Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Ilidža, is a men's professional

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based in

Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and is ...

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. The club competes in the

Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

and the

ABA League Second Division The ABA League Second Division, also ABA League 2, is the 2nd-tier men's basketball division of the ABA League system. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition between men's professional clubs from six countries: Bosnia and He ...

. The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.

History

The club was founded in 2005 as OKK Spars and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier A1 League in the 2011–12 season. After winning the A1 League in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the

for the 2013–14 season. In December 2019, the club was merged with Realway, and changed its name to KK Spars Realway. However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to OKK Spars.

Sponsorship naming

Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship. * Spars Ilidža: 2022–present

Logos

File:Spars-logo.png, 2020 File:okk-spars.png, 2005–2019, 2021–present

Home arenas

* Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022) * Arena Hills (2022–present)

Players

Current roster

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* A1 League (2nd-tier) ** Winners (1): 2012–13 *

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** Winners (1): 2020

Head coaches

Marko Trbić Marko Trbić (born August 16, 1974) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach. He currently serves as a youth coach and a sports director for Spars Realway of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coaching career In October 20 ...

(2010–2018) *

Ivan Opačak Ivan Opačak (born 23 April 1980) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player. Opačak played for HKK Široki of the Adriatic League and Bosnian League. He previously played for Turów Zgorzelec. Opačak was member of the Bosni ...

(2018) *

(2018–2019) * Goran Šehovac (2019) * Nermin Selimović (2019) * Nedim Džemić (2020) *

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, ...

(2021) * Zoran Kašćelan (2021) *

(2022–present)

Youth system

The club's

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competes in the

Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament is an international boy's youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the best basketball clubs in Europe in the Under-18 age category. The tournament is organized by Euroleague ...

. In the 2014–15 edition, Spars were invited to play in

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for the tournament's final stage.

References

External links

*
Team profile
at Eurobasket.com {{ABA League Basketball teams established in 2005 Basketball teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport in Sarajevo