KK Partizan

**KK Partizan**
	KK Partizan
Leagues	Euroleague; Adriatic League; Sinalco Superleague
Founded	October 4, 1945
History	1945 - present
Arena	Pionir Hall; (capacity: 7,000)
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Team colors	Black and White;
President	Predrag Danilović
Head coach	Duško Vujošević
Championships	1 European Championship; 3 Radivoj Korać Cups; 1 Triple Crown; 16 National Basketball Championships; 10 National Cups; 3 NLB Championships
Website	www.kkpartizan.rs
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For the football team, see FK Partizan.

Košarkaški klub Partizan (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Basketball Club Partizan) is a professional basketball club from Belgrade, Serbia. KK Partizan currently participates in the Adriatic League, Euroleague and the Sinalco Superleague. Their homeground is Pionir Hall. KK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of the sport society Partizan.

[edit] History

KK Partizan is the most successful basketball club in Serbia. During its more than six decades long history, Partizan has won as many as 33 trophies. The “Black and White” players were the state champions sixteen times (1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,2008 and 2009 ), they won the National Cup ten times (1979, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002,2008 and 2009 ), three times they won the European Cup Radivoje Korac 1978, 1979, 1989 and they were champions of the Adriatic League three times (2007, 2008,2009).

The most significant trophy the club has won is the European Champion trophy at the Final Four of the European Champion's Cup in Istanbul in 1992. KK Partizan was the European champion in 1992 with curiosity of winning the title, although playing all but one of the games (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr) on foreign grounds; FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. KK Partizan was not allowed to defend the title in the 1992-1993 season, because of UN sanction. They also won 3 Radivoj Korać Cups in 1978, 1979 and 1989.

KK Partizan is the defending Serbian basketball champion and the holder of 16 national champion titles, of which the last eight were won consecutively. They have also won 10 national basketball cups and three consecutive NLB leagues - in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

KK Partizan has grown into the most famous basketball brand from Serbia and team acclaimed both on the European and World levels. Partizan has earned respect not only by winning and constantly participating in the European competitions, but also thanks to a multitude of its players that have worn the jersey of the National team, the squad who has conquered the world earning fame and trophies for our country. No European team has given as much players in the world best league NBA as Partizan did and they have always been the trademark of the country which was multiple European and World basketball champion.

[edit] Arena

Main article: Pionir Hall

The "Pionir" arena was built in 1973 in just 11 months, by the Energoprojekt construction firm.

Basketball in Yugoslavia was then in full swing and although Pionir hosted many different sport events (volleyball, handball) it quickly became known as basketball sanctuary.

The Yugoslav national team won the European gold in 1975 under its roof, and also brought luck to the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Kaunas in 1998, when they took the Saporta Cup.

Partizan moved in the Pionir in 1992 after their old hall Hala sportova became obsolete for a club that was about to take the European throne.

The Pionir is today a modern, fully equipped facility that can successfully meet the highest standards of the top European competition.

However, Partizan holds the record for the highest attendance ever recorded in the Euroleague in another venue. 22,567 spectators filled Belgrade Arena on March 5 2009, to attend a 2008–09 Top 16 match between Partizan Belgrade and Panathinaikos ^[1]

[edit] Accomplishments

European Championships - Euroleague: 1 : 1991/1992.
Radivoj Korać Cup's: 3 : 1977/1978, 1978/1979, 1988/1989.
Triple Crown: 1 : 1991/1992.
Domestic Championships: 16: 1975/1976, 1978/1979, 1980/1981, 1986/1987, 1991/1992, 1994/1995, 1995/1996, 1996/1997, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009.
Domestic Cups: 10: 1978/1979, 1988/1989, 1991/1992, 1993/1994, 1994/1995, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2007/2008, 2008/2009.
NLB League Championships: 3: 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009.

[edit] Roster

KK Partizan roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
3.5 F	4	Serbia	Lučić, Vladimir	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)
2.0 SG	6	Serbia	Riznić, Bogdan	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	80 kg (176 lb)
3.0 SF	8	Serbia	Milošević, Strahinja	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)
5.0 C	9	Serbia	Balaban, Darko	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
1.0 PG	10	Serbia	Rašić, Aleksandar	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
2.0 SG	11	Serbia	Tripković, Uroš	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
1.0 PG	14	Serbia	Aleksić, Vukašin	1.82 m (5 ft 12 in)	80 kg (176 lb)
3.0 SF	15	Serbia	Vitkovac, Čedomir	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	103 kg (227 lb)
5.0 C	18	Serbia	Bešović, Nemanja	2.19 m (7 ft 2 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
2.0 SG	20	Serbia	Božić, Petar	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)
4.0 PF	22	Montenegro	Rakočević, Žarko	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	115 kg (254 lb)
4.0 PF	24	Czech Republic	Vesely, Jan	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
5.0 C	33	Montenegro	Vraneš, Slavko	2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)	128 kg (282 lb)

Head coach

Duško Vujošević

Assistant coach(es)

Vladimir Jovanović

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague
Injured

Roster • updated 2009-07-01

[edit] Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C		Slavko Vraneš	Nemanja Bešović
PF		Žarko Rakočević
SF	Jan Vesely	Čedomir Vitkovac	Strahinja Milošević
SG		Uroš Tripković
PG	Aleksandar Rašić	Petar Božić	Vukašin Aleksić