KB Rahoveci

KB Rahoveci, or simply Rahoveci, is a professional basketball club based in the village Rahoveci, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Its fan club is called Vreshtarët

Rahoveci
NicknameVreshtarët
LeaguesKosovo Basketball Superleague
Founded2016 (2016)
ArenaMizahir Isma
Capacity2250
LocationRahoveci, Kosovo
Head coachFotis Takianos
Team captainBardh Rexha
Championships1 Kosovo First League
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In the 2016–17 season, the small club from the town of Rahovec got promoted to the Superleague and they managed to finish in sixth position in the table. They think they are rivals of KB YLLI, a club from the nearby city of Theranda.In the 2018–19 Superleague, Rahoveci finished as runners-up behind Prishtina.

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that Rahoveci would make its debut in European competitions. The team qualified for the qualifying rounds of the 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup.[1] Rahoveci lost both games to U-BT Cluj-Napoca from Romania.

Honours

Kosovo Basketball Superleague

    • Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo Cup

    • Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo Basketball First League

    • Winners (1): 2016/17

Liga Unike

    • Third Place (1): 2020/21

Arena

The club plays in the sport center Mizahir Isma, with a capacity for around 4,000 spectators.

European record
Season Tier Competition Round Club Home Away
2019–20
4
 FIBA Europe Cup
Qualifying round
 U-BT Cluj-Napoca 73–98 47–91

Players

Current roster
KB Rahoveci roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 5 Balluku, Arion 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 25 – (1996-05-26)26 May 1996
PG 6 Mala, Musab 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 25 – (1996-11-17)17 November 1996
G 0 Krasniqi, Indrit 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 20 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001
G 21 Jupa, Ahmet 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 19 – (2002-09-26)26 September 2002
SG Davis, Eric 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1997-05-26)26 May 1997
SG 55 Morina, Altin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992
F Yarbrough, Milik 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1995-10-30)30 October 1995
F 12 Ejupi, Visar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 19 – (2003-04-03)3 April 2003
F Thomas, Myles 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1997-12-09)9 December 1997
PF 10 Jakupi, Mergim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 – (1997-04-30)30 April 1997
PF Banyard, Nick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1994-02-16)16 February 1994
C 7 Rugova, Fisnik 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 32 – (1989-08-26)26 August 1989
C 18 Grosha, Ergin 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 29 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993
Head coach

Fotis Takianos

Assistant coach(es)
  • Illmen Bajra
  • Blerim Delibeqa
  • Islam Hoxha
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Fisnik Rugova Ergin Grosha
PF Myles Thomas Nick Banyard Mergim Jakupi
SF Milik Yarbrough Visar Ejupi Ahmet Jupa
SG Eric Davis Altin Morina Idrit Krasniqi
PG Musab Mala Arion Balluku

References
  1. "22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA Europe. 23 July 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.