Berane Bobcats

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KK Berane Bobcats
NicknameBijelo-plavi (White-blues)
Risovi (Bobcats)
Leagues Prva B Liga
Founded2010
HistoryKK Lim
(2010–2011)
KK Berane
(2011–2016)
KK Berane Bobcats
(2016–present)
Arena Hala Sportova Berane (Constructing)
(capacity: 3,000)
Location Berane, Montenegro
Team colorsBlue and White
  
President Eric Bellamy
Team manager Hajro Jašarović
Head coach Predrag Popovic
Championships1 Prva B Liga 2016/17

KK Berane Bobcats is a professional basketball club from Berane, Montenegro. The team currently competes in Prva B Liga.

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History

The club was founded in 2010 as KK Lim. From 2011-2016 it was called KK Berane. In the 2016/2017 season the club was again renamed, this time to Berane Bobcats. The biggest success of the senior team is the title of Prva B Liga Championship in season 2016/2017.

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Winners (0): none
Runners-up (0): none
Winners (1): 2017
Runners-up (0): none

Cups

Winners (0): none
Runners-up (0): none
Best placement: Quarter finals (2016/17)

Supporters

Berane supporters are known as "Uličari" (Streetboys). A group formed in 1994.

Roster

KK Berane Bobcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Flag of Montenegro.svg Popović, Savo 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)27 – (1996-04-04)4 April 1996
PG 5 Flag of Montenegro.svg Novović, Milutin
F 6 Flag of Montenegro.svg Jašović, Andrija
F/C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Howell, Eric 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)91 kg (201 lb)
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Tolefree, Will 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)84 kg (185 lb)
C 9 Flag of Montenegro.svg Vujačić, Petar
F 10 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dabetić, Vukman
G/F 11 Flag of Montenegro.svg Marković, Stefan
G 12 Flag of Montenegro.svg Stanišić, Aleksa
G/F 13 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dedović, Milija 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 15 Flag of Montenegro.svg Babić, Dušan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 95 Flag of Montenegro.svg Čekić, Elvis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)26 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
F 99 Flag of Montenegro.svg Vidović, Nikola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Montenegro.svg Dragan Vidović

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: March 11, 2017

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Eric Howell Petar Vujačić
PF Elvis Čekić Andrija Jašović Nikola Vidović
SF Will Tolefree Dušan Babić Vukman Dabetić
SG Milija Dedović Aleksa Stanišić Stefan Marković
PG Savo Popović Milutin Novović

Notable former players

See also

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