KK Lovćen

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Basketball club Lovćen
Basketball club Lovćen logo
Leagues Montenegrin Basketball League
Founded 1947
History 1947 - present
Arena Sportski centar Lovćen
(capacity: 1,500)
Location Montenegro Cetinje, Montenegro
Team colors Red, white
         
Main sponsor Regal Impex GH
President Blagota Radulović
Head coach Mirko Proroković
Website kklovcen.me
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
Active sport clubs of Lovćen
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Football Handball Basketball

KK Lovćen is a professional basketball club from Cetinje, Montenegro. The team currently competes in the Montenegrin Basketball League.[1] During their history, Lovćen competed in First League of FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Adriatic Basketball League, Balkan International Basketball League and in the FIBA Korać Cup.

History

In Cetinje basketball began to play after the end of World War II. Basketball Club Lovćen was created as a basketball section of Gymnastics Society from Cetinje.

Near the old football playground, in the city park, in 1947, the first basketball court was built in Cetinje.

First Lovćen participation in a competition was the third Championship of Montenegro, on June 1949 in Cetinje.

Since 1952, the Basketball Championship in Montenegro was organized in two parts: the competition in the zones and the final part. For many years, Lovcen competed in the middle zone and in the final tournament for the champions of Montenegro.

In the fifties of the last century, the reconstruction of the building "Military flat" was finished, and a large gymnasium hall for basketball and handball was made.

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KK Lovcen, sezona 1974-75

Unique Montenegrian league was formed in 1970, and since then Lovcen is standard participant, where it was among the leading teams.

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KK Lovcen, sezona 1995-96

After the earthquake, in 80s, new sports hall was built. Matches are still playing in it.

In 1983. Lovćen managed to be placed in the second division of the Yugoslavia and participated, with interruptions, until 1992.

From season 1992/93, Lovcen played in the first division of the FRY and achieved the greatest success in the second half of the nineties.

During the 1997, Lovcen was first launched in the quarterfinals of the final tournament, winning a sixth place and placement in the final tournament in 1998. As a result, club won first participation in European competition. In Korać Cup, Lovcen was playing with Italian Virtus, Slovenian Krka and Israeli Hapoel

The best major league standings, Lovcen achieved in 2001. when it won the fourth position.

In season 2003/04 Lovcen has performed in regional Adriatic league.

Lovcen was vice champion of the first championship of independent Montenegro (2006/07), and that same year it starred in the final Cup Montenegro.

The most successful season was 2009/10, when Lovćen placed in the final four regional Balkan League in Sofia. After the victory over Macedonia Feni Industries, Lovćen was defeated in the finals of the host - Levski.[2]

Honours

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KK Lovćen (sezona 2013/14)
Runners-up (2): 2007, 2009
Runners-up (1): 2011
Runners-up (1): 2010

First League seasons

Country Season Placement M W L Note
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1992/93
9th
36
14
22
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1993/94
10th
32
14
18
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1994/95
4th
14
10
4
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1995/96
11th
36
15
21
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1996/97
8th
26
12
14
Playoffs QF: Lovćen - Partizan 0:2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1997/98
6th
26
14
12
Playoffs QF: Lovćen - Crvena zvezda 0:2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1998/99
9th
22
9
13
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1999/00
9th
22
8
14
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2000/01
4th
22
13
9
Playoffs QF: Lovćen - Zdravlje 2:0, SF: Lovćen - Budućnost 0:3
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2001/02
5th
22
12
10
Playoffs QF: Lovćen - Hemofarm 1:2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2002/03
6th
22
9
13
Playoffs QF: Lovćen - Crvena zvezda 0:2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2003/04
8th
14
0
14
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2004/05
13th
26
7
19
Montenegro
2006/07
2nd
28
21
7
Playoffs SF: Lovćen - Ulcinj 2:0, FIN: Lovćen - Budućnost 0:3
Montenegro
2007/08
5th
28
14
14
Montenegro
2008/09
7th
28
20
8
Montenegro
2009/10
2nd
28
21
7
Playoffs SF: Lovćen - Mornar 2:1, FIN: Lovćen - Budućnost 0:3
Montenegro
2010/11
3rd
28
19
9
Playoffs SF: Lovćen - Mornar 0:2
Montenegro
2011/12
4th
28
16
12
Playoffs SF: Lovćen - Budućnost 0:2
Montenegro
2012/13
6th
28
13
15
Montenegro
2013/14
5th
28
18
10
Montenegro
2014/15
9th
28
14
14
OVERALL
572'
291
281
Championship Playoff games: 27 5-22

ABA League participation

KK Lovćen played one season in Adriatic Basketball League. Together with Budućnost Podgorica, Lovćen is the only team from Montenegro which ever participated in that regional basketball competition. Lovćen played in ABA League during the season 2003/04.

