Srpski košarkaški klub Borac 1947 ( sr-cyr, Српски кошаркашки клуб Бopaц 1947), commonly referred to as SKK Borac 1947, is a men's professional

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club based in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a part of the Borac Banja Luka Sports Society. They play in the 3rd-tier Second League of Republika Srpska, Western Division.

History

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: * Borac Incel (1985–1992) * Borac Borovica (1992–1993) * Borac Nektar (1994–2003) * Banjalučka pivara (2003–2006)

Home arena

Borac 1947 played its home games at the Obilićevo Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Obilićevo Neighbourhood,

, and was built in 1977. It has a seating capacity of 400 seats. Between the 1970s and 2006, Borac and Banjalučka pivara played its home games at the Borik Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Borik Neighbourhood,

, and was built in 1974. It has a seating capacity of 3,060 seats.

Players

Head coaches

;Borac (1947–2003) * Đorđe Mikeš (1986) *

Borislav Džaković Borislav "Bora" Džaković ( sr-cyr, Борислав Џаковић, 24 October 1947 – 28 June 2019) was a Serbian-Bosnian professional basketball coach and player. Coaching career The greatest success of Džaković was the double crown wit ...

(1989) *

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 ...

(1992–1993) * Slobodan Simović (1994–1995) *

Velimir Gašić Velimir Gašić ( sr-cyr, Велимир Гашић; born 10 May 1964) is a Serbian professional basketball coach for Sloboda Užice of the Basketball League of Serbia. Early life Gašić was born in Aleksandrovac, SR Serbia, in 1964, but only ...

(1995–1996) *

(1997–1998) * Drago Karalić (1998–1999) *

(1999–2001) * Drago Karalić (2002–2003) ;Banjalučka pivara (2003–2006) * Drago Karalić (2003) *

Nenad Trajković Nenad Trajković ( sr-cyr, Ненад Трајковић; born Naser Trajković; 10 February 1961), is a Serbian basketball coach. Early life Naser Trajković ( sr-cyr, Насер Трајковић) was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugos ...

(2003–2004) *

Predrag Jaćimović Predrag "Peca" Jaćimović ( sr-cyr, Предраг Јаћимовић) is a Serbian basketball coach. Coaching career Jaćimović coached Lavovi 063, OKK Beograd, Ergonom, Napredak Aleksinac, Crnokosa, Zlatibor and Konstantin. He also coa ...

(2004) * Drago Karalić (2004–2006) ;Borac 1947 (2018 onwards) * Bojan Božić (2018–2021)

Season-by-season

1997–2006

2018–present

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina **Winners (1): 1999–2000 *

Mirza Delibašić Cup Mirza Delibašić Cup ( bs, Kup Mirza Delibašić), formerly Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Kup Bosne i Herzegovine u košarci), is the men's national basketball cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is run by the Basketball Federat ...

**Winners (1): 1999–2000 *

First League of Republika Srpska The First League of the Republika Srpska ( sh, Prva liga Republike Srpske / ) is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Relegated teams, dep ...

(2nd-tier) **Winners (7): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02 *Republika Srpska Cup (2nd-tier) **Winners (7): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02

Notable players

Aleksandar Damjanović Aleksandar "Aco" Damjanović ( sr-cyr, Александар "Ацо" Дамјановић; born July 15, 1973) is a Bosnian basketball coach and administrator and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Slavija 1996 of the First L ...

Marko Šćekić Marko Šćekić (born May 23, 1981) is a Bosnia-born Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is a staff member of Borac Banja Luka of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Professional career A power forwar ...

Dragan Aleksić Dragan Aleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Алексић, 22 December 1901 – 22 July 1958) was a Serbian Dadaist poet, author, journalist and filmmaker. He was the founder of the Yugoslavian branch of Dadaism, termed "Yugo-Dada". Born i ...

Feliks Kojadinović Feliks Kojadinović (born June 12, 1979) is a former Bosnian professional basketball player. He played the shooting guard The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy ...

Zlatko Jovanović Zlatko Jovanović (born January 15, 1984) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Komárno of the Slovak League. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally because his mother is fro ...

Vladimir Zujović Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borac Banja Luka Basketball teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Basketball teams established in 1947 Sport in Banja Luka