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Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Slovenian Basketball League (), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga OTP banka due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia and consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is KK Cedevita Olimpija, Cedevita Olimpija with 22 titles. History The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. KK Olimpija, Olimpija, ŽKK Ljubljana, Ljubljana, KD Slovan, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, KK Lesonit, Lesonit, and AKK Branik Maribor, Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League, Yugoslav First Federal League. Names Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names: *Liga Kolinska (1998–2001) *HYPO Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and List of cities and towns in Slovenia, largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers are Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, and Koper. Slovenia's territory has been part of many different states: the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Basketball Champions League
The Basketball Champions League (BCL), also commonly known as the FIBA Champions League, is an annual professional basketball competition for European sports club, clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the European professional club basketball system, top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Clubs qualify for the competition mostly based on performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Although exceptional, some teams can be Wild card (sports), wildcarded. Each season consists of 32 teams. The inaugural season was held in 2016–17 Basketball Champions League, 2016–17 and since then five different clubs won the competition. CB Canarias, Canarias, CB San Pablo Burgos, San Pablo Burgos and Baloncesto Málaga, Malaga hold the joint record of most BCL titles with two each. Creation and adoption In October 2015, FIBA attempted to take back control of Europe's top-tier club competition, by pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tivoli Hall
Tivoli Hall () is a complex of two multi-purpose indoor sports arenas in the Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The complex was opened in 1965. The larger, ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 6,800 people and is the home of HK Olimpija ice hockey club. During the EuroBasket 2013, the capacity was adjusted to 5,600.EuroBasket2013.org Tivoli Hall Capacity: 5,600. The smaller hall has a capacity for 4,500 spectators and is the secondary home venue of the basketball team |
KD Ilirija
Košarkarski klub Ilirija () or simply Ilirija is a basketball team based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The team competes in the Slovenian First League, the top-tier league in Slovenia, and in the regional ABA League. Honours *Slovenian Republic League :: Winners: 1961, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1982 *Slovenian Second League :: Winners: 2016–17, 2020–21 *Slovenian Third Division :: Winners: 2015–16 *Slovenian Fourth Division :: Winners: 2014–15 Head coaches The following is a list of head coaches since 2001: * Vladimir Mićunović, 2001–2002 * Spasoje Todorović, 2002–2005 * Jošo Gagel, 2005–2007 * Dejan Prokić, 2007–2008 * Andrej Božič, 2008–2010 * Drago Dedovič, 2010–2011 * Jure Saje, 2011–2012 * Dejan Prokić, 2012–2013 * Gregor Hafnar, 2013–2014 * Mitja Smole, 2014–2015 * Saša Dončić, 2015–2019 * Luka Bassin, 2019–2020 * Saša Dončić, 2020–2022 * Stipe Modrić Stipe Modrić (; born May 8, 1979) is a Slovenian professional basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miljan Pavković
Miljan Pavković (; born April 20, 1981) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Šenčur of the Slovenian League and the ABA League 2. Professional career Pavković started his professional career with Zdravlje in 1998. He spent six seasons in Leskovac, before transferring to NIS Vojvodina in 2004. Pavković left Novi Sad in 2005, signing for Budućnost Podgorica. After two seasons in Montenegro, he signed for Hemofarm in 2007, spending the next four years in Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical .... In the 2011–12 season, Pavković played with Radnički Kragujevac. In June 2012, Pavković moved abroad, signing with ČEZ Nymburk in the Czech Republic. In July 2013, Pavković signed with KK Igokea. On Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Šenčur
Šenčur (; in older sources also ''Šentjur'',''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7. ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56. or ''Sankt Georgen im Felde'') is a settlement in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šenčur. Name Šenčur was mentioned in written sources in 1221 as ''de Sancto Georio''Jakič, Ivan. 1997. ''Vsi slovenski gradovi: leksikon slovenske grajske zapuščine.'' Ljubljana: DZS, p. 324. (and as ''ad sanctum Georium'' and ''ecclesiam sancti Georgii'' in 1238, and as ''aput Sanctum Georium'' in 1264). The Slovene name ''Šentčur'' is a contraction of the colloquial name for Saint George, the patron saint of the local church: ''šent Jur'' > ''*Šenťur'' > ''Šenčur''. In the past, the settlement was known as ''Sankt Georgen (im Felde)'' in German. History The Šenčur area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KK Šenčur