Lovćen results in ABA League 2003/04.

Date City Home Guest Result Att
04/10/2003 Belgrade Crvena zvezda Lovćen 78:57 2,500
08/10/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Budućnost 80:77 2,200
12/10/2003 Split Split CO Lovćen 97:88 2,000
18/10/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Geoplin Slovan 72:65 1,800
25/10/2003 Banja Luka Banjalučka pivara Lovćen 102:97 3,000
28/10/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Geoplin Slovan 87:93 1,500
01/11/2003 Zadar Zadar Lovćen 97:83 2,000
08/11/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Reflex Železnik 71:69 1,500
16/11/2003 Laško Pivovarna Laško Lovćen 91:62 1,000
22/11/2003 Ljubljana Union Olimpija Lovćen 80:78 500
29/11/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Široki Brijeg 89:76 1,500
06/12/2003 Zagreb Cibona Lovćen 104:77 500
14/12/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Krka 56:72 1,300
20/12/2003 Cetinje Lovćen Crvena zvezda 84:88 2,000
03/01/2004 Podgorica Budućnost Lovćen 82:73 2,500
10/01/2004 Cetinje Lovćen Split CO 89:84 1,700
17/01/2004 Ljubljana Geoplin Slovan Lovćen 71:67 400
24/01/2004 Cetinje Lovćen Banjalučka pivara 81:91 1,300
31/01/2004 Ljubljana Zagreb Lovćen 98:83 700
07/02/2004 Cetinje Lovćen Zadar 82:97 1,500
14/02/2004 Beograd Reflex Železnik Lovćen 105:68 1,500
21/02/2004 Cetinje Lovćen Pivovarna Laško 79:83 1,000
29/02/2004 Cetinje Lovćen Union Olimpija 75:94 1,500
06/03/2004 Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg Lovćen 90:74 500
13/03/2004 Cetinje Lovćen Cibona 76:84 2,000
20/03/2004 Novo Mesto Krka Lovćen 101:72 500

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

KK Lovćen Cetinje roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 4 Serbia Knežević, Sreten 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1994-02-15)15 February 1994
PG 5 Montenegro Jovanović, Petar 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1980-04-09)9 April 1980
C 7 Serbia Petrić, Ratko 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1986-07-24)24 July 1986
SG 8 Serbia Tmušić, Mikaile 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1993-01-06)6 January 1993
PG 9 Montenegro Vukčević, Nikola 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1997-08-20)20 August 1997
SG 10 Montenegro Đukanović, Milutin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1991-07-20)20 July 1991
PF 11 Montenegro Mlađen, Vladislav 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1997-12-07)7 December 1997
C 12 Montenegro Milić, Aleksandar 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1993-09-07)7 September 1993
PF 14 Montenegro Vujović, Ivan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1999-01-16)16 January 1999
SF 15 Montenegro Borilović, Nikola (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1993-05-09)9 May 1993
SF 24 Montenegro Ševaljević, Filip 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1997-08-14)14 August 1997
PF 31 Montenegro Knežević, Vasilije 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1996-01-14)14 January 1996
SG 33 Montenegro Latković, Miloš 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1993-08-03)3 August 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Montenegro Petar Stojanović (assistant coach)
  • Montenegro Marko Perović (assistant coach)
  • Montenegro Filip Martinović (condition coach)
  • Montenegro Slavko Stanić (physiotherapist)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: October 30, 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve Inactive
C Aleksandar Milić Ratko Petrić Ivan Vujović
PF Sreten Knežević Vasilije Knežević Vladislav Mlađen
SF Miloš Latković Filip Ševaljević
SG Milutin Đukanović Mikaile Tmušić Nikola Borilović
PG Petar Jovanović Nikola Vukčević

Sponsorships

  • Official Sponsor – Regal Impex GH
  • Official Shirt Sponsor – Interproduct
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer – daCapo
  • Official Broadcaster – Radio Cetinje

Notable players

References

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  2. http://www.kklovcen.me/?page_id=5

External links