KB Bashkimi

KB Bashkimi
KB Bashkimi
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague ; Kosovo Cup
Founded	1945;80 years ago
History	KB Bashkimi; (1945–2009); Big Brother Bashkimi; (2009-2011); Sigkos Bashkimi; (2011–2013); KB Kosova e Re Bashkimi; (2013–2015); KB Bashkimi; (2015-present)
Arena	Sezai Surroi
Capacity	3,500
Location	Prizren, Kosovo
Team colors	Black, Orange, White ;
President	Astrit Martinaj
Head coach	Darko Radulovic
Assistant(s)	Bledar Gjeçaj
Team captain	Altin Morina
2023–24 position	Superleague, 5th of 8
Championships	1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague ; 1 Kosovo Cup ;
Home	Away

Last updated February 15, 2025

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball league in Kosovo, PrinceCaffe Superliga, since 1991.

History

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi was founded in 1945 in Prizren. It is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 1991.^[1]

2014/15 was the first time Bashkimi participated in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League. Bashkimi won its first league title in the 2017–18 season.^[2]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll/Kosovo Basketball Superleague:
- Winners (1): 2017/18
- Runners-up (2): 2008/09, 2016/17

Kupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000/01
- Runners-up (8): 1996/97, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22, 2024/25

Superkupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Supercup:
- Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European and regional competitions

Balkan League:
- Runners-up (1): 2017/18

Fan club

The team`s fan club are called Arpagjik't.

Current roster

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Bashkimi roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
CG	1	Morina, Altin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	32 – (1992-06-12)12 June 1992
PG	2	Jashari, Fis	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	^{[ convert: invalid number ]}	16 – (2008-04-12)12 April 2008
SG	3	Smith, Mack	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	27 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998
PG	5	Hazeri, Hajriz	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	21 – (2003-06-12)12 June 2003
PG	6	Bunjaku, Valon	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	27 – (1998-02-02)2 February 1998
C	7	Copes, Erik	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	32 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993
SG	10	Bytyqi, Besim	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	^{[ convert: invalid number ]}	16 – (2008-10-31)31 October 2008
PG	11	Green, Jr, Wendell	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	22 – (2002-08-07)7 August 2002
PF	21	Zekiqi, Samir	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	30 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
SG	22	Ismaili, Meriton	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	^{[ convert: invalid number ]}	24 – (2000-04-03)3 April 2000
PF	24	McKinnis, Jayveous	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 – (1999-08-19)19 August 1999
PF	27	Zeiqiri, Lejson	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	^{[ convert: invalid number ]}	23 – (2001-09-17)17 September 2001

Head coach

Sasa Jankovic

Assistant coach(es)

Bledar Gjeçaj

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Jayveous McKinnis	Erik Copes
PF	Lejson Zeqiri
SF	Mack Smith
SG	Wendell Green, Jr	Meriton Ismaili		Besim Bytyqi
PG	Altin Morina	Valon Bunjaku	Hajriz Hazeri	Fis Jashari

Coaching history

Jeton Nixha (2008–2010)
Dervish Agaj (2010–2011)
Naser Oskaček (2011–2012)
Edin Kërveshi (2012–2014)
Miodrag Baletić (2014–2015)
Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
Dragan Radović (2016–2017)
Predrag Milović (2017)
Fotis Takianos (2017)
Stratos Koukolekidis (2018)
Dragan Radović (2018)
Krunoslav Krajnović (2018–2019)
Jeronimo Šarin (2019)
Illmen Bajra (2019–2021)
Franko Sterle (2021)
Branimir Pavic (2021–2022)
Darko Radulovic (2022)
Audrius Prakuraitis (2022–2023)
Edin Kërveshi (2023–2024)
Aleksandar Jončevski (2024)
Darko Radulovic (2024)
Bledar Gjeçaj (2024–2025)
Sasa Jankovic (2025–present)

Notable players