Košarkaški klub Sveti Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Свети Ђорђе), commonly referred to as KK Sveti Đorđe, is a men's professional
basketball
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club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
* ...
based in
Žitište
Žitište ( sr-Cyrl, Житиште, ; ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town itself has a population of 2,550, while Žitište municipali ...
,
Serbia
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. They are currently competing in the
First Regional League of Serbia (
3rd-tier).
The club was founded in 1979 and renamed in 2001 after
Saint George
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. The club has its own Hall of Fame, where the members are Drago Radinović, Zoran Veselinov and Nikola Pešut.
History
In the
2018–19 Cup of Serbia, Sveti Đorđe as a 3rd-tier league member won over
Zdravlje (
2nd-tier league member) in the quarterfinals and over
Vojvodina
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(
1st-tier league member) in the semifinals. Those wins took them to the 2019 Cup of Serbia Final and qualifies to the
2019 Radivoj Korać Cup. Sveti Đorđe lost from
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inha ...
in the Cup of Serbia Final.
Players
Coaches
*
Dušan Radojčić
*
Nebojša Vidić
Nebojša Vidić ( sr-cyr, Небојша Видић; born 29 January 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career
As a guard, Vidić played for his hometown clubs Tamiš and Rolling-Hunter.
Coaching caree ...
* Marko Boljac
* Nenad Vignjević
Trophies and awards
Trophies
*
Cup of Serbia (
2nd-tier)
** ''Runners-up'':
2018–19
*
Radivoj Korać Cup
The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...
** Quarterfinals:
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
References
External links
*
Profileat srbijasport.net
Profileat eurobasket.com
Žitište
Sveti Dorde
Sveti Dorde
Basketball teams established in 1979
1979 establishments in Serbia
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