Košarkaški klub Mornar (

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: 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

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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 Crvena zvezda, 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

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of the Adriatic Basketball Association, following a transfer of

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from MZT Skopje Aerodrom. 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 Topolica Sport Hall, 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 * Montenegrin Cup **''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 (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 * Sporting director: Drago Spičanović

Notable players

* Aleksandar Lazić * Nemanja Gordić * Jacob Pullen * Đuro Ostojić * Nikola Ivanović * Nemanja Vranješ * Vladimir Mihailović * Radoje Vujošević * Milija Miković *

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* Nemanja Radović * Marko Mijović *

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* Uroš Luković * Nemanja Krstić * Đorđe Gagić *

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* Strahinja Mićović *

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* Morris Finley * Antabia Waller *

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* Cameron Tatum *

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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