The 2017–18 season is the 73rd Crvena zvezda season in the existence of
the club. The team has been playing in the
Basketball League of Serbia
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, in the
Adriatic League
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and in the
Euroleague
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.
Overview
During the summer of 2017, the head coach
Dejan Radonjić didn't sign new contract, and the club parted ways with no less than eleven players, including key figures in the last couple of years such as
Marko Simonović, captain
Luka Mitrović,
Charles Jenkins,
Stefan Jović,
Ognjen Kuzmić
Ognjen Kuzmić ( sr-Cyrl, Огњен Кузмић, ; born May 16, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK FMP of the Adriatic League. He has also represented the senior Serbian national team in international competition. Standi ...
and
Marko Gudurić
Marko Gudurić ( sr-cyr, Марко Гудурић, born March 8, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team inte ...
. Young prospect
Dušan Alimpijević was named as the head coach. Depleted roster was reinforced by
James Feldeine and
Taylor Rochestie, veterans
Pero Antić and
Marko Kešelj
Marko Kešelj ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Кешељ, born 2 January 1988) is a Serbian politician and retired professional basketball player serving as the state secretary in the Ministry of Sports since 4 November 2022. He previously served as a memb ...
and a quartet of young players:
Mathias Lessort,
Nikola Radičević,
Stefan Janković and
Nikola Jovanović. Zvezda also brought in
Dragan Apić,
Dejan Davidovac and
Stefan Lazarević
Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall (), was a Serbian ruler as prince (1389–1402) and Despot (court title), despot (1402–1427). He was also a diplomat, legislat ...
from its development team
FMP. Half of rebuilt team hasn't previously played a single game in
EuroLeague
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.
During October 2017, the Zvezda won six out of ten played games. The
Adriatic League
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season opening started with three wins in a row. In the EuroLeague they won on two home games over
FC Barcelona
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and
Maccabi.
Breaking with defense oriented philosophy of Radonjić era, the staple of Zvezda's game became 3 point shot. In December 2017. roster was further strengthened with combo guard
Dylan Ennis, while Apić and Lazarević got loaned back to FMP. Last player to arrive was Slovenian national team center
Alen Omić, while underperforming Radičević parted ways with the club. Zvezda finished first in the regular part of ABA league, having 19 wins and 3 losses, and reached finals by defeating
Mornar 2–1 in series, but lost 3–1 in final series to
Budućnost. Defeat meant that club will not participate in Euroleague next year, which triggered downsizing. Management terminated contract with Dylan Ennis and Milko Bjelica, and reinforced squad with
Filip Čović and young prospect
Aleksa Radanov from FMP. Poor start in domestic KLS forced coach Alimpijević to resign, and his assistant Milenko Topić took over as interim head coach. Modified team managed to win the Superleague title, beating FMP in the finals, but the season was generally deemed to be unsuccessful due to failure to secure a spot in Euroleague.
Players
Squad information
Depth chart
Players with multiple nationalities
*
Pero Antić
*
James Feldeine
*
Stefan Janković
*
Alen Omić
*
Taylor Rochestie
On loan
Youth players
;Under a contract
*
Ranko Simović
*
Arijan Lakić
;Registered for the Adriatic League
*
Zoran Paunović[
* Nemanja Popović][
* Lazar Vasić][
]
Players In
Source
ABA LeagueEuroleague
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Players Out
Notes:
* 1 Sign and trade. Didn't play a single regular season game.
* 2 Missed entire 2016–17 season due to injury.
* 3 Played for the U18 team.
* 4 On loan during entire 2016–17 season.
Club
Technical Staff
Source
Crvena zvezda Staff
Technical Staff changes
Kit
*Supplier: Nike
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*Main sponsor: mts
*Back sponsor: Idea
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(top); Huawei
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(bottom)
*Left shoulder sponsor: Mitsubishi Motors
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Pre-season and friendlies
;Crete Heraklion – 2nd International Basketball Tournament
Competitions
Overall
Overview
Adriatic League
Regular season
Results by round
Matches
Playoffs
EuroLeague
Regular season
Results by round
Matches
Source
EuroLeague
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Serbian Super League
League table (Group A)
Results by round
Matches
Playoffs
Radivoj Korać Cup
Source
National Cup
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Adriatic Supercup
Crvena zvezda had canceled their participation at the Supercup, due to their previously scheduled Euroleague
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tournament ( Crete Heraklion – 2nd International Basketball Tournament), which was held in the same period.The ABA League Second Division will start from the 2017/18 season
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Individual awards
EuroLeague
;MVP of the Round
Adriatic League
;MVP of the Round
; MVP of the Month
; Ideal Starting Five
Serbian League
Statistics
Adriatic League
EuroLeague
Serbian Super League
Radivoj Korać Cup
Head coaches records
Updated:
See also
* List of Nike sponsorships
* 2017–18 Red Star Belgrade season
The 2017–18 season was Red Star's 12th in the Serbian SuperLiga and 72nd consecutive season in the top flight of Yugoslav and Serbian football. The club participated in the Serbian SuperLiga, the Serbian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
It was ...
* 2017–18 KK Partizan season
References
External links
KK Crvena zvezda official website
Club info at the Adriatic League official site
Club info at the EuroLeague official site
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KK Crvena Zvezda seasons
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Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...