bulatovi� ...
* Žarko Čabarkapa
* Goran Ćakić
* Igor Perović
* 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, ...
* Đuro Ostojić
Đuro Ostojić (born 17 February 1976) is a Montenegrin retired professional basketball executive and former player who is a general manager for Studentski centar. At , he played the center position.
Professional career
In his professional caree ...
* Gavrilo Pajović
* Aleksandar Pavlović
Aleksandar "Saša" Pavlović (Anglicized: Sasha Pavlovic, sr-cyr, Александар "Саша" Павловић; born November 15, 1983) is a Serbian-Montenegrin basketball executive and former professional basketball player who spent ten seas ...
* Haris Brkić
* Vladimir Kuzmanović
* 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 ...
* Bojan Subotić
* Dejan Tomašević
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An All-EuroLeague Team selection on two occasions, he played with Borac Čačak, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, ...
* Žarko Paspalj
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* Bojan Bakić
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Professional career
The Montenegrin guard s ...
* Vladimir Dašić
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Professional career
D ...
* Vladimir Dragičević
* Bojan Dubljević
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* Nikola Ivanović
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Professional career Early career
Ivanovi ...
* Goran Jeretin
* Ivan Koljević
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In January 2014, he signed with Esteghlal Zarin Qeshm of the Iranian Basketball Super League
The Iranian ...
* Vladimir Mihailović
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Career
Mihailović s ...
* Nenad Mijatović
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Professional career
Mijatović was born in Split, Croatia, but moved wit ...
* Luka Pavićević
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Professional career
A poin ...
* Aleksa Popović
* Marko Popović
* Dejan Radonjić
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Sta ...
* Nemanja Radović
* Balša Radunović
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* Žarko Rakočević
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* Boris Savović
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* Blagota Sekulić
* Vlado Šćepanović
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Professional career
Šćepanović began his professional career with Budućnost during the ...
* Sead Šehović
* Mladen Šekularac
* Slavko Vraneš
* Nikola Vučević
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* Nemanja Gordić
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* Aleksandar Marić
* Jermaine Anderson
* Kyle Landry
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* Owen Klassen
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* Darko Planinić
* Robert Rikić
* Edwin Jackson
* Gerald Lee
* Gintaras Kadžiulis
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Professional career
Born in Panevėžys, Kadžiulis started his professional basketball career at th ...
* Deji Akindele
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Collegiate career
Akindele chose Chicago State over Rutgers, St. Peters ...
* Aleksandar Ćapin
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Early life
Growing up in Sarajevo, Ćapin took up association football in the FK Sarajevo youth system.
In spring 1992, with the outbreak of the Bosni ...
* Hasan Rizvić
* Alen Omić
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Professional career
Omić started playing professional basketball for Zlatorog Laško. In 2009, he signed with Zlatorog and s ...
* Tadija Dragićević
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Professional career
Dragićević grew up with the KK ...
* Nemanja Jaramaz
* Nikola Jestratijević
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Playing career
Jestratijević played for Crvena zvezda, FMP Železnik, Kinder Bologna, Budućnos ...
* Zoran Jovanović
* Bojan Krstović
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Professional career
He began playing basketball at the age of 1 ...
* Vladimir Micov
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Professional career
2001–2009
Micov played for Beop ...
* Dejan Milojević
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* Nikola Otašević
* Ivan Paunić
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* Miljan Pavković
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Professional career
Pavković started his professional career ...
* Igor Rakočević
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At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but ...
* Marko Simonović
* Željko Topalović
* Čedomir Vitkovac
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* Omar Cook
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* Justin Doellman
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College career
D ...
* Andre Brown
* Acie Earl
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High school/college
Born in P ...
* Jerome James
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* Julius Jenkins
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College career
Jenkins played collegiately at Georgia Southern University.
Professiona ...
* Dee Bost
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* Kyle Gibson
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* Doron Lamb
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High school career
Lamb was born in Que ...
* J. R. Reynolds
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High school and college
Reynolds was born in Roanoke, Virginia to pare ...
* Marcus Williams
* Shawn James
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* Earl Clark
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* Coty Clarke
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College career
After attending Pinson Valley High Sch ...
* Norris Cole
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* Sean Kilpatrick
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* Scott Bamforth
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Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the shooting guard positi ...
* Hassan Martin
* Justin Cobbs
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Players at the NBA Draft
Players who played in the NBA
* Žarko Paspalj
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* Žarko Čabarkapa
* Aleksandar Pavlović
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* Slavko Vraneš
* Nikola Vučević
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* Omar Cook
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* Igor Rakočević
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At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but ...
* Andre Brown
* Acie Earl
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High school/college
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* Jerome James
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* Doron Lamb
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High school career
Lamb was born in Que ...
* Marcus Williams
* Earl Clark
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* Coty Clarke
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College career
After attending Pinson Valley High Sch ...
* Norris Cole
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* Sean Kilpatrick
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* Rashad Vaughn
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High school career
For the first three years of his ...
* Willie Reed
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College career
Reed spent two season ...
* Goga Bitadze
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Sponsorships
See also
* SD Budućnost Podgorica
Budućnost Podgorica, commonly abbreviated as SD Budućnost, is a sports society organisation from Podgorica, Montenegro.
By number of titles and historical results, it is the most successful sports society in Montenegro, and one of the most suc ...
* FK Budućnost Podgorica
Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , lit. "Future") is a Montenegrin football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. Its colours are blue and white.
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* ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
Ženski košarkaški klub Budućnost Podgorica ( sr-cyr, Женски кошаркашки клуб Будућност Подгорица) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin women's basketball team from Podgorica, Montenegro.
ŽKK Budućnost is a par ...
* Montenegrin Derby
The Montenegrin Derby (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Crnogorski derbi'') is the main association football, football match in Montenegro, between the teams from the two biggest Montenegrin cities. Rivals are FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Budu� ...
* Montenegrin basketball clubs in European competitions
References
External links
Official website
Official supporters' website
Eurobasket.com KK Buducnost Page
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KK Budućnost
Basketball teams in Montenegro
Basketball teams established in 1949
Basketball teams in Yugoslavia