Košarkarski klub Šenčur (), commonly referred to as KK Šenčur or GGD Šenčur due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Šenčur, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1973. Players Current roster Honours *Slovenian Second League The Slovenian Second Football League (), also known by the abbreviation 2. SNL, is the second highest Association football, football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia. Format ... ** Winners (1): 2013–14 *Slovenian Third League ** Winners (3): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08 References External linksOfficial websiteEurobasket.com Team Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Sencur, KK Basketball teams established in 1973 Basketball teams in Slovenia 1973 establishments in Yugoslavia Basketball teams in Yugoslavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kranj
Kranj (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fourth-largest city in Slovenia and the largest urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia) and the Slovene Alps. It is located approximately northwest of the national capital Ljubljana, acting as the seat of the City Municipality of Kranj. Geography The nucleus of the city is a well-preserved medieval old town, built at the confluence of the Kokra and Sava rivers. The city is served by the Kranj railway station on the route from Ljubljana to Munich, Germany (via Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice and Villach, Austria) and a highway. Slovenia's national airport, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (in Brnik Airport, Brnik) is also very close to Kranj, considerably more so than to its nominal client, Ljubljana. In Kranj, the Kokra cuts deeply into the conglomerate, forming a canyon deep. Kosorep, on the northern outskirts of Kranj, is a picturesque site along the river. Parts of the canyon can be r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KK Triglav Kranj
Košarkarski klub Triglav Kranj (), commonly referred to as KK Triglav or simply Triglav, is a basketball team based in Kranj Kranj (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fourth-largest city in Slovenia and the largest urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia) and the Slovene Alps. It is located approximately northwest o ..., Slovenia. The club was founded in 1950 as a basketball section of TVD Partizan Kranj. It was renamed as KK Triglav in 1954 and currently competes as ECE Triglav due to sponsorship reasons. They play their home games at the Planina Sports Hall in Kranj. External linksOfficial website Basketball teams established in 1950 Basketball teams in Slovenia Sport in Kranj Basketball teams in Yugoslavia 1950 establishments in Slovenia {{Europe-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zvezdan Mitrović
Zvezdan Mitrović ( sr-cyrl, Звездан Митровић; born 19 February 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach for Cedevita Olimpija. Coaching career Ukrainian League (2002–2014) During twelve years in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, Mitrović coached Khimik, Krivbasbasket, Budivelnyk Kyiv and Azovmash Mariupol. Monaco (2015–2018) As a new head coach, Mitrović joined AS Monaco in March 2015. He won the LNB Pro B league championship ( French 2nd-tier league) in the 2014–15 season. AS Monaco was promoted to the LNB Pro A (French 1st-tier league) for the 2015–16 season. At the end of the season, he finished 2nd in the Best Coach of the Year voting. In the 2015–16 season, his team finished first place in the regular season, and lost against ASVEL in the league's playoff semifinals. Mitrović was selected as the head coach of the International Team of the 2016 French All-Star Game. In the 2017–18 season, Mitrović led Monaco to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arena Stožice
The Stožice Arena () is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar + Vuga architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district, north of the city centre. The arena is part of the Stožice Sports Park sports complex. The arena is the home ground of basketball club KK Cedevita Olimpija. History The arena is named after the area in which it is located, and the change of the name is possible in the future due to sponsorship rights. Together with the football stadium, it is part of the Stožice Sports Park. The arena building area measures 14,164 square meters. It was constructed in just 14 months and opened on 10 August 2010 with a basketball match between Slovenia and Spain, which was won by Spain 79–72 after overtime. The arena has a capacity of 12,480 seats for basketball and is located in the northwestern part of the sports park. The four levels of concourses and the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ljubljana
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