Košarkaški klub Borac Čačak ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Борац Чачак), commonly referred to as KK Borac Čačak or as Borac Mozzart due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional

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based in

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...

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. The club plays in the

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and the

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. Their home arena is the Borac Hall.

History

1945–1992

Borac was a member of the Yugoslav First Federal League since the 1952 season. Players that grew up in this club were

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( top scorer player of first division in the seventies),

Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović ( sr, Драган Кићановић; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A 1.92m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is cons ...

, Radivoj Živković, Željko Obradović, and many other players who have left a significant mark on the basketball area of European, Yugoslav and Serbian basketball. In the 1972–73 season, the club finished in fourth place in the Regular Season standings of the

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, which was considered a great success for club from small city in Yugoslavia back then. Also, in the following season, Borac participated in European

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. In the

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season, the club finished in fifth place and club's youth team won the national competition.

1992–2017

In the period of

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, Borac was a regular participant of top-tier

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. In 1992–93 season, the club made it to the semifinals of the

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. Following the Montenegrin independence from state union, the club participated in the

, top-tier national league competition and one below the regional

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. In the

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season, the club finished in first place of the regular season standings of the

, but was eliminated later in the Super League, which consists of best ranked national league clubs and Serbian clubs that participated in the ABA League. In the 2015–16 Basketball League of Serbia and

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seasons, the club finished in second place of the regular season standings of the Basketball League of Serbia.

2017–present

Starting with the 2017–18 season, the club besides the national league played in the newly established regional ABA League Second Division, where they were first in regular season, but eventually eliminated in the Playoffs. In the 2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia, 2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia and

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season as well, the club was first in regular season standings of the Basketball League of Serbia. In 2019–20 season which was cut short due to

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, the club based on regular season standings of the 2019–20 ABA League Second Division, was promoted to the top-tier regional league. Borac finished its debut appearance in the

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in 11th place, with 8–18 record, led by head coach Marko Marinović. In the following season, Borac improved its overall record to 9–17, but was forced to play the relegation playoffs because of league regulations with the Serbian team, and the new champion of the ABA League Second Division –

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, which they won in best of three games format.

Sponsorship naming

Borac has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: *Borac Reksprom: 1992–1993 *Borac Mozzart Sport: 2013–2016 *Borac Mozzart: 2022–present

Home arenas

* Borac Hall Near Morava (1969–present)

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Coaches

Mioljub Denić Mioljub "Bole" Denić ( sr-cyr, Миољуб "Боле" Денић; 1925 – 13 November 2014) was a Serbian chief physician, cardiologist, basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, oppo ...

(1951–1960) * Aleksandar Stefanović (1967) * Josip Sever (1967–1968) * Aleksandar Stefanović (1968–1969) *

(1969) * Aleksandar Stefanović (1969–1970) * Dragoljub Pljakić (1970–1971) *

Lazar Lečić Lazar "Grk" Lečić (Macedonia, Лазар Лечиќ; born January 30, 1939) is a retired Yugoslav-Macedonian professional basketball coach and player born. He is considered as founder of Macedonian basketball, who had a huge role in the exit of ...

(1972–1973) * Slobodan Koprivica (1973–1974) * Nikola Mišović (1975–1976) * Slobodan Koprivica (1977–1978) *

Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...

(1978–1980) * Slobodan Koprivica (1981–1983) * Maško Purić (1983) * Nenad Trajković (1989–1990) * Ratko Joksić (1990–1992) *

Vladimir Androić Vladimir Androić ( sr-cyr, Владимир Андроић; born 30 July 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Serbian KLS, the Adria ...

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

Milovan Stepandić Milovan Stepandić ( sr-cyr, Милован Степандић; December 18, 1954 – January 15, 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball coach. Coaching career Stepandić coached Budućnost, Iva Zorka Šabac, Borac Čačak Borac may ref ...

