OKK Beograd
Encyclopedia
OKK Beograd is a Serbia
n professional basketball
club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade
-based sport club OSD Beograd
.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
-based sport club OSD Beograd
OSD Beograd
Omladinsko Sportsko Društvo Beograd, commonly abbreviated as OSD Beograd, is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring several in several sports.-Active Clubs:...
.
History
The club was founded in 1945 under the name KK Metalac. In 1950, club has changed name to KK BSK, and then in 1958 to OKK Beograd, which it keeps to this day.Honours and achievements
- National Championships:
- Winners (4): 1957–58, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64
- National CupsKup Radivoja KoraćaKup Radivoja Koraća is the national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia.-History:-External links:**...
: - Winners (3): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1992–93
- EuroleagueEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
: - 1/2 Finalists (3): 1958–59, 1963-64, 1964-65FIBA European Champions Cup 1964-65The 1964-65 and eighth season of the FIBA European Champions Cup was won by Real Madrid for the second straight time.Real defeated CSKA Moscow in the two legged final, after losing the first in Moscow 88-81 and winning at Madrid 62-76.-Qualifying round:...
- Korać CupKorac CupThe Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
: - Runners-up (1): 1971/72
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Uroš Lučić | Aleksandar Tanasković | |||
| PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low... |
Dragan Zeković | Stanoje Knežević | Aleksandar Djurica | ||
| SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... |
Srdjan Živković | Slobodan Stanojević | |||
| SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... |
Dragan Mitrović | Miloš Milovanović | Nikola Dimitrijević | Luka Maksimović | |
| PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... |
Slobodan Dundjerski | Aleksandar Vasić Aleksandar Vasic Aleksandar Vasić is the deputy chairman of the State Broadcasting Agency Council in the Republic of Serbia.He is currently embroiled in the controversy of the Khrlo e Romengo affair.... |
Petar Dimitrijević | ||
Notable former players
- Milorad Erkić
- Slobodan Gordić
- Radivoj KoraćRadivoj KoracRadivoj Korać , sometimes also Radivoje, was a successful Serbian basketball player from Yugoslavia....
- Miodrag Nikolić
- Bogomir Rajković
- Trajko RajkovićTrajko RajkovicTrajko Rajković was a Yugoslavian basketball player. He was born in Leskovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.During the time of Rajković’s performance on the national team, Yugoslavia won two European silvers and one bronze , one Olympic silver in Mexico City, and one World Championship gold...
- Borislav StankovićBorislav StankovicBorislav "Bora" Stanković is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.Stanković was born in Bihać, Bosnia and...