KK Strumica

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KK Strumica
Coat of arms of Strumica Municipality.svg
Leagues Macedonian League
Founded1949;75 years ago (1949)
HistoryABA Strumica
2005–2014
KK Strumica
2014–present
Arena Arena Park
Capacity5,000
Location Strumica, North Macedonia
PresidentDragan Popovski
Head coachVlasis Vlaikidis

KK Strumica is a basketball club based in Strumica, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.

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History

It was founded in 1991 under the name Makedonija '91, and was later also known as Polo Trejd. The club changed its name to ABA Strumica from 2005 to 2012.ABA Strumica merged with KK Millenium Strumica in season 2011-2012. After a change in leadership in 2005, a new president, Pajanotis Karapiperis, formed a strong culture by bringing in significant players to the team.

Home Ground

KK Strumica plays their basketball matches at Arena Park .Sports Hall with capacity of 5000. Sports Arena Park - Strumica (2).jpg

Champions Flag of North Macedonia.svg

Current roster 2017/18

KK Strumica roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Diehl, Tyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)79 kg (174 lb)32 – (1991-11-03)3 November 1991
PG 5 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Cvetkov, Petre  (C)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)39 – (1984-12-13)13 December 1984
8 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Abrašev, Dragan 23 – (2000-05-16)16 May 2000
11 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Šajkarov, Aleksandar 29 – (1994-10-19)19 October 1994
G 13 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Stojmenov, Damjan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)26 – (1997-04-09)9 April 1997
15 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Abazović, Milan 26 – (1997-09-28)28 September 1997
SG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Tyus, Keevin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)93 kg (205 lb)31 – (1992-11-25)25 November 1992
F 45 Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert, Rantavious 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)109 kg (240 lb)30 – (1993-09-19)19 September 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C
PF Rantavious Gilbert Mihajlo Arsoski Dimitar Delipetrov
SF Aleksandar Šajkarov
SG Keevin Tyus Mihajlo Mitev
PG Tyler Diehl Petre Cvetkov Dušan Mekendziev

Strumica in FIBA competitions

Notable past players

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