(1998–2000) *

Dejan Mijatović Dejan Mijatović ( sr, Дејан Мијатовић; born September 14, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as the head coach for KK Borac Čačak, Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Ser ...

(2000–2002) * Raško Bojić (2002–2003) *

(2005–2008) * Raško Bojić (2008–2015) * Aleksandar Bjelić (2015) * Raško Bojić (2015–2018) *

Jovica Arsić Jovica Arsić ( sr, Јовица Арсић; November 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. Coaching career On April 9, 2018, Arsić was named as the head coach for Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a foo ...

(2018–2019) * Marko Marinović (2019–2022) *

(2022–present)

Hall of Famers and greatest players

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame

FIBA Order of Merit recipients

FIBA's 50 Greatest Players

Season-by-season

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* Yugoslav Federal B League (2nd-tier / defunct) **Winner (1): 1980–81 * YUBA B League (2nd-tier / defunct) **Winner (2): 1998–99, 2003–04 * League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) **Winner (1): 2013–14

Awards

* BLS First League MVP **

Nikola Ilić Nikola Ilić ( sr-cyr, Никола Илић, 26 February 1985 – 7 December 2012) was a Serbian professional basketball player. Playing career Ilić played for Železničar Čačak, Krka (Slovenia), Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK ...

(1) – 2007–08 **

Aleksa Avramović Aleksa Avramović ( sr-cyr, Алекса Аврамовић; born October 25, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Youth career Avramović played i ...

(1) – 2015–16 *

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(1) – 2007–08 * Yugoslav League Top Scorer **

(5) – 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74

Notable players

;1970s *

Goran Grbović Goran Grbović (born 9 February 1961) is a Serbian business manager and former professional basketball player. He is an executive director of the Štark Arena. Playing career Born in Kruševac, after finishing high school, he moved to Čačak. He ...

* Radivoj Živković ;1980s *

Radisav Ćurčić Radisav Ćurčić ( sr, Радисав Ћурчић, , he, ראדיסאב צ'ורצ'יץ'; born September 26, 1965) is a Serbian-Israeli former professional basketball player. Standing at and weighing , he played center position. He represented ...

* Marko Ivanović * Željko Obradović ;1990s * Igor Mihajlovski *

Haris Brkić Haris Brkić ( sr, Харис Бркић; July 24, 1974 – December 15, 2000) was a Yugoslav basketball player. He achieved greatest results in Partizan and he is still remembered by fans for his great contribution to the club. Club career Born ...

Branko Milisavljević Branko Milisavljević ( sr, Бранко Милисављевић; born 21 July 1976) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division. Stan ...

* Oliver Popović *

Miroslav Radošević Miroslav "Mire" Radošević ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Радошевић; born February 6, 1973) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Banvit of the Turkish Super League and the Champio ...

;2000s * Branko Cvetković *

Zoran Erceg Zoran Erceg ( Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ерцег; born 11 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played the power forward posit ...

* Dragan Labović * Marko Marinović *

Aleksandar Rašić Aleksandar Rašić ( sr, Александар Рашић; born March 16, 1984) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbia national basketball team internationally. Professional career Rašić began his profess ...

* Duško Savanović * Miloš Teodosić *

Branko Jorović Branko Jorović ( sr-cyr, Бранко Јоровић; born November 27, 1981) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who serves as the U-19 head coach for Crvena zvezda mts. He played both the small forward and power forwa ...

* Miroslav Raduljica ;2010 * Aleksej Nešović *

* Ilija Đoković *

Nemanja Protić Nemanja Protić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Протић; born August 13, 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Zlatibor. He is a 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) tall point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, ...

;2020 * Lautaro López * Duda Sanadze *

Sava Lešić Sava Lešić ( sr-cyr, Сава Лешић, born February 23, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League. Professional career Lešić played for youth systems of KK Po ...

Ivan Marinković Ivan Marinković (born November 27, 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League. Club career Marinković went through the youth ranks of KK Crvena zvezda and made a coup ...

* Bryce Jones

International record

References

External links

*
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