Jászberényi KSE, shortly JKSE, is a Hungarian professional

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team based in

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. The team plays in the

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, the highest professional league in

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. The team was founded in 2001.

History

Jászberényi KSE was founded in 2001. In 2005, KSE promoted to the Hungarian Second Division. In the 2009–10 season, the team was close to promoting, as it finished 3rd in the league. In the 2010–11 season, the team won the Playoffs and were named Second Division Champions. Starting from 2011 the team played in the first tier league. In the 2013–14 season, JKSE made its first European appearance in the

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. The team had a 0–6 record in the competition, as it was eliminated in the regular season.

Season by season

: Cancelled due to the

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European record

Jászberényi had a 0–6 (0%) record in one season of European play, which was the 2013–14 FIBA EuroChallenge.

Notable players

* Bruno Šundov * Miljan Rakić

References

External links

Official websiteTeam profile
at

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